In accordance with the Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility Policy-2022, the Odisha government will scrap and phase out more than 20 lakh vehicles from the roads to reduce vehicular pollution.
As many as 20,39,500 vehicles, older than 15 years and lacking fitness, will be scrapped. The vehicles to be scrapped include 12,99,351 two-wheelers, Transport Minister Tukuni Sahu told the Assembly on Thursday.
The scraping policy, that has made mandatory scrapping of over 15-year-old vehicles at the scrapping centre, has been introduced to reduce vehicular pollution. Owners of old the vehicles will also get incentives to buy new vehicles, according to policy guidelines.
Against a scrapped vehicle, if the owner wants to purchase a similar type of vehicle, the government will provide concession in the motor vehicle tax.
The government will provide a scrap value of 6 percent of the ex-showroom price against the new vehicle purchased by the owner.
Under the policy, the state will also offer incentives to the investors, who will set up Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities (RVSF) in Odisha.
The Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities will be treated as industrial units and IDCO will provide industrial lands to the investors as per the industrial policy guidelines.
The vehicles which have not renewed their Certificate of Registration, not been granted a certificate of fitness, outlived their utility, vehicles that are 15 years old and above, owned by the government agencies/autonomous councils, etc. will be scrapped at designated RVSF centres, the policy guidelines stated.