New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- The Ministry of Power, on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, notified new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) norms for passenger vehicles sold in India.

The rules will come into force on April 1 2027 and remain in effect until March 31 2032, with the government aiming for a 16.7% increase in the average fuel efficiency of its fleet over five years.

The new norms will apply to passenger vehicles which are manufactured or imported for sale in India. The framework will aim to reduce fuel consumption and provide automakers with the flexibility to implement more energy-efficient technologies in their vehicles, the Ministry said in a Press Information Bureau (PIB) release.

The new system will tighten the fuel-consumption...