Unfolding the Odd-Even Scheme
Updated: Dec 24, 2015 03:00:55pm
New Delhi, Dec 24 (KNN) Women drivers, CNG-certified vehicles and VIPs have been exempted from Delhi government's odd-even scheme coming into force from January 1, 2016.
While addressing a press conference, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has said the scheme has received all the necessary approvals and a notification for its implementation would be issued next Monday. Violators would attract a penalty of Rs 2,000, he said.
On the first 15 days, trial of the scheme would be conducted. Motorcycles and emergency vehicles including ambulance, PCR, fire tenders, will also not come under the ambit of the scheme.
Women drivers, traveling with a male child below 12 years are also exempted from the scheme.
The car rationing scheme would be applicable from 8 AM to 8 PM on all days except Sunday and on cars with NCR and other states' registration number plates, Kejriwal said.
Cars being driven by a woman alone or even while being accompanied by children up to the age of 12 would be exempted while cases of medical emergencies would be treated on "basis of trust", the CM said.
They said that according to the plan, owners of CNG-fitted cars will need to show prescribed stickers.
VIP category vehicles including of the President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India, Union Ministers and Governors and Chief Ministers of states and Union Territories "except that of Delhi" have been exempted from the scheme, Kejriwal said.
Vehicles bearing defence ministry number plates and those of Special Protection Group Protectees (SPG) would not be covered by the rules under which cars bearing odd and even numbers would ply on alternate dates till January 15.
Vehicles from other states entering Delhi will also come under the ambit of odd-even scheme.
Earlier this month, Kejriwal had announced that he, his ministers and all government officials will follow odd-even scheme. (KNN Bureau)
While addressing a press conference, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has said the scheme has received all the necessary approvals and a notification for its implementation would be issued next Monday. Violators would attract a penalty of Rs 2,000, he said.
On the first 15 days, trial of the scheme would be conducted. Motorcycles and emergency vehicles including ambulance, PCR, fire tenders, will also not come under the ambit of the scheme.
Women drivers, traveling with a male child below 12 years are also exempted from the scheme.
The car rationing scheme would be applicable from 8 AM to 8 PM on all days except Sunday and on cars with NCR and other states' registration number plates, Kejriwal said.
Cars being driven by a woman alone or even while being accompanied by children up to the age of 12 would be exempted while cases of medical emergencies would be treated on "basis of trust", the CM said.
They said that according to the plan, owners of CNG-fitted cars will need to show prescribed stickers.
VIP category vehicles including of the President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India, Union Ministers and Governors and Chief Ministers of states and Union Territories "except that of Delhi" have been exempted from the scheme, Kejriwal said.
Vehicles bearing defence ministry number plates and those of Special Protection Group Protectees (SPG) would not be covered by the rules under which cars bearing odd and even numbers would ply on alternate dates till January 15.
Vehicles from other states entering Delhi will also come under the ambit of odd-even scheme.
Earlier this month, Kejriwal had announced that he, his ministers and all government officials will follow odd-even scheme. (KNN Bureau)
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