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| 22 March, 2021, 06:39 AM IST | E-Paper
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    Scrapping business unlikely to yield returns for 3-4 years

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    ​​States and automakers are yet to comment on whether they will extend the waiver of 25% road tax and registration fee and the 5% discount on new vehicles to those who scrap their older vehicles, as ‘advised’ in the proposed scrapping policy.

    While a few companies are already betting big on the vehicle scrapping business, it is going to be capital-intensive and would not yield returns for the next three to four years given that there is low public awareness and the policy is yet to be completely notified, experts said. The vehicle scrapping policy proposed by the road transport and highways ministry last week has been called a step in the right direction by all stakeholders. But
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