The federal government has actually alerted the greater registration charges for cars older than 20 years, nearly double the existing rates, a relocation targeted at preventing using cars which have actually outlasted their energy and to minimize car contamination which represents 40% of the contamination in the nation.
According to the alert, the renewal of certificate of registration for motorbikes older than 20 years has actually been raised from Rs 1000 to Rs 2000 while for three-wheelers the charge has actually been increased from Rs 3500 to Rs 5000.
Even more, the expense of renewal of light automobile has actually been raised to Rs 10,000, those of imported two-wheelers or three-wheelers has actually been increased to Rs 20000 while the expense of registration renewal for old imported cars and trucks has actually been raised to Rs 80000 from the existing Rs 10000 and Rs 40000 for imported motorbikes and automobiles respectively.
“All charges defined are unique of Goods and Services Tax,” the ministry of roadway transportation and highways stated in an alert dated August 20, 2025.
The ministry had actually released a draft modification in February listing charges for lorries older than 20 years, a shift from the past where greater registration charges were used on lorries older than 15 years.
The relocation will assist dissuade making use of automobiles produced before the intro of BS-II emission standards and will assist the federal government lower automobile contamination.
The last walking can be found in October 2021 under the automobile scrappage policy, covering two-and three-wheelers, quadricycles, and LMVs.
