Bharat Stage (BS) standards were introduced in 2000 (image for representation)
Secretary of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Anurag Jain on Thursday advocated the phasing out of pre-BS era vehicles, especially heavy commercial vehicles, citing pollution and safety concerns. Bharat Stage (BS) norms were introduced in the country in 2000.
“If you look at pre-BS vehicles, these are the ones that pollute the most. Pre-2000 vehicles pollute 15 times more. Do you think these vehicles should be plying when there are so many problems in our country due to pollution?” Jain said.
In the case of these vehicles, he said, fuel and maintenance costs also increase, adding that there have been many changes in the safety features of vehicles over the past 15 years.
“It makes a lot of sense to get rid of an old vehicle. We have been working for many days to encourage scrapping… If you scrap an old vehicle, you will provide safety and save fuel,” he stressed.
“Therefore, it is necessary to think about this type of vehicle. I am referring to heavy commercial vehicles,” he added.
By 2000, passenger cars and commercial vehicles met Euro I standards equivalent to India 2000, while two-wheelers met one of the strictest emission standards in the world.
Bharat Stage II norms, equivalent to Euro II, came into effect from 2001 in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. He further said that the relaxation of 20 kilometres under the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNS)Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)) is not new and added that “the GNSS enabling provision is what we have incorporated into our rules.
“It is just a provision that allows the entry into force of the GNSS toll system… What we have published in the law… is a framework that allows the entry into force of the GNSS… technology does not determine the law, that is what we believe as another company. There has been no change in the law.”
The government had previously said it is working on a vehicle scrappage policy that would be based on pollution rather than the age of cars.
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