V. Umashankar, Secretary of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, chaired a media briefing on the PARIVARTAN scheme in New Delhi on 28 August 2026, outlining the Centre's plan to accelerate vehicle fleet renewal across India. (Photo: NationPress/PIB)
The PARIVARTAN scheme — short for 'Programme for Accelerated Renewal and Incentivization of Vehicle Assets for Reducing Transport Air Pollution and Network Emissions' — targets older, high-polluting vehicles for replacement under a structured incentive framework. (Photo: NationPress/PIB)
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is pushing the PARIVARTAN scheme as a key lever to reduce network emissions from ageing transport vehicles across India, according to the ministry's 28 August 2026 briefing. (Photo: NationPress/PIB)
The PARIVARTAN scheme offers incentives to vehicle owners to retire older assets and transition to cleaner alternatives, as part of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' broader effort to cut transport-sector air pollution in India. (Photo: NationPress/PIB)