Competition among auto cos address issue of vehicle scrapping sops: Gadkari

In a Q&A, the Union minister of road transport and highways says scrapping centres will become an entire industry on their own, subject to state and central rules

Union minister of road transport and highways, and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME), Nitin Gadkari, came out with two major announcements last month; a vehicle scrapping policy and record highway construction. In an interview with Megha Manchanda and Jyoti Mukul, the ever-optimistic minister shares his plans for furthering these initiatives even as he stresses on the need for green fuel and highways. Edited Excerpts:

Q. How was the record road construction achieved, considering there was a complete lockdown for two months?

Our last year’s (FY20) average was 28 km per day and when I took charge in