Transport Ministry to soon launch new format for car, bike pollution certificates

A PUC Certificate is a document that is provided to vehicle owners upon inspection of emission levels. An important change in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, is that the government has made it mandatory to have a QR code on the PUC form. 

New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on Thursday issued a notification to create a uniform format for the Pollution Control Certificate (PUC) of all vehicles across the country.  For those uninitiated, a PUC Certificate is a document that is provided to vehicle owners upon inspection of emission levels. A PUC Certificate is only awarded if the vehicle’s emission is found in compliance with the authorised standards. Also Read: Gautam Adani no longer Asia’s 2nd richest person, loses $9 billion in 3 days The aim is to link the PUC database with the National Register. An important change in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, is that the government has made it mandatory to have a QR code on the PUC form. The Ministry will launch a common format of pollution certificate.