One-year limit lifted for deregistered vehicles to obtain NOC

Currently, as per Guidelines for Handling End of Life Vehicles in Public Places of Delhi, 2024, in case of ELVs, owners have to apply for NOC within one year from the expiry date of the vehicle. They are also required to sell or re-register their vehicles in other states, during this period.

“We found that the one-year deadline for NOC was creating an unintended logjam, leaving lakhs of vehicles stranded in Delhi. These vehicles were neither being scrapped nor could they be moved out, leading to potential pollution and congestion,” said Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh. “This decision will systematically phase out a significant number of older vehicles from Delhi’s roads, giving a direct boost to our efforts in improving air quality and decongesting our city.”

This step, proposed in light of numerous public representations and internal reviews, aligns with the department’s 2021 and 2022 orders, which were themselves formulated in compliance with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directions, the department said.

Officials said that the decision will ensure de-registered vehicles are legally transferred to regions where they are permitted to ply, “effectively removing them from the National Capital’s ecosystem”.

The department had in December 2021 announced that all overage diesel and petrol vehicles will be de-registered. The department started the de-registering process from January 2022. So far, 50-60 lakh ELVs have been de-registered in Delhi.

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