Uttarakhand Sets December Start for Automated Green Cess on Out‑of‑State Vehicles

Overview

• Fixed charges are set at Rs 80 for small passenger vehicles, Rs 250 for light cargo, Rs 140 for buses, and Rs 120–700 for trucks by weight.
• Border enforcement expands to 37 ANPR cameras from 16, with captured data filtered and routed to NPCI for automatic wallet or FASTag deductions into the transport department’s account.
• A contracted private vendor will run the collection pipeline, handling software filtering of Uttarakhand-registered and exempt vehicles before payment processing.
• Exemptions cover two-wheelers, government vehicles, ambulances, fire tenders, and clean‑energy vehicles such as electric, CNG, hydrogen, solar, and battery-operated types, with a 24‑hour re‑entry waiver to avoid double charging.
• Officials say proceeds, estimated at roughly Rs 100–150 crore annually, are earmarked for air‑pollution control, road‑dust management, green infrastructure, and smart traffic systems, with UKPCB noting road dust drives about 55% of Dehradun’s pollution versus 7% from vehicles.