In this episode of the Perspective Prog. Based on 'Vehicle Scrapping Policy'. All vehicles owned by central and state governments, including buses owned by transport corporations and public sector undertakings, that are older than 15 years will be de-registered and scrapped starting April 1. This has been announced by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways through a notification. The rules, however, shall not apply to the special purpose vehicles, which include armoured and other specialised vehicles used for operational purposes for the defence of the country and for the maintenance of law and order and internal security. As per the notification, disposal of such vehicles should be ensured through the Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility after the expiry of the fifteen years from the date of initial registration of the vehicle. Announced in the Union Budget 2021-22, the policy provides for fitness tests after 20 years for personal vehicles, while commercial vehicles will require it after 15 years. States and Union Territories will provide up to 25% tax rebate on road tax for vehicles that are purchased after scrapping old vehicles.

Anchor:- Teena Jha
Producer:- Sagheer Ahmad
Guest Coordinator:- Anshuman, Vishwa Pratap Singh

Guests:
1. Mahmood Ahmad, Additional Secretary, Transport, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
2. P.K. Banerjee, Executive Director, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers
3. Ganpathy Subramaniam, Senior Journalist

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