Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the Vehicle Scrappage Policy. On this occasion, Modi said that this policy is very important for the development of India. Modi took to Twitter to inform about the launch and urged youth and start-ups to participate in the programme. PM Modi tweeted and wrote that the vehicle scrappage policy has started today. He said in the Investor Summit to be held in Gujarat that with the advent of this policy, youth will get jobs and startups will get an opportunity to do business. I request our youth and start-ups to join this program.
He further said that the Vehicle Scrappage Policy will help in phase-out elimination of polluting vehicles. Scrapping vehicles will enable removal of unsuitable and polluting vehicles in an eco-friendly manner. Our aim is to create a circulareconomy. Earlier on Thursday, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari had said that PM Modi will launch the National Automobile Scrappage Policy during the ‘Investors Summit for Vehicle Scrapping Infrastructure’ in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The vehicle scrapping policy aims at the mechanism to remove the unsuitable and polluting vehicles in an environment friendly and safe manner.
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What is scrap policy?
According to this new scrap policy, 15 and 20 year old vehicles will be scrapped. While a commercial vehicle can be declared junk after 15 years, it is 20 years for a private vehicle. Simply put, your 20-year-old personal car will be sold as rubbish. Vehicle owners will have to take them to the Automated Fitness Center after the stipulated time. The government claims that the scrapping policy will not only reduce the financial loss of the vehicle owners, but will also protect their lives. There will also be a reduction in road accidents.
Why was there a need to introduce a new scrapping policy?
In response to this question, Giridhar Armane, a 1988-batch senior IAS officer and secretary of Andhra Pradesh cadre, enumerated many benefits. He said, “According to a figure, a person suffers a loss of 30 to 40 thousand rupees every year and a truck owner, two to three lakh rupees annually for driving a used car. This economic loss will be reduced by the scrapping policy. In the country At present 50-60 lakh old vehicles are registered. Some are already scrapped. Apart from scrapping policy, only 15 to 20 lakh new vehicles will be sold in the next four years. I don’t see this as a big advantage for the auto industry. “
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Old vehicles are dangerous
The Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways cited safety as the second major reason behind introducing the new scrapping policy, saying that vehicles that are 15 to 20 years old do not have seat belts and airbags etc. Due to which traveling in such vehicles is fatal. New vehicles follow far more safety standards. The rate of head injuries in accidents caused by new vehicles is also low. Thus the purpose is to motivate people to buy new vehicles by scrapping 15 to 20 years old vehicles, we are motivating the states to levy green tax on old vehicles.
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