New Delhi, July 16 -- Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved the Guidelines for the PARIVARTAN (Programme for Accelerated Renewal and Incentivization of Vehicle Assets for Reducing Transport Air Pollution and Network Emissions) Scheme, aimed at facilitating the replacement of older, highly polluting trucks and buses operating in the National Capital Region (NCR) with cleaner Bharat Stage (BS)-VI compliant or electric vehicles.

The Scheme, with a total outlay of Rs. 9,585 crore - including budgetary support of Rs. 5,041 crore from the Central Government - was approved by the Union Cabinet on 3 June 2026. The detailed operational Guidelines for the Scheme have now been approved by the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affair...