Procedure for Disposal of ELV under End-of-Life Vehicles Rules 2025

Anamika Rathore

Anamika Rathore

Published on: Apr 29, 2026

Shatakshi Sharma

Updated on: Apr 29, 2026

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Introduction

The Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025, framed under the Environment (Protection) Act, aim to create a structured system for safe and environmentally sound scrapping of old vehicles in India. The disposal of End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) is the systematic process of depolluting, dismantling, and recycling retired vehicles through Registered Scrapping Facilities to minimise environmental impact and recover valuable materials.

Who can apply?

• Individual Registered Owners
• Bulk Consumers

Applicability Provisions

• Sections 3, 6, 8 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
• Rule 5(5) of Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986
• Section 56 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
• Rule 52 of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

Procedure

1. Vehicle Fitness and Identification of ELV

   Registered Owner and Bulk Consumer shall ensure that the vehicle undergoes fitness testing in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Rules and Act, as no vehicle can be categorised as End-of-Life (ELV) except in accordance with the Motor Vehicles Rules, 2021.

2. Mandatory Disposal of ELV

   • Upon classification as an ELV, the Registered Owner and Bulk Consumer shall deposit the vehicle within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of such classification at any of the following:

     • Producer’s designated sales outlet
     • Authorised Collection Centre
     • Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF)
   • Person shall abstain from retaining possession of an ELV beyond a one-hundred-eighty (180) day period from the date it is declared as an ELV.
3. ELV Annual Disposal Reporting
   • Bulk consumer shall register on the centralised online portal maintained by the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) or Pollution Control Committee (PCC).
   • Bulk consumers shall file an annual return in Form 2 on or before 30th June of each year for the preceding financial year.
   • The return shall include:
     • Details of vehicles owned or in possession
     • Details of ELVs deposited with authorised entities (designated outlets, collection centres, or RVSFs) for scrapping.