In a move to protect the environment, the State Government has decided to scrap its vehicles which have completed 15 years to its initial registration.
Commerce and Transport, Principal Secretary Usha Padhee has written a letter to all senior officials to scrap all Government vehicles of more than 15 years of old in Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF) Centers.
As per the amended Central Motor Vehicle Rules, the certificate of registration in respect of a motor vehicle owned by the State Government, ULBs, State PSUs, corporations established, owned or controlled by the State Government, would expire after the lapse of fifteen years from the date of initial registration of the vehicle.
Further, the certificate of registration of Government vehicles, if already renewed, such certificate should be treated as cancelled on completion of 15 years from the date of initial registration of the vehicle Padhee stated in her letter.
In order to facilitate scrapping of old vehicles, the Odisha Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Policy, 2022 has been notified by the Transport Department.
Under the policy guidelines, it has also been mandated that all Government vehicles under different Government Departments, PSUs, organisations, autonomous councils and ULBs above 15 years of age are to be mandatorily scrapped through a Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF).
“It is therefore requested that all the above categories of vehicles of your Department, Heads of Departments, subordinate offices, PSUs, organizations, autonomous councils, ULBs etc. under your administrative control may be scrapped on or before 31 March, 2023 in the RVSF Centers established in the State,” the Secretary stated.
After scrapping, the departments/offices would have to inform the concerned RTO for cancellation of the registration of those vehicles.