TEHRAN – The members of the transport and energy committees of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) held a joint meeting on Saturday in which the government’s transport fleet renovation programs were discussed.

As reported by the ICCIMA portal, the attendees of the meeting emphasized that the government must put a certain body in charge of the implementation of the mentioned programs in order to be able to monitor their progress.

Speaking in this meeting, Ali Hossein, the head of ICCIMA Transport and Logistics Committee, said: “One of the problems in the way of implementation of fleet renovation programs is the failure of the government and the Oil Ministry in fulfilling their obligations.”

According to the official, the government has not paid part of its dues to the private contractors that have contributed to the mentioned programs.

“Oil Ministry owes one of the contractors 100 million dollars, and if the obligation is not fulfilled, having a worn-out fleet is going to be inevitable,” he said.

“One of our priorities is the modernization of the road transportation fleet, which we hope will be achieved soon,” the official stressed.

The members of the mentioned committees also underlined the programs’ lack of attractiveness for the owners of worn-out vehicles, saying that the government must provide the owners of such cars with special incentives to encourage their participation.

“If a plan is to be implemented successfully, it should be beneficial for the owner of the worn-out car. But none of the plans proposed by the government so far have been attractive to the beneficiaries. The design should be attractive to both buyers and car manufacturers,” the officials said in a statement.

Providing the necessary funds for the implementation of the said programs was also among the issues discussed at the meeting.

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