(a) whether the Government has set up a high level committee to frame fuel economy rules for tractors to moderate their diesel consumption that constitutes nearly 7.7 per cent of India’s annual diesel use and if so, the details thereof along with the time frame given to the Committee to submit their report;
(b) whether the Government proposes to introduce Bharat Stage-VI (BS-VI) fuel in Delhi by 1 April 2018 to combat vehicular emissions issue and if so, the details thereof along with the time by which BS-VI are likely to be introduced in the National Capital Region;
(c) whether BS-VI fuel would be available for all kinds of vehicles including heavy duty vehicles and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure availability of adequate amount of BS-VI compliant fuel;
(d) whether it would be beneficial to use BS-VI fuel in the current fleet of automobiles that are not compliant to use such fuel and if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the BS-VI compliant automobiles would be available and the efforts being made to fast-track their entry into the market; and
(e) whether Automobile Companies have expressed their difficulties in complying with BS-VI norms from 1st April 2018 as it gives them only 4-5 months to prepare for the same and if so, the details thereof along with action plan prepared by the Government in this regard?