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The Government has issued notification prescribing that vehicles manufactured on or after 1.4.2005, shall be registered in eleven mega cities namely NCR of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderbad/Secundrabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Surat, Kanpur, Bangalore and Agra, only if these correspond to Bharat Stage III (akin to Euro-III) norms.
According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the increase in cost of cars due to introduction of Bharat Stage-III norms would range from Rs.5000 onwards depending on model.
As per the road map envisaged in the Auto Fuel policy, cars in the rest of the country (other than the aforesaid 11 cities) are expected to have EURO-III equivalent emission norms from 1st April 2010.
This information was given by the Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Shri Sontosh Mohan Dev in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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