NEW DELHI, Mar 16: The much-awaited vehicle scrap policy was given ‘in-principle’ approval at a high-level meeting at the PMO to pave way for mandatorily disposal of commercial vehicles (CV) that are more than 20 years old from April 1, 2020, an official said.
The development follows Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari’s announcement that the Vehicles Scrapping Policy, aimed at curbing vehicular pollution, has almost been finalized.
“A high-level meeting, chaired by Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister and comprising secretaries from different ministries in principle approved the vehicle scrapping policy today,” the official, who did not wish to be quoted, said. (AGENCIES)
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