Overview
- The PARIVARTAN programme, approved in June and launched on July 14, offers a large incentive package and a centralised portal to replace BS‑IV and older trucks and buses in Delhi‑NCR.
- The government has set an accelerated one‑year target to replace about 230,000 vehicles and an interim target of 25,000 registrations by the end of October to deliver visible air‑quality gains.
- Late August scheme data show roughly 1,300–1,450 beneficiaries have registered on the portal, while only a handful of vehicles have been scrapped and only four new registrations had been completed in one report.
- The implementation ecosystem is in place: 42 banks and NBFCs (with Canara Bank as nodal bank), 15 OEMs, 184 dealers, oil companies and gas distributors are integrated with VAHAN, Digi ELV and V‑Scrap for financing and incentive flows.
- If uptake accelerates, officials say replacing the small share of trucks and buses that cause a large share of PM2.5 could visibly cut winter pollution; success will depend on converting registrations into scrappage, loan disbursements and dealer deliveries.