MoHUA approves guidelines for PARIVARTAN Scheme to replace old trucks and buses in NCR
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs approved guidelines for the ₹9,585-crore PARIVARTAN Scheme on 16 July 2026 to replace old, polluting trucks and buses in the National Capital Region with BS-VI or electric vehicles.
Summary
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) approved the operational guidelines for the PARIVARTAN Scheme on 16 July 2026, making the scheme ready to be operationalised. PARIVARTAN (Programme for Accelerated Renewal and Incentivization of Vehicle Assets for Reducing Transport Air Pollution and Network Emissions) will help replace older, highly polluting trucks and buses in the National Capital Region with Bharat Stage-VI compliant or electric vehicles. The scheme, approved by the Union Cabinet on 3 June 2026, has a total outlay of ₹9,585 crore including ₹5,041 crore of central support; the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will implement it, with funding through the National Capital Region Planning Board.
Key facts
- Guidelines approved
- 16 July 2026, by MoHUA
- Cabinet approval
- 3 June 2026
- Outlay
- ₹9,585 crore (₹5,041 crore central support)
- Aim
- Replace old trucks and buses in NCR with BS-VI or electric vehicles
- Implementing ministry
- MoRTH
- Funding route
- National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The PARIVARTAN Scheme, whose guidelines were approved on 16 July 2026, aims to replace old trucks and buses in which region?
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Correct answer: D — National Capital Region
PARIVARTAN targets replacement of older, highly polluting trucks and buses in the National Capital Region.
Which ministry will implement the PARIVARTAN Scheme?
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Correct answer: C — Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
MoHUA approved the guidelines, but the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is the implementing ministry, with funding through NCRPB.
What is the total outlay of the PARIVARTAN Scheme approved by the Union Cabinet on 3 June 2026?
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Correct answer: B — ₹9,585 crore
The scheme's total outlay is ₹9,585 crore, including ₹5,041 crore of central budgetary support.