Lok Sabha Question No. 4093 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Air Pollution caused by Vehicles
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, NEELAM SONKER, RAKESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION N0. 4093

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2018

## Air Pollution caused by Vehicles

## 4093.  SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY: SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER: SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  a  large  number  of  diesel/  petrol  vehicles  plying  on  roads  are  the  major contributor of air pollution;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  policy  to  reduce/ban  the  number  of vehicles  causing  pollution  or  to  promote  electric  vehicles  as  an  alternate  to  diesel, petrol run vehicles in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) &  (b)  Major  sources  of  air  pollution  include  road  dust,  construction,  garbage burning, vehicles, DG sets, industries, etc. Studies have been conducted to identify major air pollution sources and their contributions to ambient air pollution levels in  the  country.  Results  of  source  apportionment  studies  of  six  cities  (Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai. Bengaluru, Pune, Kanpur) done by Central pollution Control Board (CPCB) and of Delhi carried out by IIT Kanpur are placed at Annexure . As  per  the  IIT  Kanpur  study,  in  Delhi,  the  contribution  of  vehicles  towards ambient PM10 is 19.7% during winters and 6.4% during summers and ambient PM2.5 is 25% during winters and 8.5 % during summers.
- (c) & (d) All Vehicles sold in India after 01.04.2017 are compliant to BS-IV emission norms.  Government  has  also  notified  for  implementation  of  BS-VI  emission standards with effect from 01.04.2020.  Further, for promotion of electric vehicles, Government has notified for retro-fitment of hybrid electric system or electric kit to vehicles and also issued Statutory Order specifying the type approval procedure of electric hybrid vehicles.

NITI Aayog  had constituted a Committee  under the chairmanship of Secretary,  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  (MoRTH)  to  suggest measures to promote electric mobility in India through non-fiscal incentivisation and to promote electric vehicles in public transport and last mile connectivity with zero emission vehicles. It is suggested that taxi aggregators and public transport operators  should  be  mandated  to  have  an  incremental  share  of  electric  vehicles from 2020 onwards. Further, the report has also highlighted that system of permit free  operation  of  electric  auto  could  work  as  an  active  agent  to  provide  the necessary  thrust  to  promote  electric  mobility  in  India.  Similarly,  in  the  bus segment, issue  of  unhindered  permits  for  operations  of  electric  buses  should  be facilitated.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4093 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 10.08.2018 REGARDING "AIR POLLUTION  CAUSED  BY  VEHICLES"  RAISED  BY  SHRI  PANKAJ CHAUDHARY, SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER and SHRI RAKESH SINGH, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

## Results of Source Apportionment Studies for Delhi by IIT Kanpur

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Results of Source Apportionment Studies for six cities by CPCB