**Executive Summary**
This document presents the Indian Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' response to Unstarred Question No. 726 in the Lok Sabha, answered on December 4th, 2025. It details the number of vehicles penalised for lacking valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates and the corresponding penalties collected from 2021-2025. It also includes details on government vehicles penalized from 2018-2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Penalties for Lack of PUC:**
* The document provides a state-wise breakdown of the number of vehicles penalized for lacking valid PUC certificates from 2021 to 2025.
* It includes the amount of penalties collected per state for each of those years.
* The data includes the total number of vehicles penalized (5,741,024) and the total penalties collected (Rs. 3,295,211,993) across all states during the period.
* **Government Vehicles Without PUC:**
* The document specifies the number of government vehicles found without valid PUC certificates from 2018 to 2025.
* 319 Government vehicles were found without valid PUC across all the stated years.
* **Fines Collected State-wise and Year-wise:**
* The document provides the amount of fines collected from penalties, state-wise and year-wise.
* This includes a total of Rs 249,000
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: State Governments**
* **Impact:** States can use this data to assess the effectiveness of their PUC enforcement programs and identify areas for improvement.
* **Action Required:** Review the data to identify trends in PUC compliance and adjust enforcement strategies as needed.
**Stakeholder: Vehicle Owners**
* **Impact:** The data highlights the importance of maintaining valid PUC certificates to avoid penalties.
* **Action Required:** Ensure vehicles have valid PUC certificates and comply with pollution control regulations.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
* **Impact:** The data allows the Ministry to monitor the overall compliance with PUC regulations across the country.
* **Action Required:** Analyze the data to identify regions or vehicle types with lower compliance rates and develop strategies to address these issues.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The primary ministry responsible for the policy related to penalties for vehicles without PUC certificates.
Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates: The core subject of the policy, related to penalties for vehicles lacking valid pollution certificates.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 726
ANSWERED ON 04th DECEMBER, 2025
PENALTY TO VEHICLE WITHOUT PUC CERTIFICATES
726. Smt. Mala Roy:
Mr. Pathan Yusuf:
Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
be pleased to state:
(a) the number of vehicles penalised for lack of pollution under
control certificates in the country during the last five years and the
amount of penalties collected therefrom, State-wise;
(b) the number of Government vehicles found without valid Pollution
Under Control (PUC) certificates since 2014, year-wise and Ministry-
wise; and
(c) the amount of fines collected from the said penalties since 2014,
State-wise, Ministry-wise and year-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) the details of number of vehicles penalised for lack of pollution
under control certificates in the country during the last five years
and the amount of penalties collected therefrom, State-wise are as
under:No of vehicles Amount of Penalties
State Year
penalised collected (Rs.)
Andaman &
2024 50 97000
Nicobar Islands
Andaman &
2025 4989 3014500
Nicobar Islands
Arunachal
2024 24 55500
Pradesh
Arunachal
2025 38 20000
Pradesh
Assam 2021 537 7080200
Assam 2022 2410 17213900
Assam 2023 3558 14685925
Assam 2024 3235 7494625
Assam 2025 3064 4741775
Delhi 2021 121146 131660418
Delhi 2022 164380 191460278
Delhi 2023 231966 233955884
Delhi 2024 598131 180681310
Delhi 2025 786126 42314974
Gujarat 2021 1 0
Gujarat 2024 1 0
Haryana 2021 2065 57223200
Haryana 2022 1219 52909700
Haryana 2023 1000 39745550
Haryana 2024 7284 58359240
Haryana 2025 3664 70425050
Jharkhand 2021 2321 3030550
Jharkhand 2022 18053 26040160
Jharkhand 2023 35188 62788422
Jharkhand 2024 35655 40809254
Jharkhand 2025 40732 30800618
Jammu &
2021 98 83000
Kashmir
Jammu &
2022 527 231700
Kashmir
Jammu & 2023 747 487550Kashmir
Jammu &
2024 4715 3942740
Kashmir
Jammu &
2025 7520 4764750
Kashmir
Kerala 2021 123211 32655550
Kerala 2022 545785 140787655
Kerala 2023 780265 188318604
Kerala 2024 399562 98131776
Kerala 2025 379456 83504366
Maharashtra 2022 31 14500
Maharashtra 2023 336 96100
Maharashtra 2024 808 161950
Maharashtra 2025 628 140700
Punjab 2021 824 3811600
Punjab 2022 202 575700
Punjab 2023 198 680500
Punjab 2024 4786 47122300
Punjab 2025 16305 84160801
Rajasthan 2021 52819 243498629
Rajasthan 2022 47892 169261904
Rajasthan 2023 28437 200225523
Rajasthan 2024 59521 178986755
Rajasthan 2025 528966 227387839
Sikkim 2021 1 76100
Sikkim 2022 6 73600
Sikkim 2023 6 10600
Sikkim 2024 35 59500
Sikkim 2025 37 10000
Tamil Nadu 2021 54 73200
Tamil Nadu 2022 921 1339500
Tamil Nadu 2023 6684 11210500
Tamil Nadu 2024 12183 18638100
Tamil Nadu 2025 13659 20296100
Uttarakhand 2021 20 93000
Uttarakhand 2022 6 25100
Uttarakhand 2023 4 37000
Uttarakhand 2024 51 83600Uttarakhand 2025 296 128700
Uttar Pradesh 2021 53828 32308312
Uttar Pradesh 2022 62778 35605490
Uttar Pradesh 2023 108847 44448295
Uttar Pradesh 2024 126742 29356667
Uttar Pradesh 2025 162681 28869314
West Bengal 2021 14 7000
West Bengal 2022 9118 10789500
West Bengal 2023 27742 26673240
West Bengal 2024 43108 26368620
West Bengal 2025 61727 22990430
Total 5741024 3295211993
(b) The details of number of Government vehicles found without
valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates, year-wise is as
under:
Year Number of government vehicles
2018 1
2019 36
2020 17
2021 26
2022 34
2023 34
2024 66
2025 105
Grand Total 319
(c) the amount of fines collected from the said penalties, State-wise
and year-wise as under:
State Year Amount of fines collected (Rs.)
Assam 2025 0
Delhi 2019 66800
Delhi 2020 4000
Delhi 2021 5000
Delhi 2022 46000
Delhi 2023 0Delhi 2024 21000
Delhi 2025 0
Haryana 2023 21000
Haryana 2025 0
Jharkhand 2022 0
Jharkhand 2024 0
Jammu & Kashmir 2024 1000
Kerala 2022 2000
Kerala 2023 2000
Kerala 2024 1500
Punjab 2018 3100
Punjab 2019 1700
Punjab 2025 19000
Rajasthan 2020 4000
Rajasthan 2021 2000
Rajasthan 2022 2000
Rajasthan 2023 17500
Rajasthan 2024 11400
Rajasthan 2025 4000
Tamil Nadu 2024 4000
Uttar Pradesh 2021 2000
Uttar Pradesh 2022 1500
Uttar Pradesh 2023 0
Uttar Pradesh 2024 500
Uttar Pradesh 2025 0
West Bengal 2022 0
West Bengal 2023 0
West Bengal 2024 0
West Bengal 2025 6000
Total 249000
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