Lok Sabha Question No. 421 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Green Tax on Older Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Jayanta Kumar Roy, Bhola Singh

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to impose green tax on older vehicles to curb air pollution in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of estimated number of older vehicles plying on roads in the country, State-wise;
- (c)      whether  the  said  green  tax  will  vary  from  State  to  State  in  the country and if so, the details of rates, State-wise;
- (d)   whether the Government has information regarding rate of green tax levied by major developed and developing countries and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)    whether  the  Government  has  made  any  impact  assessment  of imposing green tax and if so, the details thereof along with the other measures being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 421 ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2021

## GREEN TAX ON OLDER VEHICLES

*421. DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY: SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  421  ANSWERED  ON  25.03.2021 ASKED  BY  DR.  JAYANTA  KUMAR  ROY  AND  SHRI  BHOLA  SINGH REGARDING GREEN TAX ON OLDER VEHICLES

(a) Government has formulated guidelines for imposition of Green Tax on older vehicles by State/UT Governments to dis-incentivize the use of older and polluting vehicles. These have been circulated to States/UTs for their comments.

(b) The details of estimated number of older vehicles plying on roads in the country, State-wise, are placed at Annexure.

(c) to (e) Green tax is imposed by a few States/UTs at different rates.

ANNEXURE REFEREED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  421  ANSWERED  ON  25TH  MARCH,  2021  ASKED  BY  DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY AND SHRI BHOLA SINGH REGARDING GREEN TAX ON OLDER VEHICLES

| State/UT                 | Vehicle Age   | Vehicle Age   |             |
|--------------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|                          | (15-20 Years) | ( >20 Years)  | Grand Total |
| Andaman & Nicobar Island | 14,599        | 16,640        | 31,239      |
| Arunachal Pradesh        | 12,618        | 7,402         | 20,020      |
| Assam                    | 189,500       | 70,837        | 260,337     |
| Bihar                    | 68,514        | 127,082       | 195,596     |
| Chandigarh               | 62,443        | 31,737        | 94,180      |
| Chhattisgarh             | 338,429       | 111,344       | 449,773     |
| Delhi                    | 1,481,369     | 3,511,646     | 4,993,015   |
| Goa                      | 90,199        | 60,007        | 150,206     |
| Gujarat                  | 1,019,899     | 501,979       | 1,521,878   |
| Haryana                  | 792,182       | 437,490       | 1,229,672   |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 202,912       | 198,787       | 401,699     |
| Jammu & Kashmir          | 45,424        | 22,346        | 67,770      |
| Jharkhand                | 330,609       | 214,249       | 544,858     |
| Karnataka                | 3,196,322     | 3,815,517     | 7,011,839   |
| Kerala                   | 1,465,172     | 1,999,479     | 3,464,651   |
| Ladakh                   | 2,696         | 1,101         | 3,797       |
| Maharashtra              | 1,203,682     | 555,230       | 1,758,912   |
| Manipur                  | 35,546        | 61,740        | 97,286      |
| Meghalaya                | 46,678        | 51,625        | 98,303      |
| Mizoram                  | 29,031        | 27,840        | 56,871      |
| Nagaland                 | 26,824        | 15,013        | 41,837      |
| Odisha                   | 833,063       | 828,107       | 1,661,170   |
| Puducherry               | 125,682       | 209,616       | 335,298     |
| Punjab                   | 1,067,700     | 1,470,509     | 2,538,209   |
| Rajasthan                | 828,222       | 486,752       | 1,314,974   |
| Sikkim                   | 2,425         | 785           | 3,210       |
| Tamil Nadu               | 1,821,204     | 1,522,674     | 3,343,878   |
| Tripura                  | 50,994        | 55,986        | 106,980     |
| UT of DNH and DD         | 42,701        | 64,054        | 106,755     |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 3,199,180     | 2,455,579     | 5,654,759   |
| Uttarakhand              | 207,948       | 248,298       | 456,246     |
| West Bengal              | 964,675       | 1,304,628     | 2,269,303   |
| Grand Total              | 19,798,442    | 20,486,079    | 40,284,521  |

Note- The details given are for digitized vehicle records as per centralized Vahan 4. Data for Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Lakshadweep are not included.

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