New Delhi: Forward Winter season, When pollution level likely to increase in the national capital, transport department Delhi Government Vehicle owners have been asked to carry in lawful pollution control (PUC) Certificate to avoid penal action including suspension of driving license for three months.
Vehicle owners caught without a valid PUC certificate can be imprisoned for up to six months or fined up to Rs 10,000 or both. He will also be disqualified for holding his driving license for three months, said a public notice issued by the Transport Department on Sunday.
“In its efforts to control pollution and improve air quality, the Transport Department requests all motor vehicle owners in Delhi to drive their vehicles with a valid PUC certificate,” it said. Vehicles are periodically tested for their emission standards for various pollutants such as carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, after which they are given a PUC certificate.
“All registered vehicle owners are requested to get their vehicles checked at the Pollution Testing Centers authorized by the Transport Department to avoid any penalty/imprisonment/suspension of driving license,” the public notice said.
There are more than 900 pollution testing centers in Delhi authorized by the Transport Department. These have been installed at petrol pumps and workshops spread across the city so that motorists can do it easily.
The centers operate pollution testing facilities and issue PUC certificates to vehicles complying with the prescribed pollution norms. PUC authentication is made real time and integrated with vehicle registration database.
It has improved the reliability of PUC certification by minimizing human intervention and helps in identification of polluting vehicles for necessary penal action.
In case of petrol and CNG powered two wheelers and three wheelers, the pollution test charges are Rs 60. For four wheelers it is Rs 80. The fee for pollution test certificate of diesel vehicles is Rs 100.
A valid PUC certificate for every motor vehicle (including BS-I/BS-II/BS-III/BS-IV compliant vehicles as well as vehicles running on CNG/LPG) as per Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 must have. After the expiry of a period of one year from the date of its first registration. However, the validity of four wheeler BS-IV compliant vehicles is one year and for other vehicles three months.
Vehicle owners caught without a valid PUC certificate can be imprisoned for up to six months or fined up to Rs 10,000 or both. He will also be disqualified for holding his driving license for three months, said a public notice issued by the Transport Department on Sunday.
“In its efforts to control pollution and improve air quality, the Transport Department requests all motor vehicle owners in Delhi to drive their vehicles with a valid PUC certificate,” it said. Vehicles are periodically tested for their emission standards for various pollutants such as carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, after which they are given a PUC certificate.
“All registered vehicle owners are requested to get their vehicles checked at the Pollution Testing Centers authorized by the Transport Department to avoid any penalty/imprisonment/suspension of driving license,” the public notice said.
There are more than 900 pollution testing centers in Delhi authorized by the Transport Department. These have been installed at petrol pumps and workshops spread across the city so that motorists can do it easily.
The centers operate pollution testing facilities and issue PUC certificates to vehicles complying with the prescribed pollution norms. PUC authentication is made real time and integrated with vehicle registration database.
It has improved the reliability of PUC certification by minimizing human intervention and helps in identification of polluting vehicles for necessary penal action.
In case of petrol and CNG powered two wheelers and three wheelers, the pollution test charges are Rs 60. For four wheelers it is Rs 80. The fee for pollution test certificate of diesel vehicles is Rs 100.
A valid PUC certificate for every motor vehicle (including BS-I/BS-II/BS-III/BS-IV compliant vehicles as well as vehicles running on CNG/LPG) as per Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 must have. After the expiry of a period of one year from the date of its first registration. However, the validity of four wheeler BS-IV compliant vehicles is one year and for other vehicles three months.
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