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These rules, planned for phased implementation starting
October 2021, will require deregistration of private vehicles older
than 20 years and commercial vehicles older than 15 years if
they fail mandatory fitness tests. This policy would affect ~21
million on-road end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), including 1.7 million
commercial goods/passenger vehicles (Roychowdhury and
Chattopadhyaya, 2020). Based on our own estimates, the
current fleet of ELVs will eventually generate over 9 Mt steel
scrap, ~1 Mt aluminium scrap, and ~3 Mt other materials like
plastics, glass, and rubber. Thus, VSP has significant potential to
advance the circular economy and reduce GHG emissions in
Arora, M., Shinde, A. M., Yadav, V., Maji, K. J., India. This policy brings in much-awaited regulation for ELVs
management but faces several local challenges due to the
Singh, V., & Myers, R. J. (2021). Ramifications nature of mobility services in India and continuing devastating
of Indian vehicle scrapping policy across the socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
mobility sector. Resources, Conservation and
Recycling, 174, 105845.
Mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
and other environmental impacts associated
with the provision of mobility services requires
unprecedented global technology and policy
interventions. Fuel efficiency and vehicle fleet
renewal have recently been the focus of many
governments through vehicle scrapping policies
(VSPs) due to the emissions burdens of older
vehicles, which are generally less efficient and
more reliant on fossil fuels. In a similar push for
domestic manufacturing and fleet
modernization, the Indian Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways has announced their
intent to introduce VSP, beginning with the draft
‘Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of
Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021’.
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