Registration Renewal: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways ( MoRTH) has issued a draft notification of the proposal not to renew the registration of government vehicles older than 15 years. It is planned to be implemented from April 1, 2023.
Vehicles Registration Renewal: A number of steps are being taken by the government to control the pollution. Now according to media reports, The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways ( MoRTH) has issued a draft notification of the proposal not to renew the registration of government vehicles older than 15 years. It is planned to be implemented from April 1, 2023. The notification states that ‘scrap of vehicles older than 15 years will be mandatory for buses and vehicles of the Department of Corporation and Transport.’ Government is asking for suggestions within 30 days.
What did Nitin Gadkari say on junking old government vehicles?
On Friday, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also said that all vehicles belonging to the government, which have completed 15 years, They will be scraped and the policy in this regard has been sent to the states. He said, “I signed a file yesterday under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Under this, all the vehicles of the Government of India more than 15 years old will be converted into junk. I have sent this policy of the Government of India to all the states as well. They should also adopt it at the state level. ”
Government trying to curb pollution
Significantly, the vehicle scrapage policy was implemented by the government earlier this year in an effort to curb pollution. This policy came into force on 1 April 2022. According to the Vehicle Scrapage Policy, unfit vehicles older than 15 years should be removed from the road and replaced with modern and new vehicles.
