Delhi Approves PARIVARTAN Scheme to Phase Out Old Buses and Trucks
The Delhi government approved the Centre's PARIVARTAN scheme — the Programme for Accelerated Renewal and Incentivisation of Vehicle Assets for Reducing Transport Air Pollution and Network Emissions — to phase out old, polluting trucks and buses and replace them with BS-VI-compliant or electric vehicles. Cleared in a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the scheme is expected to benefit around 2.07 lakh truck and bus owners in Delhi-NCR. Owners of BS-IV or older Light Goods Vehicles who scrap them and buy a new electric one get a 100% exemption on motor-vehicle tax and registration fees for 10 years, plus a 5% interest subvention, an 8% OEM discount and fuel vouchers.
Key Facts & Details
8 points- 1Delhi approved the Centre's PARIVARTAN scheme to replace old trucks and buses with BS-VI/electric vehicles.
- 2It was cleared in a cabinet meeting chaired by CM Rekha Gupta.
- 3About 2.07 lakh truck and bus owners in Delhi-NCR are expected to benefit.
- 4Scrapping a BS-IV LGV for a new EV brings a 100% tax and registration-fee exemption for 10 years.
- 5Additional perks include a 5% interest subvention, 8% OEM discount and fuel vouchers.
Deep Dive
- +The scheme also covers Medium and Heavy Goods Vehicles that are BS-IV or older.
- +Buying a used EV instead brings a 50% tax exemption for 10 years plus other benefits.
- +PARIVARTAN targets vehicular pollution, a major source of Delhi's poor air quality.
Exam Focus
Which scheme did the Delhi government approve to replace old, polluting trucks and buses with cleaner vehicles?
Exam Relevance & Angle
Named clean-transport schemes, their incentives and the emission standards involved (BS-IV vs BS-VI) are testable environment and governance general awareness.
Target Exams
Background & Context
Bharat Stage (BS) norms set the maximum permissible pollutants from vehicle engines; BS-VI, in force since 2020, is far cleaner than the older BS-IV. Old commercial vehicles are disproportionate polluters, so scrappage-and-replacement schemes offer financial incentives — tax waivers, interest subvention and manufacturer discounts — to make switching to BS-VI or electric vehicles affordable. Such programmes are central to tackling vehicular pollution in the Delhi-NCR airshed.
Test Yourself
1 / 2The Delhi government approved which scheme to phase out old polluting trucks and buses?
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