Lok Sabha Question No. 3728 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: National Single Window System
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Jayanta Kumar Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3728 ANSWERED ON 23 rd  MARCH, 2023

NATIONAL SINGLE WINDOW SYSTEM

3728. SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO: DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  National  Single  Window System for Voluntary Vehicle-Fleet Modernization Programme to attract private investment in vehicle scrapping ecosystem;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received applications from investors for Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  vehicle  scrapping  companies  registered  in  the country along with the number of vehicles scrapped so far, State-wise, and
- (e) the other steps being taken by the Government for implementation of the Voluntary Vehicle-Fleet Modernization Programme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  and (b)           1.       In  order  to  promote  ease  of  doing business for private  investors,  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  has facilitated the application for grant of registration certificate to set up Automated Testing Stations and Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities through National Single Window System (NSWS).
2.      Currently, 18 states are live on NSWS for accepting applications for V-VMP. The states live on NSWS are  Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh,  Delhi,  Goa,  Gujarat,  Haryana,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.
- (c)    The Government has received applications from 79 investors for Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities across 17 states out of which, 48 applications are approved by the states.
- (d)     The  details  of  Registered  Vehicle  Scrapping  Facilities  and  the number of vehicles scrapped by them, are provided in the annexure.
- (e)    1.      For implementation of Voluntary Vehicle-Fleet Modernization Programme (V-VMP) or Vehicle Scrapping Policy, following steps have been taken by the Government:
- (1) GSR Notification 653 (E) dated 23.09.2021 provides the Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility)  Rules,  2021  for  establishment  of  Registered  Vehicles Scrapping Facility  (RVSF).  The  notification  has  come  into  force with effect from 25th September, 2021.
- (2)  GSR  Notification  652  (E)  dated  23.09.2021  provides  for recognition, regulation and control of Automated Testing Stations. The  notification  has  come  into  force  with  effect  from  25th September, 2021.
- (3) GSR Notification 714 (E) dated 04.10.2021 provides for upward revision of registration fee, fitness testing fee and  fitness
- certification fee of vehicles. The notification has come into force with effect from 1st April, 2022.
- (4)  GSR  Notification  720  (E)  dated  05.10.2021  provides  for concession  in  the  motor  vehicle  tax  for  the  vehicle  registered against submission of "Certificate of deposit". The notification has come into force with effect from 1st April, 2022.
- (5) GSR notification 272(E) dated 05.04.2022 provides for mandatory fitness of motor vehicles only through an Automated Testing  Station,  registered  in  accordance  with  rule  175  of  the Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989, as under -
- (i) For Heavy Goods Vehicles/Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicles with effect from 01st April 2023 onwards, and
- (ii)  For  Medium  Goods  Vehicles/Medium  Passenger  Motor Vehicles  and  Light  Motor  Vehicles  (Transport)  with  effect from 01st June 2024 onwards.
- (6) GSR Notification 695(E) dated 13.09.2022 provides for amendments  in  Motor  Vehicles  (Registration  and  Functions  of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021 earlier published vide GSR 653(E) dated 23.09.2021.
- (7) GSR notification 797(E) dated 31.10.2022 provides for amendments in the rules for 'recognition, regulation and control of automated testing stations' earlier published vide G.S.R. 652(E) dated 23.09.2021.
- (8) GSR Notification 29(E) dt 16.01.2023 provides that Certificate of  registration  for  vehicles  owned,  by  Central,  States  and  UT governments and their Departments, Local government (Municipal Corporations  or  Municipalities  or  Panchayats),  PSUs  and  other Autonomous  bodies  with  the  Central  Government  and  State Governments, shall not be renewed after the lapse of fifteen years.
2.       For  expediting  implementation  of  Vehicle-Fleet  Modernization Programme,  Department  of  Expenditure,  Ministry  of  Finance  has included an incentive of Rs. 2000 crore for the states in their ongoing scheme for 'Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2022 -23'. A similar scheme has been continued in 2023 -24 named as 'Scheme

for  Special  Assistance  to  States  for  Capital  Investment  202324'.  An amount  of  Rs.  3000  crore  has  been  earmarked  in  the  scheme  to incentivise scrapping of old State Government vehicles which are older than  15  years,  waiver  of  liabilities  on  old  vehicles,  provision  o  tax concessions to individuals for scrapping of old vehicles and setting up of automated vehicle testing facilities.

ANNEXURE REFEREED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3728  ANSWERED  ON  23 rd   MARCH,  2023  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI SANGEETA  KUMARI  SINGH  DEO  AND  DR.  JAYANTA  KUMAR  ROY  REGARDING NATIONAL SINGLE WINDOW SYSTEM

## State-wise details of Operational Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities  and  Number  of  Vehicles  Scrapped  (January  2022  till  20th March 2023)

| State          |   No. of operational RVSFs | No. of Vehicles scrapped   |
|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh  |                          4 | 6,247                      |
| Gujarat        |                          3 | 1,244                      |
| Assam          |                          1 | 357                        |
| Madhya Pradesh |                          1 | 220                        |
| Haryana        |                          2 | 134                        |
| Chandigarh     |                          1 | 18                         |
| Grand Total    |                         12 | 8,220                      |

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