Transport Minister Muzrai Ramalinga Reddy on Wednesday informed the Legislative Council that Karnataka intends to request the central government to relax the scrapping policy for public transport vehicles that are in good condition.
Responding to Member Govind Raju’s query on age-restricted public transport vehicles in the state, Mr. Ramalinga Reddy said that they planned to write to the Center on the matter and seek relaxation for public transport vehicles that were over 15 years old but in good running condition. Such an exemption has already been granted in Tamil Nadu, he said.
On the scrapping of other government vehicles that exceeded 15 years, Mr. Reddy said he would write to the concerned department and impound such vehicles.
“Union government deregistered 18,552 government vehicles (excluding transport vehicles) which were more than 15 years old on Vahan portal. So far only 1,493 vehicles have been scrapped under registered vehicle scrapping policy and 17,059 vehicles are to be scrapped,” he said.
3,212 scrapped
Mr. Reddy said that as of April 2023, 3,212 vehicles of the four transport companies in the state have already been scrapped and 579 are slated for scrapping.
Published – 17 Dec 2025 18:59 IST
