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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. - 3356
ANSWERED ON 12th MARCH, 2026
ENCOURAGING USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT
3356. SHRI ANIL YESHWANT DESAI:
Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
be pleased to state:
(a) the estimated number of vehicles including petrol diesel and
electric vehicles running in the country’s major cities during the last
ten years;
(b) whether the Government is aware that the increasing number of
vehicles is a major source of pollution in the cities of the country and
if so, the steps taken by the Government to control their
manufacturing and use by the common people; and
(c) whether the Government would consider imposing penalties for
possessing more than one vehicle in a family and encouraging the use
of passenger vehicles/metro and other public transport for daily travel
by people?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) The total number of active vehicles based on valid fitness &
registration, plying on roads in the country, as on 6th March, 2026, is
32,16,35,208. The State wise count for total active vehicles based on
valid fitness & registration is enclosed at ANNEXURE .(b) Road transport accounted for about 12% of national CO2
emissions from fossil fuel combustion in 2021 [Source: IEA & NITI
Aayog Report-Transitioning India’s Road Transport Sector; Published:
July: 2023]. The Government has taken several steps to control and
minimize air pollution caused by vehicles in the country which inter-
alia include:
(i) Notified Bharat Stage (BS) VI Emission limits including use of
alternative fuels vide G.S.R 889 dated 16.09.2016 to reduce
pollutants from motor vehicles.
(ii) Notified E20 as a Mono fuel vide G.S.R 27 (E), dated 5th
January, 2024 for all category of vehicles.
(iii) Notified Hydrogen as a fuel vide GSR 885(E) dated 16th
December 2022 for ICE BS-IV vehicles.
(iv) Notified the Vehicle Scrapping Policy vide G.S.R 720 dated 5th
October 2021 to phase out older, unfit polluting vehicles under the
framework of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor
Vehicle Rules, 1989.
(v) Mandated the fitment of FASTAG to all M and N category
vehicles vide G.S.R 1361 dated 2nd November 2017 to reduce idling
time at toll plazas, cutting fuel consumption and emissions.
2. Government has taken following initiatives to promote adoption of
Electric Vehicles (EVs) in the country:
(i) Notification issued vide S.O. 5333(E) dated the 18th October,
2018 to grant exemption from the requirements of the permit to
the battery operated transport vehicles.
(ii) Notification issued vide G.S.R. 525(E) dated the 2nd August,
2021 to grant exemption of Battery Operated Vehicles from
payment of fees for the purpose of issue or renewal of registration
certificate and assignment of new registration mark.
(iii) Notification issued vide G.S.R. 302(E) dated the 18th April,
2023 to grant All India Tourist Permit for battery-operated vehicles
without payment of permit fee.(iv) Notification issued vide G.S.R. 167(E) dated the 1st March,
2019 to facilitate retro-fitment of hybrid electric system or electric
kit to vehicles.
(v) Notification issued vide G.S.R. 749(E) dated the 7th August
2018 enabling registration mark of Battery Operated Vehicles in
Yellow colour on Green background for the transport vehicles and
for all other cases, in White colour on Green background.
(vi) Further, an advisory dated 12th August 2020 has been issued
to all States and UTs regarding sale and registration of two-
wheeled Electric Vehicles without batteries.
(c) No such proposal is under consideration.ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3356 FOR ANSWER ON 12TH MARCH,
2026 ASKED BY SHRI ANIL YESHWANT DESAI REGARDING
ENCOURAGING USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
State wise distribution of total active vehicles plying on road:
State name Total vehicles plying on road
Andaman & Nicobar Island 1,29,987
Andhra Pradesh 1,36,65,275
Arunachal Pradesh 3,23,431
Assam 59,42,782
Bihar 1,34,25,192
Chandigarh 7,50,801
Chhattisgarh 76,63,213
Delhi 86,22,040
Goa 12,06,098
Gujarat 2,36,11,658
Haryana 1,09,50,548
Himachal Pradesh 19,77,445
Jammu and Kashmir 22,08,385
Jharkhand 67,66,582
Karnataka 2,31,03,294
Kerala 1,46,04,604
Ladakh 44,758
Lakshadweep 19,374
Madhya Pradesh 1,85,92,086
Maharashtra 3,57,67,382
Manipur 4,44,494
Meghalaya 4,34,451
Mizoram 3,19,717Nagaland 3,13,388
Odisha 96,32,356
Puducherry 9,42,055
Punjab 1,06,91,701
Rajasthan 2,00,83,280
Sikkim 1,14,147
Tamil Nadu 2,80,92,139
Telangana 4,92,934
Tripura 6,74,144
UT of DNH and DD 2,80,192
Uttar Pradesh 4,19,63,252
Uttarakhand 34,99,054
West Bengal 1,42,82,969
Total 32,16,35,208
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