The Union Government of India have been emphasizing the need for
planning and developing strategies to implement mitigation measures to
maintain the urban air quality and make the cities cleaner and greener for
achieving better air quality and good health for its citizens.
Vehicular Pollution Control Initiatives in India can broadly be
categorized into Technical & Non-Technical Measures. The Technical
Instruments for controlling vehicular Pollution include Implementation of
stringent emission norms for both new & in-use vehicles, improvement in
vehicular technology, improvement in the quality of fuels, switching over to
cleaner vehicles as well as fuels, etc. The Non Technical instruments include
measures like better traffic management system, augmentation in public
transport system, implementation of market based instruments i.e. fiscal
instruments, generating mass awareness, drives for checking adulteration, etc.
Some of the major steps taken by the Union Government to check
vehicular pollution include:-
Mass Emission Standards (Bharat Stage IV) implemented across the
country for all categories of new vehicles from 01 April, 2017. India will
leap frog from BS-IV norms to BS-VI and Notification for
implementation of BS-VI emission norms for all categories of new
vehicles from 01 April, 2020 has been issued.
Fuel efficiency norms for passenger cars have been notified on 23 April,
2015
Promotion of electric/hybrid vehicles through National Electric Mobility
Mission Plan 2020 and Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &)
Electric Vehicles.
Introduction of cleaner / alternate fuels such as LPG, CNG, Bio-Diesel
Blends, Battery Operated, Hydrogen and Solar Operated vehicles.
Promotion of public transport and network of metro, e-rickshaws,
promotion of car pooling, Pollution Under Control Certificate, lane
discipline, vehicle maintenance, etc.
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