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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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