New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- The proposal for India's new car fuel efficiency norms has reached the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) after stakeholder consultations, according to Union minister H.D. Kumaraswamy.

"The Union power ministry held a meeting with stakeholders, and after the meeting, they have sent the proposal to the PMO," Kumaraswamy, who is the Union heavy industries and steel minister, said at an event organized by industry lobby Ficci.

The ministries of road transport and highways, heavy industries, and power have worked on the third iteration of the corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE-3) norms, which will come into force in April 2027, and guide carmakers' strategy in the world's third-largest automobile market by sales.

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