MoRTH Denies Fake News: ‘Ban On Old Petrol & Diesel Cars Lifted’, Issues A Statement
A message is widely circulated on the WhatsApp platform, which led to confusion that the ban on 10-year-old diesel vehicles and 15-year-old petrol vehicles has been lifted in Delhi and NCR region.
It has gone viral on various social media platforms, due to which the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued a statement on Twitter, “A fake news is in circulation in Social Media claiming that MoRTH has issued a notification lifting ban imposed by Hon’ble NGT on vehicles (10 year old for diesel and 15 year old for petrol) in Delhi NCR.”
“It also claims that the RC of such vehicles can be renewed by a payment of Rs 5,000. MoRTH wishes to clarify that the ban imposed by Hon’ble NGT, and upheld by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, is still in force,” it further added.
The chairman of the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) also posted on Twitter, confirming that the ban is still highly in effect various media houses have been “entangled in misconstrued information.”
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