Ban on Cars Should Be Decided By Fitness Level, Not Age: Government

Instead of the ban on vehicles being dependent on its age, the ministry wants the proposed ban to be dependent the condition of the vehicle.

By Kritika Sethi

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Published on May 2, 2015

Highlights

The government seems really eager to attend to India's rising pollution levels - the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has now proposed that a car should be deregistered and scrapped if it is found to be unfit to ply on roads, irrelevant of how old the car is. Under the 'vehicle sunset policy', the government will set prescribed measures and standards to determine if a car is at the end of its life-cycle, thus unfit to ply. Instead of the ban on vehicles being dependent on its age, the ministry wants the proposed ban to be dependent the condition of the vehicle. After the National Green Tribunal's order the ministry had sought time to draft a policy to check such vehicles, it now wants to bring in all-encompassing measures to rein pollution. It is already working to implement Bharat Stage V and VI norms sooner than planned, i.e. move the respective deadlines to 2019 and 2023, respectively. Furthermore, the government is looking for scrap-yards for vehicles that will be found unfit. Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways had recently mentioned that they are looking to create a zone(s) for scrapping and processing old vehicles. He further added that these may come up at ports in Chennai and, probably, Kandla too.

Last Updated on May 2, 2015