Vehicle Scrappage Policy for Government Vehicles Approved

-Aman Khan

The eagerly awaited vehicle scrappage policy has at last been approved by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH), though appropriate just to government vehicles until further notice. Under the strategy vehicles of both, Central and State Governments that are older than 15 years will be scrapped. The policy was approved on January 25th this year and will come into affect on April 1st, 2022.

The vehicle scrappage policy has been bound to happen and the declaration of this first level will come as an alleviation to those in the business trusting it would help resuscitate request. According to prior conversations, the scrappage policy was relied upon to offer incentives to owners to scrap their old vehicles, however, a policy for personal and commercial vehicles is yet to be reported.

The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has also approved proposal to require a ‘Green Tax’ or pollution charge for older vehicles. The proposition has been shipped off states for consultation, after which it very well may be officially told.

While the Green Tax will help cut down the quantity of polluting vehicles out and about, a ton of care should be taken to ensure the survival of Vintage, Classic, just as some advanced vehicles, given the significance of auto mobiles in human history.

Under the proposal, transport vehicles older than 8 years will be charged a Green Tax at the time of recharging of fitness certificate, at the rate of 10-25 percent of road tax. However, public vehicle, for example, city transports, will be charged lower Green Tax.

Individual vehicles will likewise be charged a Green Tax at the time of renewal of the Registration Certification following 15 years, while a significantly higher Green Tax (50% of road tax) will be exacted on vehicles being enrolled in highly polluted urban areas.

There will be a differential rate depending upon the fuel (petroleum/diesel) and the kind of vehicle. Greener vehicles like hybrids, electric vehicles and alternate fuel vehicles utilizing CNG, ethanol and LPG will be absolved from the Green Tax, alongside agricultural vehicles utilized in cultivating, for example, tractor, harvester, tiller, and so on

It is recommended that the income created from the Green Tax will be kept in a different record and utilized for handling pollution and for states to setup for emissions checking.

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