The rule of 10 and 15 years on petrol and diesel vehicles was earlier applicable to private cars but now Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has banned old government vehicles as well.
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The government is constantly making efforts to reduce the increasing level of pollution. Many rules have already been made to reduce pollution. Let us inform that earlier a time limit was fixed for private petrol and diesel vehicles that after 10 years and 15 years old vehicles cannot be run. But now this rule is going to be tightened on government vehicles as well. Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has made it clear that after 15 years government vehicles will be scrapped and such vehicles will be seen on the roads.
Nitin Gadkari has implemented this new rule for all the states. Explain that the state governments have been asked to scrap 15-year-old trucks, buses and cars being used in the departments under their purview.
After 15 years, the vehicles of the Government of India or its undertakings will have to be removed, they will not run on the roads. Government of India has sent this policy to all the states. State governments should also phase out vehicles older than 15 years in their respective departments: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/qA9JPwfius
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There will be 2 to 3 scraping centers in every district
Recall that in May this year, at the inauguration of the new Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF) in Haryana, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari had announced that two to three centers for scrapping vehicles would be set up in every district of the country. will be opened.
Automotive Scrappage Policy: In August last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PM Modi) launched the Automotive Scrappage Policy, also known as the Voluntary Vehicle Fleet Modernization Program. During the ceremony, PM Modi had said that an investment of about Rs 10,000 crore would come from this policy.
For the information of the people, let us tell you that under this new policy, the government voluntarily gives a discount on the registration fee on the new car, encouraging the owners who scrap their vehicles.
Source: www.tv9hindi.com”