Lok Sabha Question No. 1165 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Abandoned Motor Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad, T.R.V.S. Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1165

ANSWERED ON 27 th  JULY, 2023

## ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES

1165.  DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.: SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the cities having population more than ten lakhs have a large number of abandoned-unusable motor vehicles lying on the roads which create hardship and traffic issues for the road users and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) the current status of the policy and its enforcement by the Government to scrap the outdated motor vehicles; and
- (c) the number of such vehicles scrapped after scrapping policy came into force?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The provision for scrapping of auctioned, impounded or abandoned vehicles have been provided under sub-rule (viii) of rule 8 of the Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021 issued vide GSR 653(E) dated 23.09.2021, and amended vide

GSR 695(E) dated 13.09.2022. Implementation of these rules comes under the purview of State/UT Governments.

- (b)             The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has formulated the Vehicle  Scrapping  Policy  which  includes  a  system  of  incentives/disincentives for creation of an ecosystem to phase out older, unfit polluting vehicles.  In  order  to  enforce  provisions  of  the  policy,  rules  have  been issued/amended under the framework of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central  Motor  Vehicles  Rules,  1989.  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. 2.        Currently,  31  Registered  Vehicle  Scrapping  Facilities  (RVSF)  are operational  across  12  States  namely  Andhra  Pradesh  (2),  Assam  (2), Chandigarh (1), Gujarat (4), Haryana (5), Madhya Pradesh (2), Maharashtra (1), Odisha (1), Punjab (1), Rajasthan (2), Uttar Pradesh (9), Uttarakhand (1)
- in the country.
- (c)     A  total  of  23,113  vehicles  (11,095  private  vehicles  and  12,018 government  vehicles)  have  been  scrapped  till  21st  July  2023  by  the Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities since the launch of the policy.

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