“Effective from 1 November 2022, any accident claim will not be entertained if, on the day of the accident, vehicle does not have a valid Pollution under Control (PUC) certificate”
What FACTLY found
On 20 August 2020, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) issued a circular to insurance companies asking them to collect a valid PUC certificate from the insurers during the renewal of their policy. This is as per the directions given by the Supreme Court of India in 2017. IRDAI released another circular on 26 August 2020, after they observed media reports misrepresenting the earlier circular. In this, IRDAI clarified that not holding a valid PUC certificate is not a valid re...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 November 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 4 November 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.