Extracted Data Points

Scheme Overview

  • Two-year scheme approved by Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
  • Objective: Reduce air pollution and promote clean transport in Delhi-NCR region
  • Financing: National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) under Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  • Implementation: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
  • Collaborative implementation with partner states and UTs: Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh

Financial Allocation

  • Total budget: ₹9,585 crore
  • Central government contribution: ₹5,041 crore
  • Partner states contribution (through tax concessions): ₹1,601 crore (estimated)

Vehicle Targets

  • Targets owners of trucks and buses registered in Delhi-NCR that comply with BS-IV or earlier emission standards
  • Aims to replace them with BS-VI or stricter emission standard vehicles or electric vehicles
  • Expected beneficiaries: Approximately 2.07 lakh vehicle owners (1.91 lakh trucks and 16,329 buses)

Emission Context

  • Transport sector contributes 14% of PM2.5, 40% of Carbon Monoxide, and 63% of Nitrogen Oxide emissions in Delhi-NCR (ARAI and TERI report, August 2018)
  • Trucks and buses constitute only 3% of total vehicles but contribute 36% of PM2.5 emissions
  • One pre-BS heavy-duty vehicle emits equivalent to 14 BS-VI standard vehicles
  • One BS-IV vehicle emits 2.7 times more than BS-VI equivalent

Vehicle Requirements

  • BS-III or older vehicles: Must be scrapped at registered vehicle scrapping facilities
  • BS-IV vehicles: Can be scrapped or sold outside NCR in non-NCAP cities/towns
  • New vehicles must be BS-VI or stricter standards compliant or electric, registered within NCR
  • Delhi-specific requirements: Light commercial vehicles purchased under scheme must be electric; buses must be BS-VI CNG or electric only
  • Government vehicles are excluded from the scheme

Benefits Structure

Central Government Benefits:

  • 5% interest subsidy on loans for 5 years
  • Monthly fuel vouchers up to ₹4,800 based on vehicle category
  • One-time benefit for purchasing electric vehicles or trading deposit certificates
  • Benefits continue for 5 years from date of new vehicle registration

State Government Benefits:

  • Registration fee waiver
  • Motor vehicle tax concession: Up to 100% on new vehicles, up to 50% on old vehicles
  • Tax concession valid for 10 years
  • Waiver of pending liabilities on old vehicles included in the scheme

Auto Manufacturer Participation:

  • 8% discount on ex-showroom prices from participating manufacturers

Implementation Mechanism

  • Fully digital implementation through an integrated portal
  • Real-time eligibility checking
  • Automated interest subsidy claims
  • Monthly fuel voucher credit
  • Pollution reduction monitoring

Monitoring Structure

  • Monitoring committee chaired by Cabinet Secretary
  • Committee members: CEO of NITI Aayog, Secretaries of Home Ministry, Agriculture & Health Ministry, Pollution Control Ministry, State Security Ministry, Chief Secretaries of Delhi-NCR states
  • Member Secretary of NCRPB as coordinator
  • District level implementation and monitoring by District Collector/District Magistrate