All PUC Centres asked to link emission test data with ‘Vahan’ Database

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New Delhi : Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has reiterated the necessity of linking all vehicle data with ‘Vahan’  database to avoid harassment and inconvenience to citizens. This information should be available to citizens in electronic form also in m-Parivahan and e-Challan platforms for their convenience.

In a letter to the Chief Secretaries of all the States and Union Territories, the Ministry has stressed on adopting this step urgently in the wake of operationalisation of certain provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, and the revised provisions for penalties for driving vehicle violating air pollution standards etc, according to a PIB release.

As per the directions of the Supreme Court, the Ministry had earlier issued a notification for amendment in the rule 115 0f central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, on June 6, 2018, for linkage of Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate with Vahan database.

The States and Union Territories have been asked to ensure that all PUC centres upload emission test data electronically to Vahan database as per guidelines issued in compliance with Supreme Court directions.