India’s consumer affairs ministry amends legal metrology rules to expand the scope of government-approved test centres (GATCs) that verify fuel dispensers. Under the amended Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013, the ministry allows approved testing facilities to verify not only petrol and diesel dispensers but also dispensers for CNG, LPG, LNG and hydrogen. This increases the number of instrument categories that can be verified through GATCs to 23, up from 18. The amendments also set new verification fees by nozzle: Rs 5,000 per nozzle for petrol and diesel dispensers, and Rs 10,000 per nozzle for CNG, LPG, LNG and hydrogen dispensers. The ministry says the change is intended to improve the availability and efficiency of verification services and to support the growing adoption of cleaner fuels. GATCs are private facilities that carry out technical verification under government approval. Both reports describe the measure as part of efforts to strengthen measurement oversight for fuel dispensing systems as newer fuels enter the market.
India expands government-approved testing for fuel dispensers to include hydrogen and clean fuels
India’s consumer affairs ministry amends legal metrology rules to expand the scope of government-approved test centres (GATCs) that verify fuel dispensers. Under the amended Legal Metrology (Governmen...
- The consumer affairs ministry amends the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013.
- Government-approved test centres can now verify dispensers for CNG, LPG, LNG and hydrogen, alongside petrol and diesel.
- The number of instrument categories verifiable through GATCs increases to 23 from 18.
- Verification fees are set at Rs 5,000 per nozzle for petrol and diesel dispensers.
- Verification fees are set at Rs 10,000 per nozzle for CNG, LPG, LNG and hydrogen dispensers.
Centre amends Legal Metrology Rules to let Govt Approved Test Centres verify petrol, diesel, CNG, LPG, LNG and hydrogen dispensers, aiming for accurate and clean fuel delivery
3 months agoThe consumer affairs ministry has amended legal metrology rules to allow government-approved testing centres to verify hydrogen, LPG, LNG and CNG fuel dispensers, expanding the country's measurement oversight framework as cleaner fuel adoption grows. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution amended the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013, bringing the total number of instrument categories verifiable through Government Approved Test Centres (GATCs) to 23 from 18. Verification fees for petrol and diesel dispensers have been set at Rs 5,000 per nozzle, while CNG, LPG, LNG and hydrogen dispensers will attract a higher fee of Rs 10,000 per nozzle. "The move is expected to enhance the availability of verification services, improve efficiency and support the growing adoption of cleaner fuels across the country," the ministry said in a statement. GATCs are approved private facilities with the technical expertise to carry out verification and
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