Road Ministry invites comments on a move to not increase life of vehicles of over 15 years
March 13, 2021
Rules applicable for all government owned vehicles including buses The Road Transport and Highways Ministry has invited comments on a draft notification that says government vehicles of over 15 years, including buses owned by State transport undertakings, cannot be registered after April 1, 2022.
The note calls for non-renewal of certificate of registration after 15 years in case of motor vehicles owned by Central government and its departments, State government and its departments, State transport undertakings, public sector units and autonomous bodies with Central and State governments, local governments such as municipalities and panchayats. Comments can be sent within 30 days.
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Renewal of registration for 15-yr old govt vehicles to stop from Apr 1, 2022
The government departments will not be able to renew the registration of their vehicles older than 15 years from April 1, 2022, if a proposal in this regard issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is finalised. It has sought the stakeholders comments to amend related rules in this regard issuing a notification.
Once approved, this will be applicable to all government vehicles - central or state governments, union territories, PSUs, municipal and autonomous bodies, as per the notification. From April 1, 2022, government departments will not be able to renew the certificate of registration of their vehicles, after 15 years. This will apply to all government - central, state, UT, PSUs, municipal bodies & autonomous bodies, the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways said in a tweet.
NEW DELHI: The road transport ministry on Friday issued a draft notification proposing to stop the renewal of all government vehicles which would attain 15 years April next year. This will pave the way for mandatory scrapping of such vehicles, which TOI had reported on January 26.
According to the draft notification, the proposed change will be applicable to all such old vehicles owned by Central and state government departments, local governments including municipalities and panchayats, State Transport Undertakings, PSUs and other autonomous bodies under the Central and state governments.
TOI on Friday had reported how all such vehicles will be the first slot to be compulsorily scrapped and how the motor vehicle law empowers the road transport ministry to decide the life of a vehicle and specify the age beyond which the registration cannot be renewed.