The Union government aims to replace more than 2 lakh trucks and buses in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) with BS-VI or electric vehicles within a year under the PARIVARTAN scheme, bringing forward the two-year implementation timeline approved by the Union Cabinet, Road Secretary V. Umashankar said.
The PARIVARTAN (Programme for Accelerated Renewal and Incentivisation of Vehicle Assets for Reducing Transport Air Pollution and Network Emissions) scheme, approved by the Cabinet on June 3 and launched on July 14, seeks to replace trucks and buses registered in Delhi and the NCR districts of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh that conform to BS-IV or older emission norms. The scheme is being funded through the National Capital Region Planning Board under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and implemented by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
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Although trucks and buses account for just 3.1% of the total vehicle fleet in the region, they contribute 36% of vehicular PM2.5 emissions, officials said at a press briefing to explain the rationale behind the scheme.
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