Pvt vehicles may need annual fitness checks

Vehicle owners in the city could soon be required to have a fitness test done of their cars and two-wheelers ever year,as the Delhi government looks set to implement a two-year-old proposal aimed at reducing environment pollution.

Vehicle owners in the city could soon be required to have a fitness test done of their cars and two-wheelers ever year,as the Delhi government looks set to implement a two-year-old proposal aimed at reducing environment pollution.

As per existing rules,only commercial vehicles need a fitness check every year,while personal vehicles more than 15 years old are required to clear a one-time fitness test.

The government had first come out with the proposal in 2010 with an aim to discourage plying of old and polluting vehicles in the city.

The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority had also recommended annual mandatory fitness checks of all private vehicles.

Indicating the government was keen on implementing the proposal,Transport officials said a final decision on the issue will be taken by the Delhi Cabinet soon. As per official figures,Delhi currently has over 60 lakh vehicles.

We are also considering allowing authorised service stations and automobile workshops to carry out fitness test of vehicles and issue certificates for a prescribed fee, a Transport official said.

The proposal is aimed at cutting down vehicular pollution and curbing breakdown of vehicles on road,which often causes huge traffic jams, the official said.

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Punitive measures like hefty fine and even impounding of vehicles may be put in place to check the violators,the official said.

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