Electric-battery operated vehicles and the ones running on 100% ethanol or methanol will now not require commercial permits from the state transportation departments. The transport ministry has exempted these categories of vehicles running on clean and alternative fuel from the purview of permit conditions.
This move will not only reduce corruption at regional transport offices (RTO) but also end the restrictive practices which different states have put in place.
“The exemption to get a permit will liberalise the plying of vehicles and we will see an increase in the number of electric buses and auto-rickshaws in cities,” a transport ministry official said. Officials said the increase in a number of vehicles running on alternative fuel will be a big game changer as it will help reduce India’s dependence on imported crude.
Officials said the exemption from permit does not mean the vehicles won’t comply with other conditions — valid registration, fitness, passenger insurance cover and pollution under control certificate in the case of ethanol and methanol vehicles.
Officials said the rise in the number of vehicles running on alternative fuel will be a big game-changer as it will help reduce India’s dependence on imported crude
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