Shimla, February 25 Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said on Wednesday that vehicles registered before 1975 would be classified as vintage and would not be scrapped.
A policy for registering vehicles that are 50 years or older has been introduced, allowing owners to preserve them, Agnihotri, who also holds the transport portfolio, told reporters at a press conference here.
He said that the state government has digitized and automated services, including driving license authentication, vehicle fitness certificates, and permits.
The deputy chief minister said that the transport department's revenue has reached Rs 1,000 crore this financial year, with an annual growth rate of 8 per cent. The revenue under the previous BJP government was Rs 500-600 crore, he said.