Draft Amendment for End-of-Life Vehicles Rules, 2025
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What Happened
Why It Matters
Background
History & Context
What Changed
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Scope of EPR: BEFORE, EPR obligations under ELV rules were limited strictly to the recycling of steel. NOW, producers must obtain multi-waste EPR certificates covering used oil, tires, batteries, e-waste, plastics, and glass.
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Recycled Steel Content: BEFORE, producers had an initial 8% steel recovery target without aggressive long-term procurement mandates. NOW, the amendment mandates an escalating minimum recycled content of steel in new vehicles, aiming to reach 60% by 2055.
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New Stakeholders: BEFORE, insurance companies were largely excluded from the end-of-life vehicle regulatory framework. NOW, insurers are made accountable for tracking and reporting, thereby closing loopholes in accident-related vehicle scrapping.
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Baseline Database Declaration: BEFORE, historical tracking of material composition was not strictly enforced for older models. NOW, producers are required to declare the material composition of all vehicles sold between 2005-06 and 2024-25 to establish a baseline for future recycling targets.
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Practice Questions
Q1
Correct Statement(s)With reference to the Draft Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Amendment Rules, 2026, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The draft amendments restrict the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework exclusively to the recovery of steel from scrapped vehicles. 2. The amendments mandate a progressive increase in the minimum recycled content of steel in vehicles, aiming for 60% by 2055.