Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Transport Authority (STA) has extended the date of registration of BS-IV vehicles till October 31, read a tweet from the state transport department Saturday afternoon.
It further asked the owners of BS-IV vehicles, for which tax has been paid on the Parivahan portal by March 31, 2020 to submit their documents at respective Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) to get the registration done by the revised date.
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Earlier, the Supreme Court had allowed registration of BS-IV vehicles, which were purchased before March 31 but could not be registered due to the lockdown situation that prevailed nationwide.
Notably, Bharat Stage (BS) emission standards are laid down by the government to regulate the output of air pollutants from internal combustion engine and spark-ignition engine equipment, including motor vehicles. The central government has mandated that vehicle makers must manufacture, sell and register only BS-VI (BS6) vehicles from April 1, 2020 onwards.
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