Road ministry issues draft norms to set up vehicle scrapping facility

New Delhi: India is a step closer to legalizing scrapping of old vehicles. The road transport and highways ministry has issued draft guidelines to set up vehicle scrapping centres in the country, a move aimed at protecting the environment and promoting legally backed dismantling and scrapping industry.

Towards this, the government has sought comments from relevant stakeholders by 15 November. These norms, when implemented, will enable safe and regulated disposal of vehicles.

Vehicles can be offered for scrapping if they are impounded or abandoned by enforcement agencies, beyond repair, registration certificate has not been renewed, damaged due to fire, natural calamity, without fitness certificate, among others, the draft said.