New Delhi, July 22 -- The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has issued the official scheme guidelines for PARIVARTAN (Programme for Accelerated Renewal and Incentivization of Vehicle Assets for Reducing Transport Air Pollution and Network Emissions). Released by the Climate Change Division of the Ministry, the guidelines come into immediate effect.

The aim is to accelerate vehicle renewal, curbing transport-related air pollution and reducing emissions through coordinated action by ministries, state governments and implementing agencies.

The proposed vehicle replacement policy offers substantial incentives for owners scrapping older vehicles at a Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF). Owners of pre-BS, BS-I, BS-II, BS-III and ...