MoRTH Sanctions 26 Automated Fitness And Scrapping Centres Across India

Published On Jul 26, 2021 10:45 AM By Dhruv

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People who scrap their old cars will be eligible for a waiver of registration fee, and a reduction in tax on the purchase of a new car

Nitin Gadkari, the Minister of Road, Transport and Highways in the incumbent BJP government, has revealed that 26 automated fitness centres and vehicle scrapping centres have been sanctioned across the country. This information was revealed in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

The vehicle scrappage policy had been announced in the 2021 Union Budget. It was declared at the time that private vehicles older than 20 years and commercial vehicles older than 15 years would have to undergo fitness tests. Vehicles that fail to pass this test will be classified as “End of Life Vehicles” or EOLV.

The centres will be located in the following cities:

S. No.	State/UT	I&C Centre Location
1	Andhra Pradesh	Gambheeram
2	Bihar	Patna
3	Chhattisgarh	Raipur
4	Gujrat	Surat
5	Haryana	Rohtak
6	Himachal	Solan
7	Jharkhand	Dhanbad
8	Karnataka	Bengaluru
9	Kerala	Kochi
10	Madhya Pradesh	Chhindwara
11	Maharashtra	Nasik
12	Meghalaya	Shillong
13	Mizoram	South Himen
14	Nagaland	Dimapur
15	Odisha	Cuttack
16	Punjab	Kapurthala
17	Rajasthan	Railmagra
18	Sikkim	Jalipool
19	Telangana	Nalgonda
20	Uttrakhand	Haridwar,Haldwani
21	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow
22	West Bengal	Kolkata
23	Chandigarh	Chandigarh
24	Delhi	Jhuljhuli
25	Jammu and Kashmir	Samba
26	Puducherry	Puducherry

Also See: Upcoming Cars In India

Owners that get their vehicle scrapped will be able to buy a new car without paying any registration tax. Furthermore, they will also get a tax break on the purchase.

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