Lok Sabha Question No. 465 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Vehicle Scrapping Policy
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the existing vehicle scrapping policy;
- (b) whether the  Government proposes to provide training to the Road Transport Officers (RTO) including other officials/officers of the transport department regarding the said policy in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the Government proposes to organize workshops/training for  officers  of  the  State  Governments  in  this  regard  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Vehicle Scrap Policy, 2021 is not moving at a desired pace and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has tried to ascertain the reasons behind sluggish pace of Vehicle Scrapping Policy and if so, the details thereof and the findings thereon; and

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 465

ANSWERED ON 25 th  JULY, 2024

## VEHICLE SCRAPPING POLICY

465. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (f) whether the Government has set any target to bring down the death due  to  road  accidents  for  the  current  year  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has formulated the Vehicle Scrapping Policy that includes a system of incentives/disincentives  for  creation  of  an  ecosystem  to  phase  out older,  unfit  polluting  vehicles.  In  order  to  enforce  provisions  of  the policy,  rules  have  been  notified  under  the  framework  of  the  Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989. Following notifications have been issued and uploaded on the Ministry's website:
- (1) GSR Notification 653 (E) dated 23.09.2021 provides the Motor Scrapping Facility)  Rules,  2021  for  establishment  of  Registered  Vehicles Scrapping Facility  (RVSF).  The  notification  has  come  into  force
- Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle 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 25 th  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),  State transport Undertakings, PSUs and other Autonomous bodies with the  Central  Government  and  State  Governments,  shall  not  be renewed after the lapse of fifteen years.
- (9)  GSR  663(E) dated  12.09.2023 provides for extension of date for mandatory testing of Transport Vehicles through an Automated  Testing  Station,  registered  in  accordance  with  rule 175  of  the  Central  Motor  Vehicle  Rules  1989  to  01st  October 2024.
- (10)  GSR  195(E)  dated  14.03.2024  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 and last amended vide GSR 797(E) dated 31.10.2023. (11)  GSR  212(E)  dated  15.03.2024  provides  for  amendments  in Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021 published vide GSR 653(E) dated 23.09.2021
- and lastly amended vide GSR 695(E) dated 13.09.2022.
- (b) and (c) The Ministry undertakes training of the officials of Transport Departments of States / UTs, officials from the SRTUs/STUs/STCs and Traffic Police officials of States /UTs regarding the  new  rules,  regulations  and  technologies  relating  to  transport, including  vehicle  scrapping  policy,  and  conducts  Workshop  cum Training programmes for development of Human Resources in States/UTs through several premier institutes.
- (d) and (e) The status of implementation of the policy is as under:-
- (i) 60 Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities and 75 Automated Testing Stations are operational across the country.
- (ii) 21 States/UTs have announced concessions in the MV tax on a vehicle which is purchased against a Certificate of Deposit. 18  States/UTs  have  announced  waiver  in  pending  liabilities  on the vehicles offered for scrapping at RVSFs.
- (iii) As  on  15.07.2024,  a  total  of  96,980  vehicles  have  been scrapped by the Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities.
- (f) The  Government  of  India  is  a signatory  to  the  Stockholm declaration  which  envisages  the  reduction  in  road  fatalities  and injuries by 50% by the year 2030.

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