New Delhi: The Rekha government is taking one decision after another to reduce air pollution in Delhi. There is also a scrap policy in Delhi to remove old diesel and petrol vehicles from the roads, under which there is a provision for giving subsidy. The previous Delhi government was giving a subsidy of up to Rs 50,000 under the scrap policy. In Delhi, it is mandatory for 10-year-old commercial vehicles and 15-year-old private passenger vehicles to undergo fitness tests.
Scrapping the vehicle
In such a situation, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta has made a big announcement to strictly implement this policy from April 1, 2025. If your vehicle fails the fitness test in Delhi from April 1, then you will have to deposit your vehicle in a registered scrap facility. Under the scrap policy in Delhi, a deposit certificate is given in exchange for a 15 year old vehicle, through which you will get many benefits on buying a new vehicle. After scrapping the vehicle, a certificate will be given to its owner. When the vehicle owner goes to buy a new vehicle, he will have to show that certificate. After showing the scrap certificate of the old vehicle, a subsidy of Rs 50 thousand will be issued to him.
How many vehicles were sent for scrap
The Delhi Transport Department cancelled the licenses of 48,77,646 vehicles in the financial year 2021-22 and seized about 5,000 vehicles and sent them for scrap. Similarly, in the financial year 2022-23, 6,18,192 vehicles were de-registered and 1,35,419 vehicles were scrapped. In the year 2023-24, about 2 lakh vehicles were de-registered and 14,000 vehicles were scrapped. At the same time, in the financial year 2024-25, about 3 lakh vehicles have been de-registered.
What will happen from April 1?
According to the Delhi government’s transport department, so far about 5.10 lakh vehicle owners have taken NOC. They went out of Delhi with NOC and more than 10,000 vehicles have been seized and sent for scrap. The Delhi Transport Department cancelled the licenses of 48,77,646 vehicles in the financial year 2021-22 and seized about 5,000 vehicles and sent them for scrap. Similarly, in the financial year 2022-23, 6,18,192 vehicles were de-registered and 1,35,419 vehicles were scrapped. In the year 2023-24, about 2 lakh vehicles were de-registered and 14,000 vehicles were scrapped.
Let us tell you, this policy comes under the National Highways Ministry of the Central Government. It is being strictly implemented to reduce air pollution in Delhi, as diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years are banned from running in Delhi-NCR. But despite this, people are driving such vehicles openly, whereas there is a provision of both confiscation and penalty for not getting them scrapped. This policy is applicable in Delhi from the year 2022.