**Policy Summary: Environment Protection Rules, 2025 for End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs)**
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) notified the Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025, via S.O. 98(E) dated January 6, 2025, mandating environmentally sound management of ELVs. These rules, based on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), assign mandatory scrapping targets to vehicle producers, covering all transport and non-transport vehicles except agricultural tractors, trailers, combine harvesters, and power tillers.
Producers must meet annual ELV scrapping targets beginning in FY 2025-26, based on vehicles introduced to the market 15 years prior (transport) or 20 years prior (non-transport). They are responsible for collecting ELVs through designated collection centers (including sales outlets) and uploading a list of these centers on their website. Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities (RVSFs) are mandated to receive unfit ELVs for treatment, depollution, dismantling, segregation, and scrapping. Recovered materials must be sent to registered recyclers, refurbishers, or co-processors. Non-recyclable or hazardous materials must go to authorized Common Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities.
Vehicle owners must deposit ELVs at designated collection points or RVSFs within 180 days of the vehicle becoming an ELV. Producers must register with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) via a centralized online portal. Bulk consumers and RVSFs must register with the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) or Pollution Control Committee (PCC) through the same portal.
The CPCB (for producers) and SPCB/PCC (for RVSFs and bulk consumers) can suspend or cancel registrations for non-compliance. Producers, bulk consumers, and RVSFs must file returns on the centralized online portal. The CPCB will conduct periodic inspections and audits of producers, while the SPCB/PCC will oversee RVSFs. Non-compliant entities are liable for environmental compensation. The CPCB and SPCB/PCC are authorized to take action against violations.
An Implementation Committee, chaired by the Chairman of CPCB and including representatives from relevant ministries, departments, and stakeholders, was constituted on January 30, 2025, to ensure effective implementation.
The policy is further supported by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' (MoRTH) Voluntary Vehicle Fleet Modernization Program (VVMP), the Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021 (G.S.R. 653(E) dated September 23, 2021) which prescribes for registration of RVSF, criteria for scrapping vehicles, scrapping procedure, audit and certifications for functioning of RVSFs, the Central Motor Vehicles (Twenty-first Amendment) Rules, 2021 (G.S.R. 652(E) dated September 23, 2021) regarding automated testing stations, the Steel Scrap Recycling Policy, 2019, and CPCB guidelines for environmentally sound ELV handling, processing, and recycling (2023).
Key Entities Referenced
Environment Protection Rules, 2025: Rules notified by MoEFCC for environmentally sound management of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs).
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC): The Indian government ministry responsible for environmental protection and climate change policies.
extended producer responsibility (EPR): A policy approach where producers are responsible for the treatment or disposal of post-consumer products.
Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities (RVSFs): Facilities mandated to receive and scrap unfit or end-of-life vehicles.
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB): The central agency responsible for implementing environmental regulations and monitoring pollution levels.
State Pollution Control Board (SPCB): State-level agencies responsible for implementing environmental regulations and monitoring pollution levels at the state level.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH): The Indian government ministry responsible for road transport and highway infrastructure.
Voluntary Vehicle Fleet Modernization Program (VVMP): A program formulated by MoRTH for phasing out older, unfit, and polluting vehicles.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Parliament Question:- Compliance of Environment
Protection Rules, 2025 by ELVs
Posted On: 28 JUL 2025 3:48PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) notified the Environment Protection
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(End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025 vide S.O. 98(E) dated 06 January, 2025 for environmentally sound
management of end-of-life vehicles. The rules are based on the principle of extended producer responsibility
(EPR) where producers of vehicles are given mandatory EPR targets for scrapping of end-of-life vehicles. The
rules cover all types of transport and non-transport vehicles, except agricultural tractor, agricultural trailer,
combine harvester and power tiller.
Under the said rules, producers have been mandated to fulfil the obligation of EPR for the vehicles
that the producer has introduced or introduces in the domestic market, including vehicles put to self-
use to meet the specified scrapping targets. Producers have been provided annual targets for
scrapping of end-of-life vehicles starting from FY 2025-26 for the vehicles put in the market 15
years ago in case of transport vehicles and 20 years ago in case of non-transport vehicles.
Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities (RVSFs) have been mandated to receive unfit vehicles or
end-of-Life vehicles for scrapping and must carry out treatment, depolluting, dismantling,
segregation and scrapping activities. They are required to send all the recovered and segregated
materials from end-of-life vehicles to the registered recyclers or refurbishers, co-processors for
recycling and reuse of components or materials, in case RVSF does not have recycling or
refurbishing facility. They are further required to send all non-recyclable or non-refurbishable
materials and non-utilizable hazardous materials to Common Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage
and Disposal Facility authorised under Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and
Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.
Producers have been mandated to make necessary arrangements to receive the end-of-life
vehicles from the registered owner at any designated Collection Centre, including its sales outlet
and upload such list of designated Collection Centres, sales outlets on its website and at a
conspicuous place of its sales outlets and service centres. Designated Collection Centres by
producers are required to handle the end-of-life vehicles in an environmentally sound manner and
send them to RVSF.
Registered owner of the vehicle or bulk consumer is required to deposit the end-of-life vehicle at
any of the producer’s designated sales outlet or designated Collection Centre or RVSF within a
period of one hundred and eighty days from the date the vehicle becomes the end-of-life vehicle.
Producers are required to obtain registration from CPCB through the centralised online portal. Bulk
consumers and RVSFs have been mandated to obtain registration from concerned State Pollution
Control Board (SPCB)/ Pollution Control Committee (PCC) through the centralised online portal
Under the rules, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in case of producer and SPCB/ PCC in case of
RVSF and bulk consumer may, after giving an opportunity of being heard, suspend or cancel their
registration, in case of violation or non-compliance of any provisions of these rules.
Returns in respect of fulfilment of the obligations provided under the rules are required to be filed by
producer, bulk consumer and RVSF on centralised online portal.
CPCB has been mandated to undertake periodic inspection and audit of the producer to ensure that such
facility is complying with the requirement under the provisions of these rules. SPCB/PCC has been mandatedto undertake periodic inspection and audit, or cause to be inspected by an authorised agency, of the RVSF to
ensure compliance of the rules.
In case, producer or RVSF or bulk consumer who fails to comply with the provisions relating to
handling and scrapping of end-of-life vehicles in environmentally sound manner under these rules
are liable to pay environmental compensation for causing loss, damage or injury to environment or
public health. CPCB and concerned SPCB/PCC have been authorised to take necessary actions
against violations or for non-fulfilment of obligations under these rules.
Implementation Committee has been constituted vide MoEF&CC Order dated 30.01.2025 under
chairpersonship of Chairman, CPCB, with representatives from the concerned Ministries/ Departments/
stakeholders representing producers, recyclers and scrapping facilities, for effective implementation of these
Rules.
Further, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has formulated the Voluntary Vehicle Fleet
Modernization Program (V-VMP) for creation of an ecosystem to phase out older unfit and polluting vehicles.
MoRTH notified the Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021
vide G.S.R. 653(E) dated 23.09.2021, and it prescribes for registration of RVSF, criteria for scrapping
vehicles, scrapping procedure, audit and certifications for functioning of RVSFs.
MoRTH notified the Central Motor Vehicles (Twenty first Amendment) Rules, 2021 vide G.S.R 652(E) dated
23.09.2021, for recognition, regulation and control of automated testing stations, the procedure for fitness
testing of vehicles through automated equipment and the procedure for grant of Certificate of Fitness by
automated testing stations.
Further, Steel Scrap Recycling Policy, 2019, notified by the Ministry of Steel, promotes environment friendly
technologies for scientific processing and recycling of ferrous scrap generated from various sources and
products, including end-of-life vehicles.
Further, CPCB has developed ‘Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Facilities for Handling,
Processing and Recycling of End-of-Life Vehicles’ in 2023 to carry out dismantling and recycling of
end-of-life vehicles in environmentally sound manner. The guidelines also specify sustainable
technologies for de-pollution and dismantling of end-of-life vehicles.
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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