As per the report of the Economic Survey of Delhi, 2022-23, Delhi roads have seen a drastic change as the number of vehicles on roads slipped by more than 35%. The reason for this happening is Arvind Kejriwal government has banned the motion of overage vehicles.
On March 20, Kailash Gahlot, the Finance Minister of Delhi tabled the Economic Survey in the Assembly.
The survey informed that the total number of vehicles in Delhi in 2021-22 stood at 79.18 lakh, which is clearly 35.38% down as the Arvind Kejriwal Government put a ban on diesel vehicles having more than 10 years of age and petrol vehicles having more than 15 years of age.
Supreme Court’s Order
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In 2018, the Supreme Court of India put a ban on diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years. The court also warned that the vehicles used in violation of the order will be confined.
The Economic Survey of Delhi report highlighted that the annual growth of vehicles in the capital slipped from 8.13% in 2005-06 to 3.03% in 2020-21. Although, in that very period, the number of vehicles every thousand people went up from 317 to 655.
Delhi is considerably a center for personal motorized vehicles in the country. There are about 122.53 lakh total motorized vehicles in the capital. Cars and jeeps are about 28% of the entire listed motorized vehicles.
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At the same time, there are 67% of total registered vehicles in terms of two-wheelers, as per the report.
The Efforts Of The Transport Department Of Delhi
The report has also revealed that there is a difference in terms of the real number of vehicles used on the roads of Delhi as the majority of vehicles listed in the capital are used in NCR areas and vice versa.
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“The transport department is giving its 100% to calculate the real number of vehicles in the capital by taking into consideration vehicles that are expired due to any reason, moved to and from any other states, etc,” it revealed.
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