Lok Sabha Question No. 1161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Vehicle Scrapping Policy
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1161 ANSWERED ON 27 th  JULY, 2023

## VEHICLE SCRAPPING POLICY

1161.  SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether 15 years old vehicles have been banned to ply on the roads in all States of the country;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has formulated a scrap policy for such vehicles;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the scrap policy for various types of vehicle owners has been made uniform and if so, any tender has been issued for this; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)         No sir. Hon'ble Supreme Court in WP no 13029/1985 (MC Mehta vs Union of India) vide order dated 29/10/2018 has 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 passed in O.A. No. 21 of 2014 Vardhaman Kaushik & Ors V/s UOI.

- (b) to (e)    The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has formulated the  Vehicle  Scrapping  Policy  that  includes  a  system  of  incentives/disincentives for creation of an ecosystem to phase out older, unfit polluting vehicles across the country. In order to enforce provisions of the policy, the  following  notifications  have  been  issued  and  uploaded  on  the Ministry's website: -
- (1)  GSR  Notification  653  (E)  dated  23.09.2021  provides  the  Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules,  2021  for  establishment  of  Registered  Vehicles  Scrapping Facility (RVSF). The notification has come into force with effect from 25th September, 2021.
- (2) GSR Notification 652 (E) dated 23.09.2021 provides for recognition, regulation and control of Automated Testing Stations. The  notification has come  into force with effect from 25th September, 2021.
- (3) GSR Notification 714 (E) dated 04.10.2021 provides for upward revision of registration fee, fitness testing fee and fitness certification fee of vehicles. The notification has come into force with effect from 1st April, 2022.
- (4) GSR Notification 720 (E) dated 05.10.2021 provides for concession  in  the  motor  vehicle  tax  for  the  vehicle  registered against submission of "Certificate of deposit". The notification has come into force with effect from 1st April, 2022.
- (5) GSR notification 272(E) dated 05.04.2022 provides for mandatory fitness of motor vehicles only through an Automated Testing Station, registered in accordance with rule 175 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989, as under -

(i) For Heavy Goods Vehicles/Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicles with effect from 01st April 2023 onwards, and

- (ii)  For  Medium  Goods  Vehicles/Medium  Passenger  Motor Vehicles and Light Motor Vehicles (Transport) with effect from 01st June 2024 onwards.

(6) GSR Notification 695(E) dated 13.09.2022 provides for amendments  in  Motor  Vehicles  (Registration  and  Functions  of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021 earlier published vide GSR 653(E) dated 23.09.2021.

(7) GSR notification 797(E) dated 31.10.2022 provides for amendments in the rules for 'recognition, regulation and control of automated  testing  stations'  earlier  published  vide  G.S.R.  652(E) dated 23.09.2021.

(8) GSR Notification 29(E) dt 16.01.2023 provides that Certificate of registration for vehicles owned by Central, States and UT governments and their Departments, Local government (Municipal Corporations  or  Municipalities  or  Panchayats),  State  transport Undertakings, PSUs and other Autonomous bodies with the Central Government and State Governments, shall not be renewed after the lapse of fifteen years.

(9) GSR Notification 233(E) dt 29.03.2023 provides for extension in the date for mandatory testing through Automated Testing Station in respect of Heavy Goods Vehicles/Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicles,  Medium  Goods  Vehicles  /  Medium  Passenger  Motor Vehicles and Light Motor vehicles (Transport) to 01st October, 2024.

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