‘Old vehicle scrapping policy almost ready’

New Delhi, Feb 15: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the proposed vehicle scrapping policy is almost ready and soon vehicles older than 15 years could be scrapped. “Along with Niti Aayog, we have almost filized the scrapping policy. This would lead to the scrapping of vehicles older than 15 years,” said Gadkari after iugurating three electric vehicle charging points at Niti Aayog. Though he declined to divulge further details, it is learnt that the government is considering tax benefits for scrapping 15-year-old vehicles. For this it may approach the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council. (IANS)