Lok Sabha Question No. 1954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Scrapping of Old Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  15  years  old  petrol  vehicles  and  10  years  old  diesel vehicles are towed away by scrappers as per order of the Department of Transport without the permission of the owner of the vehicles and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the spare parts of vehicles like music system, etc are being sold by the scrappers in the market and the benefit of which is being taken by scrappers themselves and if so, the details and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government contemplates to make any arrangement for  exterior  and  interior  video  recording  of  the  whole  process  of scraping  in  the  presence  of  vehicle  owners  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government also contemplates to make any kind of arrangement  for  the  maintenance  of  video  recording  from  the  time when the vehicles was towed away to the place of final destination of the vehicle for record/notice of the owner and if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1954 ANSWERED ON 14 th  DECEMBER, 2023

## SCRAPPING OF OLD VEHICLES

1954. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)       1.  No  Sir,  The  Ministry  has  formulated  the  Voluntary  VehicleFleet Modernization Program (V-VMP) or Vehicle Scrapping Policy that includes  a  system  of  incentives/dis-incentives  for  creation  of  an ecosystem to phase out older, unfit and polluting vehicles across the country. The policy envisages voluntary scrapping of unfit commercial and personal vehicles strictly based on their fitness, irrespective of age of the vehicle.

2.      The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in WP No. 13029/1985 (MC Mehta vs Union of India), vide order dated 29.10.2018,  directed the Transport Departments of NCR that all diesel vehicles more than 10 years old and petrol vehicles more than 15 years old shall not ply in terms of order of NGT dated 07.04.2015.

3.      Sub-rule (vi) of Rule 10 of the Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules  issued vide GSR 653(E) dated 23.09.2021 (amended vide GSR 695(E) dated 13.09.2022), provides that vehicles impounded by an enforcement agency shall be handed over to the Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF).

4.       The  Enforcement  Branch  of  Transport  Department, GNCTD has taken strict action against the 10 years old diesel vehicles and 15 years old petrol vehicles found plying on Delhi roads in violation of  order  of  Hon'ble  NGT/Supreme  court  of  India.  Su ch  vehicles  are handed over directly to the Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility.

(b)     Sub-rule  10  of  Rule  13  of  the  Motor  Vehicles  (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules provide that if Scrapping Yards do not have adequate capability or provisions for responsible recycling of hazardous waste or for recycling of scrap material which is  outside  its  scope,  then  such  materials  shall  be  sold  to  duly authorised recyclers or agencies, who have adequate capability and licence.

(c)     Rule  12  of  the  Motor  Vehicles  (Registration  and  Functions  of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules provide that the Registered Scrapper shall install CCTV cameras at the scrapping yard, in the customer and vehicle reception area and the record of scrapping shall be saved in the  Registered  Scrapper's  IT  system  for  a  period  of  three  calendar months.  Further,  the  access  to  the  CCTV  footage  installed  in  the facility may be provided to the authorised agencies as may be required

by the State Government or Union Territory Government. (d)    No such arrangement is under consideration.

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