In a move to protect the Environment, the has decided to scrap its vehicles which have completed 15 years to its initial registration.
Commerce and Transport, Principal Secretary Usha Padhee has written a letter to all senior officials to scrap all Government vehicles of more than 15 years of old in Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF) Centers.
As per the amended Central Motor Vehicle Rules, the certificate of registration in respect of a motor vehicle owned by the State Government, ULBs, State PSUs, corporations established, owned or controlled by the State Government, would expire after the lapse of fifteen years from the date of initial registration of the vehicle.
Further, the certificate of registration of Government vehicles, if already renewed, such certificate should be treated as cancelled on completion of 15 years from the date of initial registration of the vehicle Padhee stated in her letter.
In order to facilitate scrapping of old vehicles, the Odisha Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Policy, 2022 has been notified by the Transport Department.
Under the policy guidelines, it has also been mandated that all Government vehicles under different Government Departments, PSUs, organisations, autonomous councils and ULBs above 15 years of age are to be mandatorily scrapped through a Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF).