Top automakers including Maruti Suzuki, Tata Group, and Mahindra and Mahindra have evinced an interest in setting up vehicle-scrapping units in public-private partnership mode and will respond to government tenders on this.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is aiming to set up 50 such facilities in the country by March 2023, a senior official said.
State governments will be roped in as part of the tender process because such centres require large tracts of land, which belong to local governments, according to the official.
“According to estimates we have made from discussions with the industry, it will cost

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