Lok Sabha Question No. 1017 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-10
Subject: Ban on Diesel/Petrol Vehicle
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Murari Lal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1017

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2025

## Ban on Diesel/Petrol Vehicle

## 1017. SHRI MURARI LAL MEENA

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

- (a)   whether  the  Government  and  National  Green  Tribunal  (NGT)  are  contemplating  to repeal/amend the rule of 10 years timeframe for diesel vehicles and 15 years timeframe for petrol vehicles in respect of private vehicles;
- (b)   if  so,  the  time  by  which  the said  action  is  likely  to  be  taken  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;
- (c)   whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  private  vehicles  operates  less  in comparison to commercial vehicles and thus applying  similar  rules  on  both  type of vehicles is not justified;
- (d) ) if so, whether the Government is contemplating to allow private vehicles to run on the basis of their maintenance test and inspection at the interval of every two years in place of fixing the timeframe in respect of such vehicles; and?
- (e)   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  Road  Transport  and  Highways  (MoRTH)  has  formulated  the  Voluntary Vehicle Fleet Modernization Program (V-VMP) and Vehicle Scrapping Policy for creation of an ecosystem to phase out unfit and polluting vehicles in an environment friendly manner. Under this policy, eligibility of vehicles to ply on roads is determined through fitness test of the vehicle through an Automated Testing Station.

For private vehicles, Fitness test is required for renewal of registration after 15 years and based on their fitness status, the renewal of certificate of registration is made for a period of five years from the date of grant of the certificate of fitness. While for Commercial vehicles, renewal of certificate of fitness is required every two years up to eight years and thereafter every year.

There is also a provision of retest and appeal to the appellate authority for reconsideration after failing in the fitness test. Vehicles ultimately failed after above procedure shall be marked as End-of-life vehicles (ELVs) and for scrapping of those, the MoRTH vide its notification GSR 653(E) dated 23.09.2021 notified the Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021, followed by Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of

Vehicle  Scrapping  Facility  Amendment)  Rules,  2022  notified  vide  GSR  695(E)  dated 13.09.2022, under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. To ensure environment-friendly recycling and  shredding  of  old  vehicles  Ministry  of  Environment  Forests  and  Climate  Change  has published  "Guidelines  for  Environmentally  Sound  Management  of  End-of-Life  Vehicles (ELVs)' for Vehicle recycling and shredding industry.

In  case  of  National  Capital  Region  (NCR),  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  in  Writ  Petition  No 13029/1985 (M.C Mehta vs. UOI), vide its order dated 29.10.2018 upheld the order of Hon'ble National Green Tribunal (NGT) dated 07.04.2015 in O.A. No. 21 of 2014 and directed that all the diesel vehicles more than 10 years old and petrol vehicles more than 15 years old shall not ply in NCR. The direction from Hon'ble Supreme Court apply on commercial vehicles as well as on private vehicles.

Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Area (CAQM) has directed to NCR states that appropriate action may be initiated against all such End-of-Life Vehicles/ overaged vehicles either plying on roads or parked in public places in pursuance of Hon'ble Supreme Court's and NGT orders referred to above.

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