Bhubaneswar: More than 20 lakh unfit vehicles will be scrapped in Odisha as part of the Vehicle Scrapping Policy.
This has been informed by Transport Minister Tukuni Sahu in the Assembly on Thursday.
Replying to a question in the House, the Transport Minister said that as many as 20,39,500 vehicles including 12,99,351 two-wheelers, which are older than 15 years and lack fitness will be scrapped.
The State Government has decided to scrap the old vehicles having no fitness from March 15, 2023, she said.
She added that 80,20,200 vehicles are fit to ply on the road.
The Government has already initiated the process to scrap 15-years-old vehicles with no fitness as per the provision of Odisha Government Scrapping Policy 2022.