Vehicle scrapping News

In 2000, passenger cars and commercial vehicles met Euro I equivalent India 2000 norms, while two wheelers were meeting one of the tightest emission norms in the world. Euro II equivalent Bharat Stage II norms were in force 2001 onwards in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.

No scrappage policy for tractors, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways affirm. The non-transport vehicles can be registered again after 15 years, it clarifies.

Earlier in February, Central government issued a draft notification in which all 15-year-old vehicles of the Central and State Governments will have to be scrapped.

Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways inaugurated the Tata Motors' vehicle scrapping facility which has a capacity of 15,000 vehicles per year.

Vehicle scrapping recently has had the government's attention to phase out old vehicles from Indian roads, reducing congestion and improving road safety for the drivers, reports PTI.

The policy from the Central government comes in an effort to decongest roads by scrapping buses and vehicles with the plans of establishing three registered vehicle scrapping facility, reports IANS.

Delhi government has announced a new policy for the owners of old vehicles and is now providing them with a rebate on road tax against scrapping the old vehicle on purchasing new ones.

The draft vehicle scrapping policy would offer a combined benefit of Rs 14,000 crore to the Centre and states and drive the auto industry growth by 22 percent, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said Tuesday.