CNG makers, retrofitters stare at uncertain future in BS-6 era

With less than two months for the new BS-6 emission norms to be enforced, Amarjeet Singh, who has been involved in the business of manufacturing and retrofitting CNG kits in vehicles since 1999, is staring at an uncertain future as the rules for CNG retrofitment under the new and stricter emission regime is still being processed by the government.

His apprehensions are further fraught with talks of a possible ban on retrofitting CNG in the BS-6 era, which other players like him are scrambling to confirm. “There is no clarity on the ban, it’s just an intuition. But, it can happen since the government is favouring private player nowadays. If it happens, the industry will get killed and there will be rampant unemployment,” said Singh.