PUC certificate is mandatory to renew motor insurance

New Delhi – Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India issued a new circular which made it compulsory for all the insurance providers in India to only renew the insurance with active Pollution Under Control (PUC)¹ certificate from a recognised and government-approved emission centre.

            Earlier insurance can be renewed without PUC, now it’s been recorded in the e port e-Vahan to curb the pollution.

The order was first issued by the Supreme Court of India in 2018. After this IRDAI mandated this and told to put the special focus of this in New Delhi region.

¹PUC certificate is the document which ensures the standards of pollution of the vehicle comply with the set norms or not. However, there has been made clear that if a person has motor insurance right now and makes a claim, then the claim cannot be denied based on whether a person has a valid PUC certificate or not.