The amendment includes separate emission norms for agricultural machinery (agricultural tractors, power tillers and combined harvesters) and construction equipment vehicles.

The central government has extended deadlines for the applicability of new emission norms for construction equipment vehicles and tractors to next year. According to an official statement, the emission norms for tractors to be applicable from October next year, and for construction equipment vehicles from April 2021. These norms were to be applicable from October.

“The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified amendment to CMVR 1989 through GSR 598(E) dated 30th September 2020 deferring the applicability date for implementing the next stage of emission norms for tractors (TREM Stage-IV) from Oct this year to 1st Oct next year. The Ministry had received the request to this effect from the Ministry of Agriculture, Tractor Manufacturers and agriculture associations,” the statement issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) said.

For the construction equipment vehicles, the applicability of the next phase of emission norms are proposed to be applicable with effect from April 1, 2021, providing a deferment of six months.

“The amendment also attempts to avoid confusion between the emission norms of other motor vehicles which has BS as norms and those for agricultural machinery, construction equipment vehicles and such other equipment,” it said.

The amendment includes separate emission norms for agricultural machinery (agricultural tractors, power tillers and combined harvesters) and construction equipment vehicles. Also, there is a change in the nomenclature of emission norms from Bharat Stage (CEV/TREM)–IV and Bharat Stage (CEV/TREM) –V to TREM Stage-IV and TREM Stage-V for agricultural tractors and other equipment and CEV Stage – IV and CEV Stage-V for the construction equipment vehicles.