Modi launches vehicle scrappage policy
Lagatar24 Desk :Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing virtually, investor summit, Gujarat launched the vehicle fleet Modernisation Programme or vehicle scrappage policy today. He said that this policy is expected to bring in an investment of around Rs 10,000 crore. He also said Alang in Gujarat can become a hub for Vehicle scrapping. He stated the current method of vehicle scrapping to be unproductive.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari was present at the event in person. Godkari said the scrappage policy is likely to lead to a cut in raw material costs by around 40 percent.
The minister also said that the policy will help India become an industrial hub of automobile manufacturing.
He also said that testing centres will be set up in all districts across the country using the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
The policy is aimed at incentivising owners of old and polluting vehicles to take them off the road. Commercial vehicles that are over 15 years old and personal vehicles that are more than 20 years old will be eligible for scrapping.
The policy will be first implemented for government-owned vehicles, and then for heavy commercial and personal vehicles, Giridhar Aramane, secretary in the road transport and highways ministry said in a separate statement.
“We propose to scrap vehicles, which are 15 years and over, owned by the Central and state governments by April 2022,” said Aramane. “From 2023 onwards, heavy commercial vehicles need to be scrapped if they do not conform to the fitness level prescribed under the rules. For personal vehicles, we plan to implement this from June 2024 onwards.
