Scrapping policy will depend on integrity of fitness centres: R C Bhargava

The policy statement for the first time recognises that there is a need to ensure that vehicles are fit for continued use, says Bhargava

The government on Thursday unveiled a draft vehicle sscrapping policy, which intends to push out old, polluting vehicles through disincentives like higher re-registration charges, while providing incentives like waivers on road tax, rebate on goods and services tax (GST) and 5 per cent discount from manufacturers. R C Bhargava, chairman Maruti Suzuki, tells Arindam Majumder that there should be stringent guidelines for setting up fitness testing centres to ensure implementation of the policy. He also questioned the logic of incentivising a customer to take an unfit vehicle off the road. Edited excerpts:
 
Will the scrapping policy help the automobile