Global vehicle emission, safety standards to be implement soon

TIL Desk/Business/New Delhi/ Centre plans to implement several new international standards of vehicle emissions and safety, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said on Saturday. According to the ministry, the Centre has embarked upon a “transformational programme of implementing international standard emission and safety measures in transport vehicles”.

“The government is moving on the path of a long-term regulatory road map for the automobile industry to grow and increase its contribution to the GDP. There are plans to bring the Indian automotive industry at par with the developed nations in such regulations,” the ministry said in a statement.

“The Indian automotive industry has kept pace with these changes and in recent years has undergone a number of changes in the domain of passenger safety, emission control and connected technology,” it added. In terms of introducing new standards, the ministry cited the recent introduction of BS-VI emission norms.