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No More Scrapping Of 15-Year-Old Vehicles? Government Working On THIS New Policy, Official Reveals
Vehicle Scrapping Policy: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is studying whether the vehicle scrappage policy can be linked to the pollution levels of vehicles instead of their age.
The government is working on a policy for the scrappage of vehicles to be based on pollution and not on the age of the automobiles, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Secretary Anurag Jain said last month on 10 September 2024 while speaking at the annual convention of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). (Inputs- PTI)
Jain said, "When you come out with a policy that scrapping is mandatory after 15 years, people come back to us with a question -- if I have maintained my vehicle well, why do you want to scrap my vehicle? You can't mandate." (Inputs- PTI)
He said, "We are studying it from the pollution (point) only." The government is "working at a policy" for the same, he added. However, he emphasized the need for a trustworthy programme of pollution checks. (Inputs- PTI)
"There also we will have to come out with ensuring that the pollution test will become something which is trustworthy," he added. (Inputs- PTI)
Current vehicle scrapping policy mandates that vehicles older than 15 years, shall be scrapped.