Stricter Emission Norms for Tractors and Farm Equipment

The Transport Ministry has delayed the implementation of stricter emission standards for another six months, which will benefit tractor and agricultural equipment manufacturers. According to officials in the know, this is due to global supply chain issues and manufacturer demands.

According to officials, this prompted consultations within the government, which concluded that the global chip shortage, among other factors, will impede the implementation of these standards.

The next stage of emission standards for tractors was supposed to go into effect on October 1, 2020. This date was later pushed back to October 1, 2021, and then to April 1, 2022. The center has now decided to make these stricter emission standards effective as of October 1, 2022.

Benefit for the Agriculture industry 

This decision will benefit agricultural machinery manufacturers such as tractors, power tillers, and combine harvesters.

In March 2018, the center issued the final rules for agricultural tractor emission standards. With this, India became the first country outside of the European Union to establish such stringent emission standards. In the control of emissions from new diesel-powered non-road equipment, the country surpassed countries such as the United States, Japan, and China.

However, the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent global supply chain bottlenecks have raised concerns about increased costs and burden on farmers. It is expected that stricter emission standards for farm equipment that conforms to Euro Stage IV will result in price increases of 10-20%.

According to, these new norms are unlikely to cause significant disruption. In India, the current TREM Stage-III A emission norms apply to tractors of all horsepower (HP) categories. These existing standards were gradually implemented between April 2010 and 2011. The revised TREM IV emission standards are expected to apply to tractors with more than 50 horsepower. This is expected to affect only about 10% of overall industry volumes.

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