Emission norm heat on automakers

EPCA wants BS-VI deadline of April 2020 to apply to registration & sale

Automakers, who incurred heavy losses owing to last week’s Supreme Court order banning the sale and registration of Bharat Stage-III (BS-III) vehicles from 1 April, are likely to face further challenges when the scheduled date for implementation of BS-VI emission norms arrive in April 2020. 

BS norms are emission standards instituted by the Government of India to normalise the production of air pollutants from internal combustion engine equipment. These norms are based on European regulations.

After the latest victory in the apex court, the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), a statutory body constituted by the central government, wants the April 2020 deadline