Even as adequate registered vehicle scrapping facilities are a prerequisite to the success of the Centre’s ambitious policy to phase out old vehicles, most demands for setting up such units in Uttar Pradesh are largely from the western districts of the state, officials dealing with the issue said. They belong to Mahindra, MSTC India Recycling Pvt Ltd, Maruti Suzuki India …
A small drive in the city and it is not difficult to find vehicles emitting thick black smoke. The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has formulated the Vehicle Scrappage Policy to encourage owners to discard their old vehicles and go for new ones that are complaint with existing emission norms. “There is, however, no consensus among the States …
More than 20% of India’s total old vehicles that may qualify for the Centre’s newly unveiled scrappage policy are in Uttar Pradesh alone, people dealing with the issue in the transport department here revealed. HT Image The policy seeks to offer incentives to people who opt to get their personal/private vehicles older than 20 years or commercial vehicles older than …
The Madhya Pradesh government has issued a notification regarding old government and private vehicles, according to which vehicles that are over 15 years old will not be registered in the state. This is in tandem with the Centre’s scrappage policy introduced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman according to which cars that are older than 15 years would be required to …