Lok Sabha Question No. 727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: Implementation of Vehicle Scrappage Policy
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Manna Lal Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 727 ANSWERED ON 24 th  JULY, 2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF VEHICLE SCRAPPAGE POLICY

727. DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  old  vehicles  scrapped  so  far  under  the  vehicle scrappage policy, State-wise;
- (b) the benefits being provided to consumers purchasing new vehicles under this policy;
- (c) the  status of implementation  of  this  policy  in the State  of Rajasthan;
- (d)  the  special  measures  taken  for  implementation  of  this  policy  in Rajasthan; and
- (e) the number of scrapping centres established for effective implementation of the policy, State-wise particularly in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) As per the information available, a total of 1,32,612 Government vehicles and 1,25,721 private vehicles have been scrapped at Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities (RVSFs). The details of vehicles  scrapped  by  RVSFs  established  in  respective  States  are provided in the annexure.
- (b)     The  following  incentives  are  provided  to  citizens  opting  for voluntary scrapping of their vehicles: -
- (i)    GSR  714  (E)  dated  04.10.2021  provides  that,  in  case  the vehicle is registered on submission of 'Certificate of Deposit', the fee for issue of certificate of registration shall not be levied.
- (ii)  GSR 720 (E) dated 05.10.2021 provides for concession in the motor  vehicle  tax  (upto  twenty  five  per  cent.,  in  case  of  nontransport vehicles and upto fifteen per cent, in case of transport vehicles) for the vehicle registered against submission of "Certificate  of  deposit".   Provided  that  this  concession  shall  be available upto eight years, in case of transport vehicles, and upto fifteen years, in case of non-transport vehicles.
- (iii)  GSR 200 (E) dated 26.03.2025 provides for concession in the motor vehicle tax of up to fifty percent against such certificate for all transport and non-transport vehicles which are manufactured  as  per  Mass  Emission  Standards  Bharat  Stage  I (BS-I)  norms  and  earlier  Mass  Emission  Standard  norms  and  all medium  and  heavy  goods  motor  vehicles  and  all  medium  and heavy passenger motor vehicles which are manufactured as per Mass Emission Standards Bharat Stage II (BS-II) norms.
- (c)      In  the  State  of  Rajasthan,  3  Registered  Vehicle  Scrapping Facilities (RVSFs) are operational which have scrapped 7,822 private vehicles  and  2  Automated  Testing  Stations  (ATSs)  are  operational

which have tested 47,789 vehicles till date. In addition, Rajasthan has announced  and  implemented  MV  tax  concession  on  new  vehicles purchased  against  'Certificate  of  Deposit'  of  a  scrapped  vehicle  as below:

- (i)     15% MV tax concession in case of transport vehicles
- (ii)    25% MV tax concession in case of non-transport vehicles
- (d) The Vehicle Scrapping Policy 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.  The implementation  of  the  vehicle  scrapping  policy  comes  under  the purview of respective State Governments.
- (e)  As  on  16.07.2025,  106  Registered  Vehicle  Scrapping  Facilities (RVSFs)  in  21  States  /  UTs  are  operational  across  the  country.  The State-wise details of operational RVSFs are given below: -

| State / UT       |   Operational RVSFs |
|------------------|---------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                   2 |
| Assam            |                   4 |
| Bihar            |                   2 |
| Chandigarh       |                   1 |
| Chhattisgarh     |                   2 |
| Delhi            |                   1 |
| Goa              |                   1 |
| Gujarat          |                   7 |
| Haryana          |                  17 |
| Himachal Pradesh |                   2 |
| Karnataka        |                   2 |
| Ladakh           |                   1 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                   5 |
| Maharashtra      |                   8 |

| Odisha        |   2 |
|---------------|-----|
| Punjab        |   4 |
| Rajasthan     |   3 |
| Telangana     |   3 |
| Uttar Pradesh |  32 |
| Uttarakhand   |   5 |
| West Bengal   |   2 |
| Total         | 106 |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  727  ANSWERED  ON  24 th   JULY,  2025 ASKED BY DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF VEHICLE SCRAPPAGE POLICY

## State-wise details of Private Vehicles Scrapped by RVSFs est. in each State/UT

| State / UT       |   Private Vehicles Scrapped by RVSFs est. in the State/UT |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                                                      1506 |
| Assam            |                                                      1277 |
| Bihar            |                                                       591 |
| Chandigarh       |                                                      3159 |
| Chhattisgarh     |                                                       432 |
| Goa              |                                                       158 |
| Gujarat          |                                                     10239 |
| Haryana          |                                                     17590 |
| Himachal Pradesh |                                                       294 |
| Karnataka        |                                                      3816 |
| Ladakh           |                                                         4 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                                                      3303 |
| Maharashtra      |                                                      1893 |
| Odisha           |                                                      1458 |
| Punjab           |                                                      2618 |
| Rajasthan        |                                                      7822 |
| Telangana        |                                                        59 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |                                                     60626 |
| Uttarakhand      |                                                      1901 |
| West Bengal      |                                                      6975 |
| Total            |                                                    125721 |

State-wise details of Govt. Vehicles Scrapped by RVSFs est. in each State/UT

| State/UT         |   Govt. vehicle Scrapped by RVSFs est. in the State/UT |
|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                                                   9408 |
| Assam            |                                                   5485 |
| Bihar            |                                                   1536 |
| Chandigarh       |                                                   5068 |
| Chhattisgarh     |                                                    673 |
| Goa              |                                                     71 |
| Gujarat          |                                                   3919 |
| Haryana          |                                                  17410 |
| Himachal Pradesh |                                                    190 |
| Karnataka        |                                                   1827 |
| Ladakh           |                                                    201 |
| Lakshadweep      |                                                      6 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                                                   3172 |
| Maharashtra      |                                                  16360 |
| Odisha           |                                                   1049 |
| Punjab           |                                                   1484 |
| Rajasthan        |                                                   6578 |
| Sikkim           |                                                    149 |
| Telangana        |                                                   1112 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |                                                  53002 |
| Uttarakhand      |                                                   2039 |
| West Bengal      |                                                   1873 |
| TOTAL            |                                                 132612 |

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