(a) whether the Government proposes to make Euro-IV norms mandatory for all types of
motor vehicles in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether any instance of violation of vehicle emission norms has come to the notice
of the Government in recent times;
(d) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken in this regard; and
(e) the steps taken or being taken by the Government to ensure strict compliance of
vehicle emission norms throughout the country?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI SARVEY SATHYANARAYANA)
(a) No such proposal is presently under consideration.
(b) Does not arise.
(c) to (e) An automobile manufacturer recently reported that certain irregularities were
committed by its employees during Conformity of Production (CoP) tests. A 3-members Committee
was set up by the Government with the following terms of reference:
(i) To determine the extent of violations and responsibility/culpability thereof.
(ii) Way forward for correction for protection of consumers (vehicle owners).
(iii) Methods of preventing CoP violations in future.
Copies of the report of the Committee have been forwarded to the concerned State Governments
for investigation for further action. The recommendations made by the Committee for amending
Type Approval Document with a view to preventing CoP violations for automobile manufacturers
in future, have been referred to the Standing Committee on Emission (SCOE).