CNG retro-fitment industry stares at uncertain future in BS-VI era

Even as the deadline for the new BS-VI emission norms looms closer, the future of the compressed natural gas (CNG) retro-fitment industry is shrouded in uncertainty as the rules for the industry under the stricter emission regime is still being processed by the government. Amarjeet Singh, who has been in the business of manufacturing and retrofitting CNG kits in vehicles since 1999, fears that the industry will face the axe, leading to rampant unemployment.

His apprehensions are further fraught with talks of a possible ban on retrofitting CNG in the BS-VI 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 players nowadays,” said Singh.