Over 5,000 vehicles scrapped at registered vehicle scrapping facilities

MoRTH's notification provides that the Certificate of Registration of government vehicles shall expire after the lapse of 15 years from the date of initial registration

PGurus Newsdesk

February 9, 2023

MoRTH's notification provides that the Certificate of Registration of government vehicles shall expire after the lapse of 15 years from the date of initial registration

A total of 5,359 private, 67 commercial vehicles have been scrapped

A total of 5,359 private and 67 commercial vehicles have been scrapped at Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities (RVSFs) set up in accordance with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) notification under Vehicle Scrapping Policy, between January 1, 2022, and January 31, 2023.

According to a written reply by the Ministry in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, all RVSFs set up in accordance with MoRTH notification GSR 653 (E) dated September 23, 2021, are private entities.

There was no intervention by the government in the determination of the fair price of vehicles to be scrapped. The market forces decide the price of these vehicles as per the condition of the vehicle to be scrapped.

The Ministry of Steel has specified the mechanism to determine the reserve price of government-owned vehicles older than 15 years, which must be scrapped according to MoRTH notification GSR 29 (E) dated January 16, 2023.

In order to incentivize the scrapping of old unfit and polluting (End of Life vehicles) vehicles, MoRTH has issued GSR 720 (E) dated October 5, 2021, to provide concession in the Motor Vehicle Tax of up to 25 percent in case of non-transport vehicles and up to 15 percent in case of transport vehicles which are purchased against the ‘Certificate of Deposit’.

Moreover, MoRTH has also issued a notification through October 4, 2021, to waive the registration fee of new vehicles, which are purchased against the Certificate of Deposit.

MoRTH’s notification provides that the Certificate of Registration of government vehicles shall expire after the lapse of 15 years from the date of initial registration.

Disposal of such vehicles shall be ensured at RVSFs only.

This rule does not apply to the Special Purpose Vehicles (armored and other specialized vehicles) used for operational purposes for the defence of the country and for the maintenance of law and order and internal security, said the reply.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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