Lok Sabha Question No. 964 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-10
Subject: National Clean Air Programme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Dushyant Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 964

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2025

## National Clean Air Programme

## 964. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

- (a) the details of progress made in improving air quality and reducing particulate matter (PM10) levels under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) and the XVth Finance Commission air quality grants, during the last three years, State and year-wise;
- (b) the  details  regarding  current  air  quality  improvement  in  major  cities  of  the  country, compared to global standards for particulate matter levels, along with key challenges faced in meeting the 40% reduction target by 2025-26;
- (c) the details of specific actions taken by the Government to address vehicular emissions, industrial pollutants and construction dust in cities under the NCAP; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  to  control  pollution  sources  like  vehicular  emissions,  industrial emissions, and waste burning?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a) & (b): National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in January 2019 with an aim to improve air quality in 130 cities (non-attainment cities and Million Plus Cities) in 24 States/UTs through implementation of National, State and City level clean air action plans. NCAP envisages reduction in PM10 levels up to 40% or achievement of national standards (60 microgram/cubic meter) by 2025-26.

NCAP  is  multi-sectoral  initiative  involving  the  coordinated  efforts  of  the  Central  and  State Governments, Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), and other stakeholders. It emphasizes source-specific mitigation measures through city, state, and national-level clean air action plans.

City Specific Clean Air Action Plans have been prepared by all cities to implement air quality improvement measures in respective cities. These plans target air pollution sources like soil & road dust,  vehicular  emissions,  waste  burning,  construction  &  demolition  activities,  and  industrial pollution.  In  addition,  funding  for  implementation  of  City  Action  Plans  (CAPs)  is  mobilized through the convergence of resources from various Central Government schemes such as Swachh Bharat  Mission-  Urban  (SBM-U),  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation (AMRUT), Smart City Mission (SCM), Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT), Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME-II), and Nagar Van Yojana (NVY), as well as resources from State/UT Governments and agencies like Municipal Corporations and Urban Development authorities.

Further, an allocation of Rs. 19,611 crore has been made for 130 cities. It includes an allocation of Rs.16,539 crore to 48 million plus cities through 15th Finance Million Plus City Challenge Fund (MPCCF) for the period FY 2020-21 to 2025-26, and Rs.3072 crore to remaining 82 cities through Control  of  Pollution  Scheme  of  MoEFCC  for  the  period  FY  2019-20  till  2025-26.  These  are performance linked grants for critical gap funding to implement air pollution mitigation measures, and an amount of Rs. 11,541.88 crore has been released based on achievement of air pollution reduction targets in respective cities.

The progress made in improving air quality in terms of particulate matter (PM10) levels under NCAP during the last three years (2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24) is provided at Annexure I.

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in 2009 for 12 parameters. NAAQS take into account of Indian conditions and factors such as background air pollution levels, pollutants and sources, exposure of pollutants and health impacts.

97  cities  out  of  130  cities  have  shown  improvement  in  air  quality  in  terms  of  annual  PM10 concentrations in FY 2023-24 with respect to the levels of FY 2017-18. 55 cities have achieved reduction of 20% and above in PM10 levels in 2023-24 with respect to the levels of 2017-18. 18 cities have met National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for PM10 (60 μg/m3) in FY 2023-24.  Details  of  air  quality  improvement  in  cities  covered  under  NCAP  is  enclosed  at Annexure II.

(c) & (d): To address vehicular emissions, the Government has taken several proactive measures such as introduction of BS-VI fuel norms for vehicles from 1 st April 2018 in NCT of Delhi and from  1 st April  2020  for  the  rest  of  the  country,  introduction  of  vehicle  scrapping  policy  and promotion of Electric Vehicles and charging infrastructure through various Central Schemes. A total of 1,130 E-buses have been deployed across 13 cities and 163 E-charging stations have been set up in 16 cities through convergence under Smart City Mission.

Further, under PM E-bus Sewa scheme of MoHUA, an allocation of ₹13,778 crore out of the total ₹57,613 crore scheme outlay has been provided for enhancing urban transport through deployment of electric buses and charging stations. A total of 76 NCAP cities are eligible for 6,889 electric buses under PM E-bus Sewa Scheme. So far, 3,989 buses and 61 depots have been sanctioned in 46 NCAP cities.

Further,  Ministry  of  Road,  Transport  &  Highways  (MoRTH)  has  directed  the  State  Govt./UT administrations  to  establish  64  Registered  Vehicle  Scrapping  Facilities  (RVSF)  and  130

Automated Testing Stations (ATS) in NCAP cities. As of now, 22 RVSFs are operational, with 11 sanctioned, and 18 ATS are functional, with 42 more sanctioned.

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Environment Protection (Endof-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025 on 06.01.2025 for environmentally sound management of end-oflife vehicles.

Under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 (SBM 2.0) Scheme of the Ministry of Housing and Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA),  solid  waste  processing  facilities  of  42500  TPD  in  130  cities, Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste facilities of 7,300 TPD in 130 cities, legacy waste remediation of 11.19 crore tonnes in 93 cities and procurement of 516 nos. of mechanical road sweepers in 118 cities have been undertaken.

To address open burning of waste, Public Grievance Redressal System (PGRS) App has been developed and floated in all 130 Cities for online registration of complaints by the citizens and quick redressal by local bodies. Further, local bodies under NCAP have been directed to clear garbage vulnerable points, which are prone to open burning.

For control of industrial pollution, a total of 4,933 out of 11,728 industries across 130 cities have switched to cleaner fuels. Further, industrial pollution is monitored by concerned SPCBs/PCCs through Consent Mechanism under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Environmental Clearance issued under EIA Notification, 2006, as applicable, by MoEFCC and its regional offices. 17 categories of highly polluting industries have been directed to install Online Emission and Effluent Monitoring System (OCEMS).

Some of the other key measures taken by the Central Government for air quality management including control of vehicular and industrial pollution are enclosed at Annexure III .

| Annual Average PM10 levels (µg/m3) in 130 Cities during the last three years (2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24)   | Annual Average PM10 levels (µg/m3) in 130 Cities during the last three years (2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24)   | Annual Average PM10 levels (µg/m3) in 130 Cities during the last three years (2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24)   | Annual Average PM10 levels (µg/m3) in 130 Cities during the last three years (2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24)   | Annual Average PM10 levels (µg/m3) in 130 Cities during the last three years (2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24)   | Annual Average PM10 levels (µg/m3) in 130 Cities during the last three years (2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| States                                                                                                        | S. No.                                                                                                        | Cities                                                                                                        | FY 2021-2022                                                                                                  | FY 2022-2023                                                                                                  | FY 2023-24                                                                                                    |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                             | Ananthapur                                                                                                    | 52                                                                                                            | 57                                                                                                            | 61                                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                             | Chittur                                                                                                       | 49                                                                                                            | 52                                                                                                            | 59                                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                             | Eluru                                                                                                         | 65                                                                                                            | 66                                                                                                            | 68                                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                             | Guntur                                                                                                        | 58                                                                                                            | 60                                                                                                            | 61                                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 5                                                                                                             | Kadapa                                                                                                        | 54                                                                                                            | 57                                                                                                            | 42                                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                             | Kurnool                                                                                                       | 61                                                                                                            | 64                                                                                                            | 56                                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                             | Nellore                                                                                                       | 55                                                                                                            | 56                                                                                                            | 52                                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 8                                                                                                             | Ongole                                                                                                        | 52                                                                                                            | 50                                                                                                            | 56                                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 9                                                                                                             | Rajahmundry                                                                                                   | 68                                                                                                            | 68                                                                                                            | 76                                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 10                                                                                                            | Srikakulam                                                                                                    | 75                                                                                                            | 71                                                                                                            | 68                                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 11                                                                                                            | Vijayawada                                                                                                    | 67                                                                                                            | 90                                                                                                            | 61                                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 12                                                                                                            | Visakhapatnam                                                                                                 | 98                                                                                                            | 116                                                                                                           | 120                                                                                                           |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 13                                                                                                            | Vizhianagaram                                                                                                 | 71                                                                                                            | 75                                                                                                            | 73                                                                                                            |
| Assam                                                                                                         | 14                                                                                                            | Guwahati                                                                                                      | 103                                                                                                           | 106                                                                                                           | 119                                                                                                           |
| Assam                                                                                                         | 15                                                                                                            | Nagaon                                                                                                        | 104                                                                                                           | 121                                                                                                           | 107                                                                                                           |
| Assam                                                                                                         | 16                                                                                                            | Nalbari                                                                                                       | 99                                                                                                            | 128                                                                                                           | 127                                                                                                           |
| Assam                                                                                                         | 17                                                                                                            | Silchar                                                                                                       | 45                                                                                                            | 49                                                                                                            | 32                                                                                                            |
| Assam                                                                                                         | 18                                                                                                            | Sivasagar                                                                                                     | 47                                                                                                            | 42                                                                                                            | 41                                                                                                            |
| Bihar                                                                                                         | 19                                                                                                            | Patna                                                                                                         | 145                                                                                                           | 193                                                                                                           | 178                                                                                                           |
| Bihar                                                                                                         | 20                                                                                                            | Gaya                                                                                                          | 97                                                                                                            | 150                                                                                                           | 104                                                                                                           |
| Bihar                                                                                                         | 21                                                                                                            | Muzaffarpur                                                                                                   | 153                                                                                                           | 175                                                                                                           | 168                                                                                                           |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                    | 22                                                                                                            | Chandigarh                                                                                                    | 97                                                                                                            | 116                                                                                                           | 116                                                                                                           |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                  | 23                                                                                                            | Korba                                                                                                         | 61                                                                                                            | 70                                                                                                            | 61                                                                                                            |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                  | 24                                                                                                            | Durg Bhilainagar                                                                                              | 58                                                                                                            | 70                                                                                                            | 68                                                                                                            |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                  | 25                                                                                                            | Raipur                                                                                                        | 61                                                                                                            | 78                                                                                                            | 76                                                                                                            |
| Delhi                                                                                                         | 26                                                                                                            | Delhi                                                                                                         | 196                                                                                                           | 209                                                                                                           | 208                                                                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                                                                       | 27                                                                                                            | Ahmedabad                                                                                                     | 113                                                                                                           | 91                                                                                                            | 98                                                                                                            |
| Gujarat                                                                                                       | 28                                                                                                            | Rajkot                                                                                                        | 116                                                                                                           | 92                                                                                                            | 92                                                                                                            |
| Gujarat                                                                                                       | 29                                                                                                            | Surat                                                                                                         | 100                                                                                                           | 118                                                                                                           | 103                                                                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                                                                       | 30                                                                                                            | Vadodara                                                                                                      | 121                                                                                                           | 104                                                                                                           | 95                                                                                                            |
| Haryana                                                                                                       | 31                                                                                                            | Faridabad                                                                                                     | 209                                                                                                           | 212                                                                                                           | 190                                                                                                           |
| Himachal                                                                                                      | 32                                                                                                            | Baddi                                                                                                         | 132                                                                                                           | 145                                                                                                           | 111                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                               | 33                                                                                                            | Damtal                                                                                                        | 64                                                                                                            | 64                                                                                                            | 52                                                                                                            |
| Pradesh                                                                                                       | 34                                                                                                            | Kala Amb                                                                                                      | 114                                                                                                           | 93                                                                                                            | 100                                                                                                           |

|   35 | Nalagarh             |   84 |   78 |   68 |
|------|----------------------|------|------|------|
|   36 | Paonta Sahib         |   90 |  103 |   90 |
|   37 | Parwanoo             |   35 |   47 |   39 |
|   38 | Sunder Nagar         |   47 |   46 |   44 |
|   39 | Jammu                |  170 |  158 |  101 |
|   40 | Srinagar             |  111 |   88 |   96 |
|   41 | Dhanbad              |  235 |  203 |  138 |
|   42 | Jamshedpur           |  110 |  126 |  130 |
|   43 | Ranchi               |  110 |  107 |  107 |
|   44 | Bengaluru            |   67 |   68 |   70 |
|   45 | Devanagere           |   57 |   61 |   66 |
|   46 | Gulburga / Kalaburgi |   84 |   74 |   56 |
|   47 | Hubli- Dharwad       |   68 |   76 |   71 |
|   48 | Bhopal               |  116 |  124 |  113 |
|   49 | Dewas                |   81 |  105 |   99 |
|   50 | Gwalior              |  109 |  145 |  136 |
|   51 | Indore               |  103 |  109 |   99 |
|   52 | Jabalpur             |  115 |  125 |   91 |
|   53 | Sagar                |   79 |   83 |   74 |
|   54 | Ujjain               |  114 |  111 |   84 |
|   55 | Aurangabad           |   86 |  107 |   98 |
|   56 | Akola                |   64 |   62 |   85 |
|   57 | Amravati             |   66 |   68 |   87 |
|   58 | Badlapur             |   94 |  146 |  152 |
|   59 | Chandrapur           |  104 |  121 |  102 |
|   60 | Greater Mumbai       |  106 |  116 |   94 |
|   61 | Jalgaon              |   59 |   66 |   97 |
|   62 | Jalna                |   93 |   93 |  102 |
|   63 | Kolhapur             |   81 |   80 |   86 |
|   64 | Latur                |   57 |   53 |   66 |
|   65 | Nagpur               |   68 |   97 |   94 |
|   66 | Nashik               |   59 |   62 |   72 |
|   67 | Navi Mumbai          |   97 |  102 |   98 |
|   68 | Pune                 |   85 |   96 |   98 |
|   69 | Sangli               |   60 |   69 |   77 |
|   70 | Solapur              |   60 |   76 |   96 |
|   71 | Thane                |  130 |  115 |  111 |
|   72 | Ulhasnagar           |   77 |  128 |  149 |
|   73 | Vasai virar          |  174 |  155 |  125 |

| Meghalaya     |   74 | Byrnihat         |   181 |   131 |   104 |
|---------------|------|------------------|-------|-------|-------|
| Nagaland      |   75 | Dimapur          |    84 |    91 |    97 |
|               |   76 | Kohima           |    69 |    72 |    68 |
| Odisha        |   77 | Angul            |    97 |    98 |   167 |
| Odisha        |   78 | Balasore         |    74 |    82 |   124 |
| Odisha        |   79 | Bhubneshwar      |    95 |   118 |   114 |
| Odisha        |   80 | Cuttack          |    90 |   105 |   129 |
| Odisha        |   81 | Kalinga Nagar    |   114 |   104 |   101 |
| Odisha        |   82 | Rourkela         |   106 |   126 |   111 |
| Odisha        |   83 | Talcher          |    81 |    93 |   113 |
| Punjab        |   84 | Amritsar         |   118 |   120 |   119 |
| Punjab        |   85 | Dera Baba Nanak  |    71 |    58 |    56 |
| Punjab        |   86 | Dera Bassi       |    98 |   104 |   102 |
| Punjab        |   87 | Jalandhar        |   130 |   126 |   111 |
| Punjab        |   88 | Khanna           |   106 |   103 |   100 |
| Punjab        |   89 | Ludhiana         |   150 |   163 |   161 |
| Punjab        |   90 | Mandi Gobindgarh |   122 |   131 |   126 |
| Punjab        |   91 | Naya Nangal      |    70 |    63 |    59 |
| Punjab        |   92 | Patiala          |   109 |   103 |    91 |
| Rajasthan     |   93 | Jaipur           |   126 |   143 |   148 |
| Rajasthan     |   94 | Alwar            |   112 |   116 |   127 |
| Rajasthan     |   95 | Jodhpur          |   161 |   146 |   124 |
| Rajasthan     |   96 | Kota             |   112 |   128 |   124 |
| Rajasthan     |   97 | Udaipur          |   122 |   128 |   121 |
| Tamil Nadu    |   98 | Chennai          |    57 |    66 |    63 |
| Tamil Nadu    |   99 | Madurai          |    53 |    68 |    68 |
| Tamil Nadu    |  100 | Trichy           |    45 |    47 |    47 |
| Tamil Nadu    |  101 | Tuticorin        |    67 |    54 |    57 |
| Telangana     |  102 | Hyderabad        |    88 |    83 |    81 |
| Telangana     |  103 | Nalgonda         |    70 |    55 |    59 |
| Telangana     |  104 | Sangareddy       |    83 |    86 |    81 |
| Uttar Pradesh |  105 | Agra             |   146 |   118 |   116 |
|               |  106 | Allahabad        |   119 |   125 |   124 |
|               |  107 | Ghaziabad        |   216 |   198 |   172 |
|               |  108 | Kanpur           |   170 |   143 |   125 |
|               |  109 | Lucknow          |   148 |   149 |   137 |
|               |  110 | Meerut           |   186 |   177 |   149 |
|               |  111 | Varanasi         |   114 |    94 |    73 |
|               |  112 | Anpara           |   154 |   166 |   166 |

|   113 | Bareily     |   175 |   110 |   80 |
|-------|-------------|-------|-------|------|
|   114 | Firozabad   |   137 |   106 |  102 |
|   115 | Gajraula    |   155 |   194 |  167 |
|   116 | Gorakhpur   |   122 |   102 |  111 |
|   117 | Jhansi      |   128 |   118 |   96 |
|   118 | Khurja      |   173 |   150 |  104 |
|   119 | Moradabad   |   155 |   116 |  115 |
|   120 | Noida       |   203 |   202 |  182 |
|   121 | Raebareli   |   112 |   102 |   91 |
|   122 | Dehradun    |   146 |   117 |  109 |
|   123 | Kashipur    |   119 |   112 |   98 |
|   124 | Rishikesh   |   117 |   103 |   76 |
|   125 | Asansol     |   112 |   147 |  108 |
|   126 | Barrackpore |    85 |    84 |   99 |
|   127 | Durgapur    |   168 |   139 |  106 |
|   128 | Haldia      |    94 |    91 |   87 |
|   129 | Howrah      |   125 |   125 |  111 |
|   130 | Kolkata     |   105 |    97 |   94 |

Annexure II

| Improvement in PM10 concentrations of 130 Cities in FY 2023-24 w.r.t. FY 2017-18   | Improvement in PM10 concentrations of 130 Cities in FY 2023-24 w.r.t. FY 2017-18   | Improvement in PM10 concentrations of 130 Cities in FY 2023-24 w.r.t. FY 2017-18   | Improvement in PM10 concentrations of 130 Cities in FY 2023-24 w.r.t. FY 2017-18   | Improvement in PM10 concentrations of 130 Cities in FY 2023-24 w.r.t. FY 2017-18             |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                             | Cities                                                                             | PM10 concentrations in 2017-18 (µg/m3) (Annual Avg.)                               | PM10 concentrations in 2023-24 (µg/m3) (Annual Avg.)                               | Percentage reduction in PM10 concentrations in 2023- 24 with respect to the year 2017-18 (%) |
| 1.                                                                                 | Varanasi                                                                           | 230                                                                                | 73                                                                                 | 68                                                                                           |
| 2.                                                                                 | Bareilly                                                                           | 207                                                                                | 80                                                                                 | 61                                                                                           |
| 3.                                                                                 | Firozabad                                                                          | 247                                                                                | 102                                                                                | 59                                                                                           |
| 4.                                                                                 | Dehradun                                                                           | 250                                                                                | 109                                                                                | 56                                                                                           |
| 5.                                                                                 | Dhanbad                                                                            | 315                                                                                | 138                                                                                | 56                                                                                           |
| 6.                                                                                 | Tuticorin                                                                          | 123                                                                                | 57                                                                                 | 54                                                                                           |
| 7.                                                                                 | Nalagarh                                                                           | 146                                                                                | 68                                                                                 | 53                                                                                           |
| 8.                                                                                 | Moradabad                                                                          | 222                                                                                | 115                                                                                | 48                                                                                           |
| 9.                                                                                 | Khurja                                                                             | 195                                                                                | 104                                                                                | 47                                                                                           |
| 10.                                                                                | Trichy                                                                             | 88                                                                                 | 47                                                                                 | 47                                                                                           |
| 11.                                                                                | Kohima                                                                             | 127                                                                                | 68                                                                                 | 46                                                                                           |
| 12.                                                                                | Lucknow                                                                            | 253                                                                                | 137                                                                                | 46                                                                                           |
| 13.                                                                                | Kanpur                                                                             | 227                                                                                | 125                                                                                | 45                                                                                           |
| 14.                                                                                | Kadapa                                                                             | 75                                                                                 | 42                                                                                 | 44                                                                                           |
| 15.                                                                                | Sivasagar                                                                          | 73                                                                                 | 41                                                                                 | 44                                                                                           |
| 16.                                                                                | Sunder Nagar                                                                       | 78                                                                                 | 44                                                                                 | 44                                                                                           |
| 17.                                                                                | Agra                                                                               | 202                                                                                | 116                                                                                | 43                                                                                           |
| 18.                                                                                | Greater Mumbai                                                                     | 161                                                                                | 94                                                                                 | 42                                                                                           |
| 19.                                                                                | Rishikesh                                                                          | 129                                                                                | 76                                                                                 | 41                                                                                           |
| 20.                                                                                | Parwanoo                                                                           | 66                                                                                 | 39                                                                                 | 41                                                                                           |
| 21.                                                                                | Byrnihat                                                                           | 175                                                                                | 104                                                                                | 41                                                                                           |
| 22.                                                                                | Ahmedabad                                                                          | 164                                                                                | 98                                                                                 | 40                                                                                           |
| 23.                                                                                | Ghaziabad                                                                          | 285                                                                                | 172                                                                                | 40                                                                                           |
| 24.                                                                                | Rajkot                                                                             | 150                                                                                | 92                                                                                 | 39                                                                                           |
| 25.                                                                                | Jalandhar                                                                          | 178                                                                                | 111                                                                                | 38                                                                                           |
| 26.                                                                                | Raebareli                                                                          | 145                                                                                | 91                                                                                 | 37                                                                                           |
| 27.                                                                                | Amritsar                                                                           | 189                                                                                | 119                                                                                | 37                                                                                           |
| 28.                                                                                | Baddi                                                                              | 174                                                                                | 111                                                                                | 36                                                                                           |
| 29.                                                                                | Kolkata                                                                            | 147                                                                                | 94                                                                                 | 36                                                                                           |
| 30.                                                                                | Jammu                                                                              | 157                                                                                | 101                                                                                | 36                                                                                           |
| 31.                                                                                | Silchar                                                                            | 49                                                                                 | 32                                                                                 | 35                                                                                           |

|   32. | Jodhpur          | 189   |   124 |   34 |
|-------|------------------|-------|-------|------|
|    33 | Vijayawada       | 91    |    61 |   33 |
|    34 | Naya Nangal      | 87    |    59 |   32 |
|    35 | Dimapur          | 142   |    97 |   32 |
|    36 | Khanna           | 142   |   100 |   30 |
|    37 | Durgapur         | 150   |   106 |   29 |
|    38 | Kurnool          | 79    |    56 |   29 |
|    39 | Dera Baba Nanak  | 79    |    56 |   29 |
|    40 | Vadodara         | 133   |    95 |   29 |
|    41 | Allahabad        | 169   |   124 |   27 |
|    42 | Asansol          | 147   |   108 |   27 |
|    43 | Srinagar         | 132** |    96 |   27 |
|    44 | Hyderabad        | 110   |    81 |   26 |
|    45 | Gorakhpur        | 150   |   111 |   26 |
|    46 | Ananthpur        | 78    |    59 |   24 |
|    47 | Ranchi           | 141   |   107 |   24 |
|    48 | Bengaluru        | 92    |    70 |   24 |
|    49 | Akola            | 111   |    85 |   23 |
|    50 | Durg Bhilainagar | 86    |    68 |   21 |
|    51 | Surat            | 130   |   103 |   21 |
|    52 | Noida            | 229   |   182 |   21 |
|    53 | Howrah           | 139   |   111 |   20 |
|    54 | Thane            | 138   |   111 |   20 |
|    55 | Latur            | 82    |    66 |   20 |
|    56 | Nellore          | 64    |    52 |   19 |
|    57 | Gajraula         | 204   |   167 |   18 |
|    58 | Faridabad        | 229** |   190 |   17 |
|    59 | Alwar            | 152   |   127 |   16 |
|    60 | Chittur          | 70    |    59 |   16 |
|    61 | Kala Amb         | 118   |   100 |   15 |
|    62 | Mandi Gobindgarh | 148   |   126 |   15 |
|    63 | Amravati         | 102   |    87 |   15 |
|    64 | Patiala          | 106   |    91 |   14 |
|    65 | Jaipur           | 172   |   148 |   14 |
|    66 | Ongole           | 65    |    56 |   14 |
|    67 | Delhi            | 241   |   208 |   14 |
|    68 | Chandrapur       | 118   |   102 |   14 |
|    69 | Nashik           | 82    |    72 |   12 |
|    70 | Jhansi           | 109   |    96 |   12 |

|   71. | Sangli        |   87 |   77 |   11 |
|-------|---------------|------|------|------|
|    72 | Devanagere    |   74 |   66 |   11 |
|    73 | Kota          |  139 |  124 |   11 |
|    74 | Rajahmundry   |   85 |   76 |   11 |
|    75 | Hubli-Dharwad |   79 |   71 |   10 |
|    76 | Jabalpur      |  101 |   91 |   10 |
|    77 | Ujjain        |   93 |   84 |   10 |
|    78 | Guntur        |   66 |   61 |    8 |
|    79 | Kalinga Nagar |  109 |  101 |    7 |
|    80 | Meerut        |  159 |  149 |    6 |
|    81 | Nagpur        |  100 |   94 |    6 |
|    82 | Eluru         |   72 |   68 |    6 |
|    83 | Madurai       |   72 |   68 |    6 |
|    84 | Damtal        |   55 |   52 |    5 |
|    85 | Haldia        |   92 |   87 |    5 |
|    86 | Anpara        |  175 |  166 |    5 |
|    87 | Badlapur      |  160 |  152 |    5 |
|    88 | Udaipur       |  127 |  121 |    5 |
|    89 | Sangareddy    |   85 |   81 |    5 |
|    90 | Chennai       |   66 |   63 |    5 |
|    91 | Ludhiana      |  168 |  161 |    4 |
|    92 | Pune          |  102 |   98 |    4 |
|    93 | Jamshedpur    |  135 |  130 |    4 |
|    94 | Kolhapur      |   89 |   86 |    3 |
|    95 | Ulhasnagar    |  153 |  149 |    3 |
|    96 | Srikakulam    |   69 |   68 |    1 |
|    97 | Kashipur      |   99 |   98 |    1 |
|    98 | Talcher       |  113 |  113 |    0 |
|    99 | Nalgonda      |   59 |   59 |    0 |
|   100 | Bhopal        |  112 |  113 |   -1 |
|   101 | Sagar         |   73 |   74 |   -1 |
|   102 | Vizianagaram  |   72 |   73 |   -1 |
|   103 | Chandigarh    |  114 |  116 |   -2 |
|   104 | Gulbarga      |   55 |   56 |   -2 |
|   105 | Jalna         |   99 |  102 |   -3 |
|   106 | Patna         |  172 |  178 |   -3 |
|   107 | Korba         |   57 |   59 |   -4 |
|   108 | Paonta Sahib  |   84 |   90 |   -7 |
|   109 | Gwalior       |  126 |  136 |   -8 |
|   110 | Raipur        |   70 |   76 |   -9 |
|   111 | Navi Mumbai   |   88 |   98 |  -11 |

|   112. | Rourkela      |   99 |   111 |   -12 |
|--------|---------------|------|-------|-------|
|    113 | Muzaffarpur   |  147 |   168 |   -14 |
|    114 | Barrackpore   |   86 |    99 |   -15 |
|    115 | Guwahati      |  103 |   119 |   -16 |
|    116 | Dera Bassi    |   88 |   102 |   -16 |
|    117 | Solapur       |   81 |    96 |   -19 |
|    118 | Dewas         |   83 |    99 |   -19 |
|    119 | Indore        |   82 |    99 |   -21 |
|    120 | Vasai Virar   |   99 |   125 |   -26 |
|    121 | Nagaon        |   82 |   107 |   -30 |
|    122 | Aurangabad    |   75 |    98 |   -31 |
|    123 | Gaya          |   79 |   104 |   -32 |
|    124 | Bhubaneswar   |   85 |   114 |   -34 |
|    125 | Jalgaon       |   70 |    97 |   -39 |
|    126 | Cuttack       |   93 |   129 |   -39 |
|    127 | Nalbari       |   87 |   127 |   -46 |
|    128 | Balasore      |   84 |   124 |   -48 |
|    129 | Visakhapatnam |   76 |   120 |   -58 |
|    130 | Angul         |   97 |   167 |   -72 |

- ** PM10 levels in the FY 2017-18 for Faridabad and Srinagar are not available. PM10 levels of FY 2020-21 for Faridabad and PM10 levels of FY 2018-19 for Srinagar have been considered as a baseline.
* Patancheru non-attainment city has been merged with Hyderabad Urban Agglomeration and accordingly revised number of cities covered under NCAP is 130.

## Measures taken by the Central Government for air quality management:

- i. Emission  standards  for  more  than  80  industries  have  been  notified  under  Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986
- ii. Emission standards recently notified/revised:
- a) Thermal power plants
- b) Diesel/petrol/CNG generator sets
- c) Industrial boilers;
- d) Lime Kilns
- e) Brick kilns and conversion of zig-zag technology
- f) Calcinated petcoke industry
- g) Hot mix plants
- iii. Leapfrogging to Bharat Stage-VI (BS-VI) emissions norms from 1st April 2020
- iv. Vehicle Scrapping Policy, Rules for Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities and Automated Testing Stations by MoRTH
- v. Waste  management  rules  for  solid  waste,  plastic  waste,  hazardous  waste,  e-waste,  battery waste, biomedical waste, 100% ash utilisation by Thermal Power Plants
- vi. Market-based  Extended  Producer  Responsibility  (EPR)  regulations  introduced  for  waste categories, viz. plastic packaging, e-waste, battery waste, waste tyres & used oil
- vii. 12 identified Single-Use Plastics (SUP) having high littering potential and low utility were banned from 1st July, 2022
- viii. Mandate for utilisation of minimum 5% of crop residue along with coal (pellets/brickettes) in thermal power plants in NCR and adjoining areas
- ix. Categorization  of  industrial  areas  as  Critically  and  Severely  Polluted  Areas  (CPAs/SPAs) based on Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI).

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