EnvironmentPIB16 July 2026

MoHUA Approves PARIVARTAN Scheme Guidelines to Replace Old Trucks and Buses in NCR with BS-VI or Electric Vehicles

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MoHUA approved the operational Guidelines for the PARIVARTAN Scheme to replace old, highly polluting trucks and buses in the NCR with BS-VI compliant or electric vehicles
Full form: Programme for Accelerated Renewal and Incentivization of Vehicle Assets for Reducing Transport Air Pollution and Network Emissions
Total outlay ₹9,585 crore (central budgetary support ₹5,041 crore); approved by the Union Cabinet on 3 June 2026
MoRTH is the implementing ministry, funded through the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB)
Incentives: Motor Vehicle Tax concessions, registration fee waivers, 5% interest subvention on vehicle loans, minimum 8% OEM discount, monthly fuel voucher support and one-time assistance for EV replacement
Rajasthan, Haryana, UP and Delhi issued tax-concession/fee-waiver notifications; 11 OEMs (95%+ of commercial vehicle market) signed MoUs
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🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS3 – vehicular pollution control, clean mobility transition and urban environmental governance

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🔑 Key Term: BS-VI – Bharat Stage VI, India's strictest vehicular emission norms, in force nationwide since April 2020

PARIVARTANvehicular pollutionNCRBS-VIelectric vehicles

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