Lok Sabha Question No. 187 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Chavan Ravindra Vasantrao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 187 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2025

## Environment Protection (End-Of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025

## 187. SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has notified Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025 and if so, the details thereof and the key features/highlights of the said Rules;
- (b) the aims and objectives behind implementation of the said Rules;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  outlined  the  specific  roles  for  both  Central  and  State agencies/authorities in implementation of these Rules and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  started  any  online  portal  to  ensure  transparency  in implementation and providing real time data on the disposal and recycling of end-oflife vehicles and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has established any Implementation Committee to oversee the implementation of these Rules and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a) to (e): The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) notified the Environment  Protection  (End-of-Life  Vehicles)  Rules,  2025  vide  S.O.  98(E)  dated  06 th January, 2025 for environmentally sound management of end-of-life vehicles. The rules are based on the principle of extended producer responsibility (EPR) where producers of vehicles are given mandatory EPR targets for scrapping of end-of-life vehicles. The rules cover all types of transport and non-transport vehicles, except agricultural tractor, agricultural trailer, combine harvester and power tiller.

Under  the  said  rules,  producers  have  been  mandated  to  fulfil  the  obligation  of  Extended Producer Responsibility for the vehicles that the producer has introduced or introduces in the domestic market, including vehicles put to self-use to ensure the specified scrapping targets.

Producers have been provided annual targets for scrapping of End-of-life vehicles starting from the year 2025-26 for the vehicles placed in the market 15 years ago in case of transport vehicles and  20  years  ago  in  case  of  non-transport  vehicles.  They  have  been  mandated  to  fulfil  the Extended Producer Responsibility either through purchase of Extended Producer Responsibility certificate generated by its own Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility or by any entity having Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility.

Producers are required to obtain registration from Central Pollution Control Board through the centralised online portal. They are required to declare its Extended Producer Responsibility obligations for the current year by 30th April of the same year to the Central Board and furnish annual returns in Form 1 on centralised online portal to Central Board by 30th June regarding vehicles placed in the market, including vehicles put to self-use in previous financial year and in respect of fulfilment of Extended Producer Responsibility obligations during the previous financial year.

Producers  are  required  to  take  necessary  measures  to  encourage  End-of-Life  vehicles  are deposited at the Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility or designated Collection Centres. They must  make  necessary  arrangements  to  receive  the  End-of-Life  vehicle  from  the  registered owner at any designated Collection Centre, including its sales outlet and shall upload such list of designated Collection Centre, sales outlet on its website and at a conspicuous place of its sales outlets and service centres.

Producers are required to fulfil the Extended Producer Responsibility obligations by floating schemes such as buy back scheme, deposit refund scheme etc, or designate any other entity to fulfil the same. Every producer shall organise awareness campaigns and encourage customers by  offering  incentives  to  safe  deposit  of  End-of-Life  vehicles  at  the  Registered  Vehicle Scrapping Facility or the designated Collection Centre.

Bulk consumers and Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities (RVSFs) have been mandated to obtain registration from State Pollution Control Board through the centralised online portal. RVSFs have been mandated to receive unfit vehicles or End-of-Life vehicles for scrapping and must carry out treatment, depolluting, dismantling, segregation and scrapping activities.

RVSFs can exchange the Extended Producer Responsibility certificates upon processing of every End-of Life vehicle based on the quantity of steel from the End-of-Life vehicles on the centralized  online  portal  for  issuance  of  Extended  Producer  Responsibility  certificates  by Central Board for purchase by the producers.

Under the rules, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has been mandated to establish a centralized  online  EPR  portal  within  six  months  of  the  publication  of  the  Rules  for implementation of the provisions of the Rules inter-alia include registration of Producers, Bulk consumers and RVSFs, generation and exchange of EPR certificates, filing of returns regarding EPR  obligations  and  scrapping  of  end-of-life  vehicles,  uploading  the  list  of  designated collection centres for receiving End-of-life vehicles. Central Pollution Control Board has been mandated to carry  out  the  registration  of  producers  on  the  centralised  online  portal.  Rules enable  CPCB  to issue  guidelines  for  handling,  processing  and  recycling  or  refurbishing  of materials of End-of-Life vehicles in environmentally sound manner and for implementation of these rules. CPCB is required to undertake periodic inspection and audit of the producer to ensure that such facility is complying with the requirement under the provisions of these rules. CPCB  may  undertake  or  cause  to  be  undertaken  by  an  authorised  agency  the  periodic inspection and audit of the Registered Vehicle Scrapping facility. CPCB may take necessary actions  against  violations  or  for  non-fulfilment  of  obligations  under  these  rules  against  a producer or Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility or any other person.

State  Government and UT Administration is required to take  steps  to  ensure  that adequate number of RVSFs and Automated Testing Stations are established in the respective State and Union Territory, organise awareness campaigns, and encourage and incentivise customers to engage in safe deposition of End-of-Life vehicles at the Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility or the designated Collection Centre.

State Pollution Control Board have been mandated to register the RVSF and bulk consumer on the  centralized  online  portal.  SPCB  State  Pollution  Control  Board  is  required  to  undertake periodic inspection and audit, or cause to be inspected by an authorised agency, of the RVSF to ensure compliance of the rules. SPCB is required to undertake periodic inspection and audit, or cause to be inspected by an authorised agency, of the Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility to ensure the compliance of these rules and may take necessary actions against violations or for  non-fulfilment  of  obligations  under  these  rules  against  a  Registered  Vehicle  Scrapping Facility or bulk consumer or any other person.

In case, producer or Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility or bulk consumer fails to comply with the provisions relating to handling and scrapping of End-of-Life vehicles in environmentally sound manner under these rules, are liable to pay environmental compensation for causing loss, damage or injury to environment or public health.

In  line  with  the  Rule  17,  MoEF&CC  has  vide  Order  dated  30.01.2025  constituted  the Implementation  Committee  under  chairpersonship  of  Chairman,  Central  Pollution  Control Board,  with  representatives from  the  concerned  Ministries/  Departments/  stakeholders representing producers, recyclers and scrapping facilities, for effective implementation of these rules.

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