Lok Sabha Question No. 3 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Compliance of End-of-Life Vehicles Rules, 2025
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ms Kangna Ranaut, Shri Tapir Gao, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Manish Jaiswal, Shri Mahesh Kashyap, Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Shri Arun Govil, Dr. Bhola Singh, Shri Tejasvi Surya, Shri Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2025

## Compliance of End-of-Life Vehicles Rules, 2025

3. SHRI ARUN GOVIL:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

MS KANGNA RANAUT:

SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI:

SHRI MANISH JAISWAL:

DR. BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI MAHESH KASHYAP:

SHRI TEJASVI SURYA:

SHRI TAPIR GAO:

DR. RAJESH MISHRA:

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

- (a) the objectives of the rules notified for End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) and the manner in which the said rules have been designed to reduce waste and pollution associated with the disposal of these vehicles;
- (b) the number of authorized vehicle scrapping facilities currently operational in the country and their compliance with environmental safety norms;
- (c) whether  the  Government  plans  to  provide  incentives  to  encourage  vehicle  owners  to responsibly scrap old vehicles and transition to eco-friendly alternatives;
- (d) the enforcement measures adopted to ensure strict adherence to the new rules among vehicle manufacturers, dealers and recycling units; and
- (e) whether any special arrangements are being made on priority basis to prevent pollution in Singrauli district as it is an industrial and heavily polluted area?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a)  &  (d): 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 put in the market 15 years ago in case of transport vehicles and 20 years ago in case of non-transport vehicles.

Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities (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. They are required to send all the recovered and segregated materials from End-of-Life vehicles to the registered recyclers or refurbishers, co-processors for  recycling  and  reuse  of  components  or  materials,  in  case  RVSF  does  have  recycling  or refurbishing facility. They are further required to send all non-recyclable or non-refurbishable materials  and  non-utilizable  hazardous  materials  to  Common  Hazardous  Waste  Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility authorised under Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.

Designated Collection Centres by producers are required to handle the End-of-Life Vehicles in an environmentally sound manner and send them to Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility.

Registered owner of the vehicle or bulk consumer is required to deposit the End-of-Life vehicle at any of the producer's designated sales outlet or designated Collection Centre or Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility within a period of one hundred and eighty days from the date the vehicle becomes the End-of-Life vehicle.

Under  the  rules,  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  in  case  of  producer  and  State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) in case of RVSF and bulk consumer may, after giving an opportunity of being heard, suspend or cancel their registration, in case of violation or noncompliance of any provisions of these rules.

Returns in respect of obligations provided under the rules are required to be filed by producer, bulk consumer and RVSF on centralised online portal.

CPCB has been mandated 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.

Similarly, SPCB has been mandated 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.

(b): Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  (MoRTH)  has  formulated  the  Vehicle Scrapping Policy for creation of an ecosystem to phase out older unfit and polluting vehicles. The  policy  targets  scrapping  of  unfit  and  polluting  vehicles  strictly  based  on  their  fitness. Under this policy, a network of Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities (RVSFs) is envisaged across the country. As on January 2025, 84 RVSFs are operational in the country.

MoRTH  notified  the  Motor  Vehicles  (Registration  and  Functions  of  Vehicle  Scrapping Facility)  Rules,  2021  prescribe  for  registration  of  Registered  Vehicle  Scrapping  Facility (RVSF),  criteria  for  scrapping  vehicles,  scrapping  procedure,  audit  and  certifications  for functioning  of  RVSFs.  In  addition,  RVSF  is  required  to  comply  with  the  guidelines 'Environmentally Sound Management of End-of-Life Vehicles' issued by CPCB.

(c): Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) notified the Central Motor Vehicles (Twenty Third Amendment) Rules, 2021 vide GSR 714 (E) dated 04.10.2021, which provide that if a buyer of a new vehicle submits 'Certificate of Deposit' of an end-of-life vehicle then the Registration fee on the new vehicle will not be levied.

Further, MoRTH under the Central Motor Vehicles (Twenty fourth Amendment) Rules, 2021 vide GSR 720 (E) dated 05.10.2021 provides for concession in the motor vehicle tax upto twenty five percent in case of non-transport vehicles and fifteen percent in case of transport vehicles.

In addition, MoRTH has issued the following notifications or advisories to promote adoption of Electric Vehicles and eco-friendly alternatives:

- (a) Vide  S.O.  5333  (E)  dated  18.10.2018,  granted  the  exemption  to  the  Battery  Operated Transport Vehicles and Transport Vehicles running on Ethanol and Methanol fuels from the requirements of permit .
- (b) Vide  GSR  525  (E)  dated  2.8.2021  exempted  the  Battery  Operated  Vehicles  from  the payment  of  fees  for  the  purpose  of  issue  or  renewal  of  registration  certificate  and assignment of new registration mark.
- (c) Vide GSR 302 (E) dated 18.4.2023 to issue All India Tourist permit for Battery Operated Vehicles without payment of any permit fee.
- (d) Vide  GSR  749  (E)  dated  7.8.2018  to  issue  registration  mark  for  the  Battery  Operated Vehicles to be in Yellow colour on Green background for the transport vehicles and for all other cases, in White in colour on Green background.

Further, Ministry of Heavy Industries launched 'PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle  Enhancement  (PM  E-DRIVE)  Scheme' on  29 th   September,  2024  for  promotion  of electric mobility in the country with and outlay of Rs 10,900 crore over a period of two years. The scheme provides subsidies or demand incentives worth Rs.3,679 crore to e-2Ws, e-3Ws, e-ambulances, e-trucks and other emerging EVs. It will support 24.79 lakh e-2Ws, 3.16 lakh e-3Ws, and 14,028 e-buses.

(e): Since  Singrauli  and  Sonebhadra  fall  under  severely  polluted  areas  having  industrial activities,  namely  Thermal  Power  Plants,  coal  mines,  stone  crushers,  and  ash  and material transportation, additional safeguards have been put into place.

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change constituted 'Fly Ash Management and Utilization Mission' on 09 th  March, 2022 for coordination and monitoring issues relating to handling  and disposal of  fly  ash  as  well  as  other  related  issues  regarding  pollution  due  to Thermal Power Plants and other industries in Singrauli and Sonebhadra industrial regions.

Fly Ash Management and Utilization Mission in its meeting held on 23.12.2024 reviewed the implementation of action plans for abatement of pollution submitted by thermal power plants, mines, stone crushers, industries, railway sidings including the utilisation of ash by thermal power plants in Singrauli and Sonebhadra districts and provided directions to State Pollution Control Boards to monitor the implementation of these action plans.

Special environmental  safeguards  are  also  incorporated  in the specific conditions of Environmental Clearance of various Projects falling within the purview of EIA Notification, 2006, as amended.

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