There is a very good news for the people living in Delhi. The Delhi government is planning to give people a discount on motor tax on new vehicles in exchange for destroying old vehicles.
In this regard, it has prepared a proposal and sent it to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena for approval. On scrapping the old vehicle, the customer will get a discount of 10 to 20 percent in motor tax. Also, the validity of this certificate will also be for three years.
Under this scheme, the state government will provide exemption in motor vehicle tax on registration of new vehicles (transport and non-transport) on destruction of old vehicles at authorized centers. However, to avail this exemption, the person will have to submit the certificate of the old vehicle handed over for scrapping at the Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility Center (RVSF).
Talking about this, Delhi’s Transport Minister Kailash Gehlot said that the aim of this policy is to encourage the destruction of old and polluting vehicles and promote the use of new and clean vehicles. He further said that ‘by giving tax exemption, we want to make it easier for vehicle owners to adopt environmentally friendly options.’
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You will get 10 to 20% tax exemption
Under this scheme, a 20 percent discount will be given on the total payable motor vehicle tax on purchasing a new non-transport petrol, CNG or LPG vehicle and a 15 percent discount will be given on purchasing a new diesel vehicle. On the other hand, a 15 percent discount will be given on the total payable motor vehicle tax on purchasing a new petrol, CNG or LPG transport vehicle and a 10 percent discount will be given for a new diesel vehicle. However, in both cases, the total motor vehicle tax discount cannot exceed 50 percent of the scrap value.
Validity will be three years
The special thing is that the validity of submitting this certificate is three years and it can also be traded electronically. That is, there is no condition to buy a new vehicle immediately by giving the certificate received after scrapping your old vehicle, rather you can use this certificate for the next three years.
SC had imposed a ban in the year 2018
Let us tell you that in the year 2018, the Supreme Court had banned the use of diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years respectively in Delhi. The court had said that vehicles violating the order would be confiscated. On the other hand, according to the 2014 order of the National Green Tribunal, parking of vehicles older than 15 years in public places is also prohibited. Since the decision, the Delhi government has canceled the registration of 55 lakh overage vehicles.
