One Nation, One PUC Format? Ministry of Road Transport & Highways to soon issue common format of Pollution Control Certificate across India

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways will issue a common format of the Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate across India, under Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989.  

A PUC Certificate is a document of approval issued by the government, which is awarded to your vehicle when the emission levels of your vehicle are recorded and found to be in compliance with the authorised emission standards.

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A valid vehicle pollution certificate must be present with the driver at all times when the vehicle is on the road. The absence of a PUC certificate of the vehicle will warrant heavy penalties for the driver and the owner of the vehicle. The features of the Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate across India are; 

(a) Introduction of uniform PUC Certificate format across the country and linking the PUC database with the National Register. 

(b) The concept of rejection slip is being introduced for the first time. A common format of rejection slip is to be given to the vehicle owner in case the test result value is more than the maximum permissible value, as mandated in the concerned emission norms. This document can be shown at the service centre for getting the vehicle serviced or can be used, in case the PUCC centre device is not working properly when tested at another centre. 

(c) There will be confidentiality of information on the vehicle owner’s mobile number, name and address. Then on engine number and chassis number (only the last four digits to be visible, the other digits shall be masked.  

(d) The owner’s mobile number has been made mandatory, on which an SMS alert will be sent for validation and fee.    

(e) If the enforcement officer has reason to believe that a motor vehicle is not complying with provisions of Emission standards, he may communicate in writing or through electronic mode to direct the driver or any person-in-charge of the vehicle to submit the vehicle for conducting the test in any one of the authorised PUC testing stations.  

If the driver or person-in-charge of the vehicle fails to submit the vehicle for compliance or the vehicle fails to comply, the owner of the vehicle shall be liable for payment of penalty. 

If the owner fails to comply with this, the registering authority shall, for reasons to be recorded in writing, suspend the certificate of registration of the vehicle and any permit granted, until such time a valid ‘Pollution under Control’ certificate is generated.   

(f) Thus, enforcement would be IT-enabled and would help in better control over polluting vehicles.  

(g) The QR code shall be printed on the form. It will contain the complete information about the PUC Centre.