Lok Sabha Question No. 237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Ban on use of Old Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Prathap Simha, D. M. Kathir Anand, L.S. Tejasvi Surya

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to impose ban on use of vehicles which are older than 15 years and also proposes to impose any tax/fine on such vehicles in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of vehicles in the country as on date, State and vehicle type-wise;
- (c) whether the quantum and levying of such tax/fine would be uniform throughout the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the details of rates prescribed therefor, State-wise; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  made  any  impact  assessment  of imposing tax or banning of older vehicles and if so, the details thereof along with other measures taken by the Government in this regard to protect the interest of such vehicle owners?

ANSWER

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

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 237

ANSWERED ON 08 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## BAN ON USE OF OLD VEHICLES

237.  SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:

SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (a),  (c)  and  (d)  1. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued GSR Notification 845 (E) dated 24.11.2022, which provides for non-renewal of Certificate of Registration of government vehicles after the lapse of fifteen years.
2. The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in WP No. 13029/1985 (MC Mehta vs  Union  of  India),  vide  order  dated  29.10.2018,  has  directed  the Transport Departments of NCR that all diesel vehicles more than 10 years old and petrol vehicles more than 15 years old shall not ply in terms of order of NGT dated 07.04.2015.
3. Further, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has formulated the Vehicle Scrapping Policy based on incentives/ dis-incentives and creating an ecosystem to phase out older, unfit polluting vehicles. In order  to  enforce  provisions  of  the  policy,  rules  have  been  issued/ amended under the framework of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. The following notifications have been issued and uploaded on the Ministry's website: -
- (i)  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 Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF).  The  notification  has  come  into  force  with  effect  from  25th September, 2021.
- (ii) 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.
- (iii)  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.

- (iv) 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.
- (v) GSR Notification 166(E) dated 28.02.2022 provides for the manner in  which  validity  of  fitness  certificate  and  registration  mark  of  the motor vehicle shall be exhibited on the vehicles.
- (vi) 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 Vehicles 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.
- (vii) 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. The notification has come into force with effect from 13th September, 2022.
- (viii)  GSR  Notification  797(E)  dated  31.10.2022  provides  the  Central Motor Vehicles (Seventeenth Amendment) Rules, 2022 for amendments  in  the  rules  for  recognition,  regulation  and  control  of

automated testing stations. The notification has come into force with effect from 31st October, 2022.

(b) The total number of vehicles in the country as on date, State and vehicle type-wise are provided in the Annexure.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 237 ANSWERED ON 08 th  DECEMBER, 2022 ASKED BY SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA, SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND AND SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA REGARDING BAN ON USE OF OLD VEHICLES.

| Sr. No.      | State Name               | 2WIC   | 2WN          | 2WT           | 3WN            | 3WT       | LMV       | LPV     | LGV     | 4WIC   | MMV    | MPV       | MGV     | HGV     | HMV          | HPV    | OTH     | Grand Total   |
|--------------|--------------------------|--------|--------------|---------------|----------------|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|--------|--------|-----------|---------|---------|--------------|--------|---------|---------------|
| 1            | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 0      | 109,880 851  | 35            | 5,027          | 30,169    | 4,220     |         | 3,662 0 | 34     | 49     | 233       | 1,621   | 12      | 309          |        | 176     | 156,278       |
| 2            | Andhra Pradesh           | 6      | 7,447,389 1  | 403,062       | 663            | 1,021,415 | 156,584   |         | 216,227 | 187    | 16,757 | 8,107     | 18,318  | 161,214 | 2,773 13,056 | 4,443  |         | 9,470,202     |
| 3            | Arunachal Pradesh        | 1      | 150,188 2    | 2,524         | 3,939          | 90,267    |           | 5,262   | 9,900   | 1      | 294    | 411 1,014 | 9,678   |         | 474 4,073    | 1,624  |         | 279,652       |
| 4            | Assam                    | 2      | 3,443,394    | 6             | 190 214,135    | 894,364   |           | 61,978  | 270,973 | 5      | 336    | 4,053     | 12,517  | 84,493  | 1,214 10,253 | 4,843  |         | 5,002,756     |
| 5            | Bihar                    | 398    | 8,586,249    | 89            | 76 559,782     | 697,312   |           | 120,328 | 729,265 | 34     | 3,178  | 12,129    | 20,758  | 187,321 | 296 28,122   |        | 3,550   | 10,948,887    |
| 6            | Chandigarh               | 13     | 410,117 42   |               | 0 13,166       | 367,315   |           | 2,946   | 11,100  | 111    | 117    | 1,241     | 924     | 1,790   | 56 1,592     |        | 853     | 811,383       |
| 7            | Chhattisgarh             | 82     | 5,637,595    | 11 194        | 71,316         | 923,374   |           | 37,829  | 233,712 | 86     | 767    | 3,723     | 9,220   | 173,681 | 318          | 7,125  | 31,617  | 7,130,650     |
| 8            | Delhi                    | 169    | 8,819,295 29 | 69            | 456,968        |           | 3,981,964 | 185,560 | 297,068 | 578    | 82     | 527       | 20,754  | 53,034  | 7            | 50,735 | 1,666   | 13,868,505    |
| 9            | Goa                      | 188    | 743,257      | 27,441        | 99 3,553       |           | 318,545   | 31,172  | 30,775  | 55     | 622    | 1,087     | 4,261   | 18,289  | 213 1,087    |        | 1,087   | 1,181,731     |
| 10           | Gujarat                  | 8,816  | 15,357,301   | 499           | 553 847,510    |           | 4,444,217 | 102,421 | 588,186 | 5,843  | 16,534 | 13,199    | 69,259  | 352,550 | 8,808        | 26,770 | 47,600  | 21,890,066    |
| 11           | Haryana                  | 49     | 7,301,504    | 3,613         | 210 238,886    |           | 3,190,965 | 124,059 | 260,357 | 358    | 13,353 | 16,570    | 48,290  | 336,173 | 3,347        | 32,385 | 82,168  | 11,652,287    |
| 12           | Himachal Pradesh         | 67     | 1,091,328    | 1,822 27      | 9,948          | 685,499   |           | 60,522  | 134,402 | 51     | 2,316  | 3,136     | 13,795  | 73,687  | 1,443        | 10,869 | 4,675   | 2,093,587     |
| 13           | Jammu and Kashmir        | 1,859  | 1,016,461    | 0             | 36 47,403      |           | 679,602   | 49,211  | 74,213  | 12     | 126    | 5,292     | 4,371   | 47,583  | 347 5,533    |        | 17,858  | 1,949,907     |
| 14           | Jharkhand                | 2      | 5,131,407    | 2             | 128 245,227    |           | 740,864   | 89,400  | 344,772 | 17     | 430    | 3,729     | 17,174  | 159,914 | 404 5,446    |        | 5,187   | 6,744,103     |
| 15 Karnataka | 18,043                   |        | 20,761,858   | 31,731        | 14,895 964,396 |           | 5,208,612 | 475,696 | 803,948 | 1,012  | 8,797  | 20,743    | 102,765 | 457,252 | 3,639 97,923 |        | 38,771  | 29,010,081    |
| 16 Kerala    | 10,957                   |        | 10,687,518   | 8,474 132,657 | 897,669        | 3,755,685 |           | 219,987 | 400,083 | 1,164  | 8,305  | 12,344    | 62,258  | 98,240  | 6,788        | 50,883 | 17,846  | 16,370,858    |
| 17           | Ladakh                   | 4      | 3,699        | 2,840         | 0 6            | 19,997    |           | 6,284   | 4,373   | 0      | 11     | 402       | 333     | 1,978   | 38           | 200    | 452     | 40,617        |
| 18           | Madhya Pradesh           | 86     | 607,689      | 0             | 0 0            |           | 125,983   | 1,820   | 0       | 1      | 214    | 0         | 0       | 0       | 10           | 0      | 48      | 735,851       |
| 19           | Maharashtra              | 6,051  | 23,801,703   | 96            | 33,696 876,906 |           | 6,315,944 | 346,818 | 884,549 | 2,193  | 16,085 | 22,944    | 85,867  | 477,790 | 6,811        | 48,528 | 110,812 | 33,036,793    |
| 20           | Manipur                  | 1      | 343,072      | 0             | 2,379 18,117   |           | 132,097   | 5,479   | 13,138  | 2      | 321    | 416       | 1,639   | 7,990   | 476          | 806    | 844     | 526,777       |
| 21           | Meghalaya                | 0      | 193,375      | 0             | 75             | 18,605    | 179,980   | 31,702  | 31,506  | 8      | 245    | 531       | 6,976   | 22,556  | 171          | 410    | 5,068   |               |
| 22           |                          | 6      | 215,511      | 3,317         | 5              | 7,983     |           | 12,533  | 20,259  | 1      | 167    | 240       | 1,789   | 7,108   |              |        |         | 491,208       |
|              | Mizoram                  |        |              |               |                |           | 64,798    |         |         | 1      | 5,059  |           |         |         | 71           | 212    | 2,884   | 336,884       |
| 23           | Nagaland                 | 0      | 71,641       | 277           | 0 11,405       |           | 108,750   | 6,646   | 19,600  |        |        | 487       | 2,760   | 161,328 | 5,105        | 2,291  | 5,170   | 400,520       |

| Sr. No.     | State Name       | 2WIC          | 2WN               | 2WT     | 3WN       | 3WT       | LMV        | LPV       | LGV       | 4WIC   | MMV     | MPV          | MGV          | HGV            | HMV            | HPV OTH   | Grand Total   |
|-------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|--------|---------|--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|---------------|
| 24          | Odisha           | 339 8,205,640 | 136               | 383     | 273,594   | 809,870   | 132,020    | 542,731   | 36        | 4,531  | 7,030   | 24,524       | 259,068      | 2,897          | 9,533          | 8,178     | 10,280,510    |
| 25          | Puducherry       | 228           | 1,078,529 5       | 146     | 7,761     | 170,460   | 6,224      | 19,422    | 10        | 28     | 641     | 1,428        | 3,812        | 24             | 5,827          | 3,375     | 1,297,920     |
| 26          | Punjab           | 88            | 9,279,162 291     | 2,226   | 113,053   | 2,364,353 | 82,653     | 315,398   | 163       | 2,724  | 6,741   | 16,551       | 163,394      | 859            | 12,556         | 418,351   | 12,778,563    |
| 27          | Rajasthan        | 2,674         | 13,191,846 17,081 | 79      | 284,651   | 3,513,040 | 170,745    | 432,249   | 447       | 4,029  | 16,727  | 14,179       | 397,568      | 3,174          | 50,714         | 39,449    | 18,138,652    |
| 28          | Sikkim           | 0 25,913      | 143               | 0       | 0         | 48,204    | 19,632     | 3,681     | 0         | 41     | 293     | 842          | 3,497        | 38             | 126            | 323       | 102,733       |
| 29          | Tamil Nadu       | 19,860        | 23,929,158 11     | 16,579  | 589,935   | 3,915,477 | 425,351    | 895,684   | 1,289     | 23,664 | 29,803  |              | 107,345      | 467,321 25,353 | 114,020        | 61,153    | 30,622,003    |
| 30          | Tripura          | 13            | 491,562 0         | 16      | 60,379    | 77,389    | 11,542     | 26,550    | 1         | 174    |         | 922          | 3,254 11,946 | 114            | 1,117          | 1,494     | 686,473       |
| 31          | UT of DNH and DD | 9             | 222,905 64        | 1,151   | 3,994     | 95,760    | 1,808      | 10,761    | 1         |        | 239     | 398          | 5,181        | 17,978 53      | 506            | 717       | 361,525       |
| 32          | Uttar Pradesh    | 1,992         | 33,705,436 4,375  | 1,276   | 1,029,271 | 6,005,179 | 221,692    | 616,344   |           | 600    | 9,777   | 37,935       | 48,895       | 430,047 3,214  | 82,901         | 20,474    | 42,219,408    |
| 33          | Uttarakhand      | 146           | 2,503,905 3,497   | 7       | 69,959    | 710,643   | 73,366     | 82,394    | 95        | 379    |         | 6,208 14,623 | 54,949       | 179            | 13,358         | 2,664     | 3,536,372     |
| 34          | West Bengal      | 84            | 11,038,313 55     | 139     | 261,636   | 1,997,532 | 226,959    | 607,688   | 18        |        | 1,496   | 15,542       | 43,463       | 378,117 1,302  | 55,357         | 20,697    | 14,648,398    |
| Grand Total | Grand Total      | 72,233        | 225,603,800       | 106,801 | 612,912   | 8,206,843 | 53,685,625 | 3,510,449 | 8,934,970 | 14,380 | 141,232 | 253,600      | 785,560      | 5,082,967      | 80,028 744,623 | 966,117   | 308,802,140   |

Note:-

1. The abbreviation of the vehicle category is as follows:
2. The details given are for digitized vehicle records as per centralized Vahan 4 as on 29.11.2022; Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are in the process of migrating to Vahan and the data shown above is only partial, as available in Vahan Database. Further, Telangana and Lakshadweep data are not available in Online Vahan Database and hence not provided.

| Vehicle category   | Description                     |
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2WIC               | TWO-WHEELER (Invalid Carriage)  |
| 2WN                | TWO-WHEELER (NT)                |
| 2WT                | TWO-WHEELER (T)                 |
| 3WN                | THREE-WHEELER(NT)               |
| 3WT                | THREE-WHEELER (T)               |
| 4WIC               | FOUR-WHEELER (Invalid Carriage) |
| HGV                | HEAVY GOODS VEHICLE             |
| HMV                | HEAVY MOTOR VEHICLE             |
| HPV                | HEAVY PASSENGER VEHICLE         |
| LGV                | LIGHT GOODS VEHICLE             |
| LMV                | LIGHT MOTOR VEHICLE             |

| LPV   | LIGHT PASSENGER VEHICLE    |
|-------|----------------------------|
| MGV   | MEDIUM GOODS VEHICLE       |
| MMV   | MEDIUM MOTOR VEHICLE       |
| MPV   | MEDIUM PASSENGER VEHICLE   |
| OTH   | OTHER THAN MENTIONED ABOVE |

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