New Delhi, July 16 -- The Centre has approved guidelines for Programme for Accelerated Renewal and Incentivization of Vehicle Assets for Reducing Transport Air Pollution and Network Emissions (PARIVARTAN) Scheme to accelerate the replacement of old trucks and buses in NCR.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has approved the Guidelines for the PARIVARTAN 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 approval of the PARIVARTAN Guidelines is a landmark step for the National Capital Region. As Chairman of the NCRPB, I am confident that this Scheme will meaningfully red...