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According to the minister, the Center will provide Rs 300 crore for this as assistance. In a bid to reduce pollution, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved the old vehicle disposal policy for the state, state Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh told media on Friday. He said that for the scrapping of 15-year-old vehicles, the state government would give a 50% reduction in taxes and fines and 75% in the case of 20-year-old vehicles.
"Today the new scrapping policy was approved. A 50% discount on taxes and penalties will be granted for scrapping vehicles older than 15 years and a 75% exemption will be granted for vehicles older than 20 years," said the Minister of State. , adding that the new scrapping policy will help control pollution.
In this regard, in early February, the central government's Ministry of Road Transport issued a draft notification that all 15-year-old vehicles from the central and state governments will have to be scrapped. The new rule will also be mandatory for buses and other vehicles of the Department of Corporations and Transportation.
In accordance with the intention of the Ministry of Land Transportation, the state government encourages the scrapping of private vehicles older than 15 years, as well as old vehicles used in departments. Milestones have been set for this.
A letter regarding the removal of government and semi-government vehicles 15 years or older was posted on January 23 at the Registered Vehicle Breakdown Facility (RVSF) along with a Google sheet containing vehicle information. A notification dated November 28, 2022 was also issued for the relaxation of the 15% road tax for passenger vehicles and the 10% eight-year total tax for commercial vehicles, an official statement said.
"A one-time pending liability waiver on older vehicles is underway. All office managers are requested to complete their department's 15-year-old vehicle information by February 5, 2023, so they can be taken." further measures," he added.
Meanwhile, the Center had also earmarked an amount of Rs 2000 crore for the promotion of this part. This assistance or incentive will be on a first-come, first-served basis and States will have to meet certain milestones.
"The state must reach Stages 1 and 2 to be eligible for the incentive grant under this scheme. Upon reaching each stage, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will pay Rs 300,000,000 to the State Government," the statement read. press. further away.
As part of Stage 1, it will be mandatory to issue government orders to scrap all state-owned vehicles older than 15 years in the RVSF. This order must be issued by the relevant department of the state government clearly indicating the required number of vehicles in all departments, local agencies, companies, etc. which ones will be disposed of and when they will be disposed of by RVSF.
In addition, the exemption from the tax on motor vehicles will be guaranteed and, for a single time, the cancellation of outstanding fees on old vehicles canceled at the RVSF for at least one year will be granted.
In Stage 2, all government vehicles older than 15 years will be removed based on selected criteria. According to this, the total number of scrapped vehicles must be at least equal to the number of vehicles specified in the government order issued by the state government. All vehicles must be scrapped only at RVSF.
