Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Pon. Radhakrishnan informed the Rajya Sabha on December 22, 2014 that the Government has approved a scheme for setting-up of model Automated Inspection & Certification (I&C) Centres for motor vehicles. Under the scheme, one such model Centre would be established in each state / UTs for replication by State Governments. During 11th Plan, the Government sanctioned 10 Centres, one each in the states of Andhra Pradesh (now Telengana), Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and National Capital Territory of Delhi. These Centres are at different stages of completion.
During the 12th plan, the proposals have been invited from State Governments for setting up model Centres. Preference will be given to those States where no I&C Centre has been sanctioned by the Ministry.
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