New Delhi, July 20 -- The Delhi Government has approved the proposal to implement and support the Central Government's Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' 'Parivartan' scheme (Program for Accelerated Renewal and Incentivisation of Vehicle Assets for Reducing Transport Air Pollution and Network Emission) in Delhi.

According to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, this scheme has been launched to replace old, polluting trucks and buses with BS-VI vehicles, those meeting even stricter emission standards, or electric vehicles, thereby reducing air pollution and emissions caused by transport, according to a release from CMO.

This approval was granted during a recent Delhi Government cabinet meeting. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta stated that the sch...