India, Dec. 31 -- The Odisha government has decided to defer the implementation of the 'No Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC), no petrol' rule to March 31. The decision was announced by Odisha Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena. The rule was earlier scheduled to come into effect from February 1.

The move gives vehicle owners additional time to complete pollution checks and obtain valid Pollution Under Control Certificates as mandated under the Motor Vehicles Act.

Green sticker not compulsory The minister clarified that the green sticker, which indicates that a vehicle has a valid PUC certificate, is not mandatory. He said the sticker is meant only to make verification easier for enforcement officers.

Vehicle owners who hold...