No private bus and cab operators to phase out vehicles in their fleet as per existing BS-6 emission norms
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3695
ANSWERED ON 23RD MARCH, 2023
PHASING OUT OF VEHICLES AS PER BS-VI EMISSION NORMS
3695. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN
SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL
Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has issued any SOP/directive for private bus operators and cab aggregators to phase out vehicles in their fleet as per existing BS-VI emission norms and if so, the details thereof;
(b)
whether the Government has data on reduced level of air pollution because of the implementation of BS-VI emission norms across the country and if so, the details thereof;
(c) the observational data collected on the reduced levels of Sulphur Oxides (SOx), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) and Particulate Matter (PM) during the Financial Year (FY) 2022-23 vis-a-vis FY 2019-20;
(d) whether the Government maintains any record of the number of automobiles manufactured in the country complying with the BS-VI emission norms during 2022-2023 out of the total annual manufacturing capacity; and
(e) if so, the details thereof, particularly for two and three-wheelers?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI
(a) No such directives have been given to private bus and cab operators to phase out vehicles in their fleet as per existing BS-6 emission norms.
(b) and (c) The BS-VI compliant fuel has many environmental benefits, compared to BS-IV fuel, which are described below:-
(1) The content of sulphur in BS-IV fuel is 50ppm, however in BS-VI fuel it is 10ppm, which is 1/5th of the BS-IV limit.
(2) During testing of BS VI compliant vehicles:-
- NOx emissions is reduced by 68% in diesel cars and by 25% in petrol cars;
- Particulate emission matter is reduced by 41.2% in 3-wheeler diesel engine;
- Reduction in particulate matter from BS IV to BS VI is as high as 82% in the case of 4-wheelers;
- Reduction in particulate matter is 66.7% in heavy duty vehicle.
(d) and (e) As per the information available in the VAHAN-4 centralized database of RC (registration Certificate), the records of the number of automobiles registered in the country, complying with the BS-6 standards out of the total vehicle registered in FY 2022–2023 and the details for two and three-wheelers for FY 2022-23 are as under:-
|
Total
number of
vehicle
registered
in FY
2022-2023
|
Total
number
of
vehicle
registered
as
BS
6
in FY
2022-2023
|
Total
Two
wheeler
registered
in FY
2022-2023
|
Two
wheeler
registered
as BS
6 in FY 2022-
2023
|
Total
Three
wheeler
registered
in FY
2022-2023
|
Three
wheeler
registered
as
BS
6 in FY
2022-2023
|
|
2,10,76,240
|
1,86,17,298
|
1,52,26,526
|
1,41,60,843
|
7,07,027
|
3,26,393
|
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