Transport ministry proposes up to 25% concession on road tax against a vehicle scrapping certificate, Auto News, ET Auto

The transport ministry has proposed a concession of 25% in highway tax for individual motor vehicles and 15% for transport motor vehicles in opposition to a scrapping certificate.

The rule, portion of the car scrapping plan, is proposed to appear into result Oct 1st this calendar year onwards.

In scenario the car is registered in opposition to submission of “Certification of car scrapping”, the concession in the motor car tax shall be upto 25 per cent, for non-transport motor vehicles and upto 15 per cent, for transport motor vehicles, the notification issued by the ministry of highway transport and highways mentioned.

The ministry has invited strategies on the draft guidelines about the following month, immediately after which the remaining notification will be issued.

These concessions will be readily available upto eight decades, for transport motor vehicles, and upto 15 decades, for non-transport motor vehicles.

Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari unveiled the a lot-awaited Voluntary Vehicle-Fleet Modernization Plan or “Vehicle Scrapping Policy” which is aimed at building an eco-method for phasing out of unfit and polluting motor vehicles, in the Lok Sabha before this month.

Vehicle house owners scrapping their outdated motor vehicles, could get “strong incentives” which includes a 25% rebate on highway-tax for individual motor vehicles, and 15% for commercial motor vehicles, a 5% price reduction on purchase of new car in opposition to the scrapping certificate, between other individuals, Gadkari had mentioned.

The conditions for a car to be scrapped is primarily primarily based on the physical fitness of motor vehicles via Automatic Exercise Centres in scenario of commercial motor vehicles and Non-Renewal of Registration in scenario of private motor vehicles.

The plan proposes that commercial motor vehicles be de-registered immediately after 15 decades in scenario of failure to get the physical fitness certificate. As a disincentive measure, elevated costs for physical fitness certificate and physical fitness check might be applicable for commercial motor vehicles 15 calendar year onwards from the day of preliminary registration.

The ministry has, about the past pair of weeks, issued guidelines that will effectuate the plan which is expected to increase automobile income, apart from tackling the concern of air air pollution.