Lok Sabha Question No. 431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: Measures to address Air Pollution in Delhi-NCR
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri M K Raghavan, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Shri K C Venugopal, Ms. Mahua Moitra, Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal, Shri Deepender Singh Hooda

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 431 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026

## Measures to address Air Pollution in Delhi-NCR

## 431.     SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

SHRI M K RAGHAVAN:

MS. MAHUA MOITRA:

SHRI K C VENUGOPAL:

SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

SHRI DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA:

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

- (a) the details of air quality across the National Capital Region (NCR) during the last five years in comparison with the current average Air Quality Index (AQI) levels recorded for Delhi and adjoining NCR districts in 2025, State/UT and category-wise;
- (b) the sectoral contribution to pollution levels in Delhi during summer and winter months, across different pollutant categories and the details thereof including key factors and percentage  of  vehicular  emissions,  construction  dust,  industrial  pollution,  biomass burning, stubble burning  in neighbouring States and waste burning, as  per the latest available data;
- (c) whether  any  independent  investigations  have  been  initiated  into  the  recurring  air pollution crises in northern India, including Delhi (NCR), if so, the details and outcomes thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the  National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP),  Commission  for  Air  Quality  Management  (CAQM)  and  other  mitigation measures have achieved measurable and sustained reductions in air pollution levels in Delhi and NCR,  if so, the details of year-wise air quality improvements since 2019;
- (e) the concrete steps being taken to ensure effective inter-State coordination, enforcement, expansion of public transport,  promotion of electric vehicles and  real-time pollution control to permanently address Delhi's air pollution crisis including measures enforced under Stage-III;
- (f) whether the  Government has conducted any  recent  studies  on  the  health  impacts  of deteriorating air quality on residents of Delhi such as respiratory diseases, reduced life expectancy and economic losses ;
- (g) the funds allocated by the Union Government, year-wise, for pollution control in Delhi since 2014 and its utilization including the funds allocated and utilised towards abating pollution from transportation since 2014; and
- (h) whether the Government has considered for undertaking long-term measures such as promoting  clean  energy, improving  public transport, expanding green cover,  residue management in coordination  with  State  Government  of  Delhi,  Punjab,  Haryana  and Uttar Pradesh to address air pollution in Delhi-NCR and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

| Air Quality Index (AQI)   |   2021 |   2022 |   2023 |   2024 |   2025 |
|---------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Avg AQI                   |    209 |    209 |    204 |    209 |    201 |

AQI values of remaining cities in Delhi-NCR during last five years are enclosed at Annexure I .

(b) & (c): Air pollution in Delhi is a collective result of multiple factors including high level of  anthropogenic activities  in  the  high-density  populated  areas  in  Delhi-NCR, arising  from various  sectors  viz.  Vehicular  Pollution,  Industrial  Pollution,  Dust  from  Construction  and Demolition Project activities, Road and Open Areas Dust, Biomass Burning, Municipal Solid Waste  burning,  Fires  in  Landfills,  air  pollution  from  dispersed  sources,  etc. During  postmonsoon and winter months, lower temperature, lower mixing heights, inversion conditions and stagnant winds lead to trapping of pollutants resulting in high pollution in the region. This is further aggravated due to the emissions from episodic events like stubble burning.

Based on the recent study undertaken by Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) through group of experts for 'Identification of the causes for worsening  AQI  in  Delhi-NCR',  the  following  sources  within  NCR  and  beyond  have  been identified for contributing to air pollution in Delhi:

| Sector                                                                                                       | Contribution range (%)   | Contribution range (%)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|                                                                                                              | Winter                   | Summer                   |
| Transport                                                                                                    | 19-24                    | 18-21                    |
| Industry                                                                                                     | 8-10                     | 9-15                     |
| Dust (Road, Soil, and Construction& Demolition activities)                                                   | 10-18                    | 25-31                    |
| Biomass Burning (includes Municipal Solid Waste, residential, crop-residue burning)                          | 17-23                    | 11-14                    |
| Secondary Particulate (transformed from gaseous emissions from Transport, Industries, Biomass burning, etc.) | 24-28                    | 16-19                    |

(d)  to  (h) :    To  address  air  pollution  in  Delhi-NCR,  Government  has  established  the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) under the Commission for Air Quality Management  in  NCR  and  Adjoining  Areas  Act,  2021  for  better  coordination,  research, identification and resolution of problems of air pollution in Delhi- NCR and adjoining areas. CAQM has been provided powers under the Act to take measures and issue directions to the various agencies in the National Capital Region for protecting and improving air quality.

The  issue  of  air  pollution  in  Delhi-NCR  has  been  addressed  by  the  Government  in  a collective, collaborative and participative mode involving all the major stakeholders. So far, 95  Statutory  Directions  have  been  issued  through  the  Commission  for  Air  Quality Management (CAQM) to specifically guide and direct various actions towards abatement of air pollution in the region. A monitoring mechanism to oversee the implementation of these directions has been put in place.

Critical  gap  funding  has  been  provided  to  6  cities  of  Delhi-NCR  (Alwar,  Noida,  Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Meerut) under National Clean Air Program (NCAP) and other 19

cities by Central Pollution Control Board to implement air quality improvement measures. Details allocation and utilization of funds provided under NCAP are enclosed at Annexure II .

NCAP  also  leverages  the mobilisation of resources through  convergence  of Central Government schemes and programmes, such as, AMRUT 1.0 & 2.0, Swachh Bharat Mission 1.0 & 2.0, FAME II and Grand Challenge Scheme, Metro Rail under which funds have been disbursed to these cities for control of air pollution. Various Ministries/ Departments of Govt. of India provide funding under their Schemes/ Programmes as per their budgets.

During the period from 2018-19 to 2025-26 (as on 20.01.2026), Rs. 4027.88 crores have been released to Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi (Punjab-Rs. 2026.45 Crores, HaryanaRs. 1156.71 crores, Uttar Pradesh- Rs.838.67 crores and NCT of Delhi- Rs. 6.05 Crores) by Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmer's  Welfare  under  Crop  Residue  Management  scheme  to address air pollution caused due to paddy stubble burning and to subsidize machinery required for management of crop residue.

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) provided financial assistance for establishment of 27 paddy straw based pelletisation and torrefaction plants (23 in Punjab, 04 in Haryana) with a capacity to utilise 5.16 lakh tonnes paddy straw annually.

5340 CNG/e-buses have been deployed for public transport in Delhi including 3535 e-buses. 2800 E-Buses and 1100 E-trucks have been allocated for Delhi under PM E-Drive scheme. Motor Vehicle Aggregators, Delivery Service Providers and E-Commerce Entities have been directed  not  to  induct  any  conventional  ICE  vehicles  running  on  diesel  or  petrol  into  their existing fleets of four-wheeler LCVs, four-wheeler LGVs (N1 category up to 3.5 tonnes) and two-wheelers from 01.01.2026 onwards. However, induction of BS-VI emission standard twowheelers has been permitted in existing fleets up to 31.12.2026.

Based on the input received from MoHUA, under PM-eBus Sewa so far, a total of 450 electric buses  has  been  sanctioned  for  participating  cities  (Faridabad,  Gurugram,  Rohtak,  Panipat, Karnal & Alwar) of NCR region. The total Central Assistance approved, so far, to NCR region for  Behind-the-meter (BTM) power and civil depot infrastructure is ₹35.77 crore under the scheme. By exclusively providing electric buses, the scheme helps in reducing emissions and promoting sustainable mobility. Further, amount of Rs. 66718.47 Crore has been released for Metro Rail/RRTS projects in Delhi and NCR region from FY 2014-15 and onwards.

Directions were issued to shift public transport buses coming from neighbouring States to BS-VI  diesel/CNG/EV.  From  01.11.2026,  only  CNG/EV/BS-VI  diesel  buses,  including tourist buses, have been permitted to enter Delhi.

All the industries in NCR have been shifted to approved fuels. Out of 240 industrial areas in Delhi-NCR, 224 industrial areas have been provided with PNG connectivity, 6 are provided through cascade system. Directions have been issued for mandating stringent emission norms for industries in NCR.

CPCB  has  issued  directions  to  DPCC/NCR  SPCBs  for  Online  Continuous  Emission Monitoring System (OCEMS) installation in remaining air polluting Red categories (Medium & Large), common facilities and 17 category industries on 01.10.2025 and in Textile, food processing and metal industries on 09.10.2025, Progress of installation of Online Continuous Monitoring  System  (OCEMS)  in  air  polluting  industries  in  Delhi-NCR  was  closely monitored.

Regular inspection of industries has been carried out for the enforcement of emission norms and  actions  are  taken  against  the  violators.  Out  of  12,852  inspections  of  industrial  units conducted so far in NCR region, 792 closure orders against the violating units have been issued.

Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) is an emergency response action plan which calls for a set of emergent preventive/restrictive actions depending on the air quality of Delhi.

Under Stage III of GRAP, strict restrictions were imposed on plying of BS-III petrol and BSIV  diesel  LMVs  (four-wheelers)  in  Delhi  and  in  the  Districts  of  Gurugram,  Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar. Additionally, BS-IV and below diesel-operated LCVs registered outside Delhi were not permitted to enter Delhi, except those carrying essential commodities or providing essential services, and similar restrictions were imposed on Delhiregistered diesel-operated MGVs of BS-IV standards or below.

The  Government  has  regularly  reviewed  and  monitored  the  actions  taken  to  address  air pollution including stubble burning related issues in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas. Some of the recent key meetings are as below:

i. Regular  review  meetings  have  been  held  on  08.08.2025,  16.09.2025,  10.10.2025 11.11.2025, 26.11.2025, 03.12.2025, 15.12.2025, 16.12.2025, 17.12.2025, 19.12.2025, 06.01.2026, 12.01.2026 and 20.01.2026 under the chairmanship of the Hon'ble Minister for Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change,  on  the  issues  relating  to  air  pollution  control  in Delhi-NCR,  to  deliberate  upon  the  undertaking  of  air  pollution  abatement  measures  and strategies for further strengthening air quality management across the region. Special meeting has been convened with the Hon'ble Chief Minister and senior officials of Govt. of NCT of Delhi, to expedite pollution control measures under mission mode.

ii. Minister  level  Inter-Ministerial  meeting  was  held  on  07.10.2025  under  the  Cochairmanship of Hon'ble Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Hon'ble Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare on the issues of management of Crop Residue Burning.

In the aforesaid review meetings, State Governments, urban local bodies and implementing agencies were directed to prepare action plans for implementation of  air quality improvement measures in expeditious manner along with other important measures such as preparation of integrated waste collection and management plan, identification and repair of stretches with potholes,  end-to-end  pavement  of  roads,  feeder  centres  for  Construction  and  Demolition (C&D) waste processing facility, steps to improve the offtake of recycled products from C&D waste,  monitoring  of  large  construction  sites,  mechanised  road  sweeping,  decongestion  of identified traffic  congestion  points,  increasing the green  cover,  installation  of  Online Continuous  Emission  Monitoring  Systems  (OCEMS)  and  Air  Pollution  Control  Devices (APCD) in all air polluting industries in a time bound manner.

Further, States of Delhi-NCR have been directed to prepare comprehensive district-wise action plan for greening of urban areas including identification of forest areas, Protected Areas, Zoos, Community forests, revenue forests, Nagar Vans/Namo Parks, Identification and mapping of degraded forest lands.

States of Rajasthan, UP, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi have prepared short term and long-term action plans to address various air pollution mitigation activities.

The  States  of  Punjab  and  Haryana  have  collectively  recorded  about  90%  reduction in  fire incidences during paddy harvesting season in the year 2025 in comparison to the same period in the year 2022.

Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  issued  ' Health  Advisory  on  Air  Pollution' to  all States/UTs  for  strengthening  health  care  services  to  address  health  issues  arising  due  to exposure to air pollution.

Annexure I Air Quality in cities of Delhi-NCR (in terms of days under AQI categories) during 2021 to 2025

|            |               | 2021   | 2021       | 2021        | 2021      | 2021      | 2022          | 2022       | 2022                  | 2022                | 2023      | 2023   | 2023       | 2023        | 2023                | 2024      | 2024        | 2024                            | 2024      | 2024             |               | 2025      | 2025     | 2025      | 2025      | 2025             | 2025   |
|------------|---------------|--------|------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|---------------|------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------|--------|------------|-------------|---------------------|-----------|-------------|---------------------------------|-----------|------------------|---------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|------------------|--------|
| State/U Ts | City          | Good   | Satisfacto | ry Moderate | Poor      | Very      | Severe Good   | Satisfacto | ry Moderate (101-200) | Poor Very (201-300) | Severe    | Good   | Satisfacto | ry Moderate | Poor Very           | Severe    | Good (0-50) | Satisfacto ry Moderate (51-100) | Poor      | Very Severe Good | Satisfacto ry | Moderate  | Poor     |           |           | Very Severe      |        |
|            |               | (0-50) | (51-100)   | (101-200)   | (201-300) | (301-400) | (>400) (0-50) |            | (51-100)              |                     | (301-400) | (>400) | (0-50)     | (51-100)    | (101-200) (201-300) | (301-400) | (>400)      | (101-200)                       | (201-300) | (301-400)        | (>400)        | (0-50)    | (51-100) | (101-200) | (201-300) | (301-400) (>400) |        |
| Delhi      | Delhi         | 1      | 7 2 1 2 4  | 8 0         | 6 4       | 2 4       |               | 3          | 6 5                   | 9 5                 | 1 3 0     | 6 6 6  | 1 6 0      | 1 4 5       | 7 7                 | 6 7       | 1 5         | 0 6 5                           | 4 2 7 3   | 1                | 6 9           | 1 7       | 0 7 9    | 1 2 1     | 8 6 7 1   | 8                |        |
| Haryan a   | Bahadur garh  | 1 4    | 8 4        | 1 0 0       | 9 0       | 5 2 4     |               | 2 5        | 6 8                   | 9 3                 | 1 1 7     | 2 5 2  | 2 0 9 1    | 1 3 8 6 0   | 3 2                 |           | 4 2 7       | 6 3 1 1 8                       | 8 6       | 2 2              | 3             | 1         | 7        | 8         | 2 6 3 1   | 5                |        |
| Haryan a   | Ballabga rh   | 9      | 9 4        | 1 1 1 8 0   | 3         | 7 7       | 1 9           | 8 4        | 1 2 8                 | 8 2                 |           | 2 3 1  | 3 5 1 0 4  | 1 0 4       | 6 5 2 7             |           | 0 1 8       | 5 7 1 3 3 1 0                   | 9         | 1 4              | 0             | 1         | 4        | 1 4       | 3 2 2 7   | 0                |        |
| Haryan a   | Bhiwani       | 1 1    | 9 6        | 1 6 1       | 4 2       | 1 6 2     | 1 1           | 8 8        |                       | 1 1 7               | 7 1       | 1 8 2  | 1 1        | 1 1 8 1 5 3 | 4 7 2 4             |           | 0 1 9       | 1 1 6                           | 1 4 7     | 5 7              | 5             | 2 0       | 1 2      | 2 8       | 3 2       | 1 2 1            |        |
| Haryan a   | Charkhi Dadri | 2 1    | 6 2        | 1 5 2 5 6   |           | 3 4       | 3             | 2 0        | 5 6                   | 1 3 3               | 9 1       | 2 0 3  | 1 5        | 9 7         | 1 4 0 8 6           | 1 7       | 0           | 3 2 8 3                         | 1 6 2     | 6 4              | 1 3           | 0 1 0 1 5 |          | 4 8       | 7 2 2 6   | 0                |        |
| Haryan a   | Dharuhe ra    | 3      | 6 5        | 1 1 2       | 9 0       | 3 5 1     | 6             | 2 5        |                       | 8 9                 | 9 1 4 9   | 2      | 1 1 4 0    | 1 2 3       | 8 8 3 7             |           | 2 1 6       | 5 7 1 1 8                       | 7 3       |                  | 7 1           | 2         | 2        | 1 0       | 2 6       | 3 3 3            |        |
| Haryan a   | Faridaba d    | 3      | 6 8        | 1 1 5       | 9 7       | 5 8 2 2   |               | 7          | 3 8                   | 1 1 8               | 1 1 9 6 5 | 3      | 3 6 7      | 1 6 5 7 0   | 4 8                 | 1 1       | 7 7 8       | 1 4 0                           | 1 2 1     | 1 9              | 0             | 0         | 3 4      | 8 7       | 6 6 0     | 0                |        |
| Haryan a   | Gurugra m     | 6      | 9 0        | 1 1 9       | 8 1 6 4   | 5         | 9             | 3 9        |                       | 1 1 6 1 4 0         | 4 5       | 2      | 0 4 9      | 1 7 1 1 0 4 | 3 8                 | 3         | 1           | 6 0 1 4 0 1 3 1                 | 3 1       |                  | 2             | 9         | 5 9      | 1 1 8     | 1 1 7 3 2 | 0                |        |

| State/U Ts   |             | 2021            | 2021        | 2021      | 2021      | 2022          | 2022       | 2022        | 2022      | 2023      | 2023   | 2023      | 2023          | 2023                | 2023      | 2024   | 2024            | 2024        | 2024      | 2024           |             |                 |             |           |                  |
|--------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|---------------|------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|---------------|---------------------|-----------|--------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|------------------|
| State/U Ts   | City        | Good Satisfacto | ry Moderate | Poor      | Very      | Severe Good   | Satisfacto | ry Moderate | Poor Very | Severe    | Good   |           | Satisfacto ry | Moderate Poor       | Very      | Severe | Good Satisfacto | ry Moderate | Poor      | Very (201-300) | Severe Good | Satisfacto      | ry Moderate | 2025 Poor | Very Severe      |
| State/U Ts   |             | (0-50) (51-100) | (101-200)   | (201-300) | (301-400) | (>400) (0-50) | (51-100)   | (101-200)   | (201-300) | (301-400) | (>400) | (0-50)    | (51-100)      | (101-200) (201-300) | (301-400) | (>400) | (0-50)          | (51-100)    | (101-200) | (301-400)      | (>400)      | (0-50) (51-100) | (101-200)   | (201-300) | (301-400) (>400) |
| Haryan a     | Jind        | 3 1 6 2         | 1 1 4       | 7 4       | 4 4 1 2   | 1 5           | 7 8        | 1 0 9       | 6 7       | 2 3       | 2 0    | 1 4 0     | 1 1 7         | 3 5                 | 1 7 7     | 3      | 1 5 2           | 1 2 2       | 3 7       | 1 3            | 0           | 5 8             | 1 6         | 3 4 1 9   | 2                |
| Haryan a     | Karnal      | 2 7 1 1 3       | 1 2 6       | 6 3       | 6 0       | 5 2           | 8 7        | 1 4 2       | 4 1       | 4         | 0      | 6 3       | 1 5 2 9 1     | 3 0                 | 9         | 0      | 5 8 1 3 1       | 1 2 5       | 2 4       | 2              | 0           | 0 6             | 3 2         | 4 1 4     | 0                |
| Haryan a     | Mandik hera | 4 2 1 3 6       | 1 1 0       | 2 7       | 7 0       | 5 4           | 1 7 2      | 1 0 7       | 1         | 1         | 0      | 7 9       | 1 3 4 1 1 1   | 6                   | 1         | 0 4 5  | 1 3 5           | 1 3 2       | 1 1       | 0              | 0           | 0 3 4           | 4 1         | 8 0       | 0                |
| Haryan a     | Manesar     | 7 6 0           | 9 6         | 9 1       | 4 6 7     | 1 0           | 5 3        | 8 2         | 1 0 6     | 3 2 3     | 1 1    |           | 1 1 3 1 1 6   | 7 7                 | 3 3       | 0 1 8  | 1 2 6           | 1 2 4       | 4 8       |                | 8 0         | 2 5             | 1 2         | 3 8 2 6   | 0                |
| Haryan a     | Narnaul     | 2 3 5 5         | 1 2 7       | 7 7       | 2 7 0     | 5 8           | 6 7        | 1 6 1       | 3 7       | 1         | 0      | 2 2       | 8 4 1 4 8     | 3 6                 | 1 9       | 2      | 5 5 1 4 8       | 9 3         | 1 2       |                | 4 0         | 1 1 2           | 2 3         | 4 4 6     | 0                |
| Haryan a     | Palwal 1 9  | 1 1 2           | 1 5 8       | 2 5       | 2 0       | 2 5           | 1 2 6      | 1 6 4       | 1 0       | 1         | 0      | 9 1       | 1 7 9 5 9     | 8                   | 1         | 0 4 1  | 1 3 7           | 1 3 8       |           | 5              | 1 0         | 1 3 1           | 4 5         | 4 0       | 0                |
| Haryan a     | Panipat 1 4 | 7 0             | 1 4 0       | 4 7       | 3 0 7     | 1 8           | 5 5        | 1 2 4       | 3 7       | 1 0       | 0 1 9  | 9 7       | 1 6 8         | 2 3                 | 7 0       | 2      | 1 4 7 3         | 1 4         | 1 5       | 6              | 0           | 2               | 3 2 0       | 3 8 7     | 1                |
| Haryan a     | Rohtak 0    | 8 9             | 1 3 4       | 6 2       | 5 1 5     | 2 6           | 4 9        | 9 2         | 1 1 1 2 2 | 2         |        | 4 8 1 3 3 | 8 8           | 5 0 3 0             | 2         | 3 8    | 9 4 1 2         | 4           | 7 6       | 1 9            | 2           | 1 9             | 3 6         | 2 4 2 3   | 4                |
| Haryan a     | Sonipat 9   | 3 9             | 1 6 4       | 8 2       | 2 7 4     | 1 3           | 4 8        | 1 1 4       | 5 7 1 5   | 0         | 3      |           | 3 2 1 1 2     | 5 3                 | 2 1       | 4 3 2  | 1 1 2           | 8 2         | 4 9       | 1 8            | 1           | 0 0             | 2           | 4 0 2 7   | 0                |

| State/U Ts    |               |        |                             |                |             | 2022          | 2022       | 2022        | 2022      | 2023        | 2023   | 2023   | 2023                   | 2023           | 2023      |        |                 |             | 2024      | 2024      | 2024      | 2024          | 2024        | 2024   | 2024      | 2024     | 2024     | 2024     | 2024     | 2024     | 2024     | 2024             | 2024     |
|---------------|---------------|--------|-----------------------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|--------|--------|------------------------|----------------|-----------|--------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------------------|----------|
| State/U Ts    | City          | Good   | 2021 Satisfacto ry Moderate | Poor (201-300) | Very Severe | Good          | Satisfacto | ry Moderate | Poor      | Very Severe | Good   |        | Satisfacto ry Moderate | Poor (201-300) | Very      | Severe | Good Satisfacto | ry Moderate | Poor      | Severe    | Very Good | Satisfacto    | ry Moderate |        | 2025 Poor |          |          |          |          |          |          | Very Severe      |          |
| State/U Ts    |               | (0-50) | (51-100) (101-200)          |                | (301-400)   | (>400) (0-50) | (51-100)   | (101-200)   | (201-300) | (301-400)   | (>400) | (0-50) | (51-100)               | (101-200)      | (301-400) | (>400) | (0-50)          | (51-100)    | (101-200) | (201-300) | (301-400) | (>400) (0-50) | (101-200)   |        | (201-300) | (51-100) | (51-100) | (51-100) | (51-100) | (51-100) | (51-100) | (301-400) (>400) | (51-100) |
| Rajasth an    | Alwar         | 2 1    | 2 4 0 9 6                   | 5 0            | 0           |               | 9          | 2 2 2       | 1 1 2     | 4           | 0 0    | 1 1    | 2 6 4 6 9              | 1 7            | 0         | 0      | 3 6 2 3 2       | 8 9         | 4         |           | 0 0       | 7 2 6 7       | 7 6         | 1      |           | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0                | 0        |
| Rajasth an    | Bharatp ur    | - -    | -                           | -              | - -         |               | -          | -           | -         | -           | - -    | 1 2    | 7 9                    | 1 4 2 5 6      | 2 0       | 0      | 7 0 6 2         | 1 6 1       | 5 3       | 8         | 0 7 0     | 1 2 2         | 1 5 8       | 1 3    | 0         | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0                | 0        |
| Rajasth an    | Bhiwadi       | 1      | 4 7 9 4                     | 1 2 5 8 2      | 6           | 6             |            | 4 5         | 1 1 9     | 1 1 5       | 5 8    | 2 5    | 6 2                    | 1 5 3 8 6      | 3 4       | 5      | 1 7 2           | 1 6 6       | 9 9       | 2 1       | 1 8       | 9 8           | 1 4 7       | 7 8    | 3 2       | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0                | 0        |
| Uttar Pradesh | Baghpat       | 2 2    | 5 3 9 4                     | 9 3 6 5        | 1 2         | 3 9           |            | 4 2 9 4     | 7 4       | 2 4         | 1      | 7      | 7 0 1 1 4              | 8 5            | 3 1       | 0      | 3 3 8 3         | 1 6 1       | 7 2       | 4         | 0         | 1 6           | 4 6 1 1 8   | 6 7    |           | 3        | 3        | 3        | 3        | 3        | 3        | 3                | 3        |
| Uttar Pradesh | Bulands hahr  | 4 3    | 5 6 9 1                     | 9 0 6 6        | 1 3         | 3 4           | 5 3        | 1 0 7       | 1 3 9     | 2 8         | 1      | 3 0    | 9 1                    | 1 6 2 7 4      | 5         | 0      | 4 4 6 2         | 1 7 8       | 6 9       | 7         | 1 3 4     | 7 4           | 1 6 9       |        | 6 8       | 1 8 1    | 1 8 1    | 1 8 1    | 1 8 1    | 1 8 1    | 1 8 1    | 1 8 1            | 1 8 1    |
| Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziab ad    | 9      | 5 9 9 5                     | 9 3 8 7        | 2 2         | 1 2           |            | 5 4         | 1 0 1     | 1 3 2 6 3   | 2      | 1 1    | 6 3                    | 1 5 8 8 7      | 4 2       | 3      | 1 5 6 1         | 1 6 2       | 8 4       | 4 1       | 3 6       | 7             |             | 1 4 5  | 6 7       | 1 4      | 5        | 9        |          |          |          | 4                |          |
| Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida | 1 0    | 6 8 1 0 6                   | 8 7 7 7        | 1 6         |               | 1 2        | 6 6         | 1 0 2     | 1 1 8 5 6   | 8      | 3      | 3 6 1 4 8              | 1 1 3          | 5 2       |        | 1 3 3           | 3 5 4       | 1 2       | 1 3 3     | 5 2 1     | 1 6 9         |             |        |           |          |          | 8        | 1 0      | 6 5      | 4 0      | 9                |          |
| Uttar Pradesh | Hapur         | 3 7    | 9 8 1 0 8                   | 4 8            | 2 8 8       | 3 1           | 6 6        | 1 2 5       | 8 7       | 2 9         | 1      | 4 8    | 1 5 1                  | 8 0            | 4 8       | 1 5 0  | 4 8             | 9 1         |           | 1 3 0     | 6 0 3     | 1 9           | 3 7         | 1 2 5  | 9 7       |          | 5 3      | 3        | 3        | 3        | 3        | 3                | 3        |
| Uttar Pradesh | Khurja        | 0      | 0 0                         | 0 0            | 0           | 1 5           | 5 6        | 7 1         | 3 9       | 3           | 0      | 1 2    | 1 4 3                  | 1 3 8          | 3 4 1     | 0      | 2 2 1 2 8       | 1 3 8 3 2   | 6         |           |           | 0             | 2 6         |        | 8 5       |          | 6 2      | 3 9      |          | 1        | 1 5      | 0                |          |

| State/U       |                | 2021   | 2021       | 2021        | 2021      | 2021      | 2022   | 2022            | 2022        |           |                  | 2023   | 2023       | 2023                | 2023      | 2023   | 2023            |             | 2025                | 2025             | 2025            | 2025        |           |           |           |             |
|---------------|----------------|--------|------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|------------------|--------|------------|---------------------|-----------|--------|-----------------|-------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| State/U       | City           | Good   | Satisfacto | ry Moderate | Poor      | Very      | Severe | Good Satisfacto | ry Moderate | Poor Very | Severe           | Good   | Satisfacto | ry Moderate         | Poor Very | Severe | Good Satisfacto | ry Moderate | Poor                | Very Severe      | Good Satisfacto | ry Moderate |           | Poor      |           | Very Severe |
| Ts            |                | (0-50) | (51-100)   | (101-200)   | (201-300) | (301-400) | (>400) | (0-50) (51-100) | (101-200)   | (201-300) | (301-400) (>400) | (0-50) | (51-100)   | (101-200) (201-300) | (301-400) | (>400) | (0-50)          | (51-100)    | (101-200) (201-300) | (301-400) (>400) | (0-50)          | (51-100)    | (101-200) | (201-300) | (301-400) | (>400)      |
| Uttar Pradesh | Meerut         | 2 7    | 7 0        | 9 4         | 1 0 1     | 6 6       | 7 2 8  | 5 3             | 1 2 2       | 1 1 9     | 3 9 1            | 2 2    | 7 7        | 1 2 3 9 5           | 4 6       | 1      | 4 6 8 1         | 1 5 8       | 7 3 8               | 0                | 2 7             | 1 1 4       | 1 3 6     | 5 0       | 3 7       | 1           |
| Uttar Pradesh | Muzaffa rnagar | 4      | 8 6        | 1 1 3       | 7 9       | 4 1 2     | 1 1    | 6 3             | 9 4         | 1 1 5 5 1 | 1                | 9      | 5 2 1 1 5  | 9 3                 | 3 3       | 0      | 1 4 6 2         | 1 3 4       | 1 1 4               | 2 7              | 0 2 0           | 1 2 5       | 1 2 6     | 5 9       | 2 4       | 0           |
| Uttar Pradesh | Noida          | 4      | 7 0        | 1 3 0       | 6 7       | 7 1 2 1   | 8      | 6 8             | 1 0 5       | 1 2 1 5 9 | 3                | 4      | 6 3        | 1 5 9 7 8           | 5 5       | 5      | 1 1 7 2         | 1 3 0       | 1 0 8               | 4 3 2            | 7               | 8 1         | 1 7 1     | 4 2       | 5 0       | 1 4         |

Annexure- II

Details of release and utilization of funds to cities in Delhi-NCR under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)

|                     |                     | Fund released (in Rs. crore)   | Fund released (in Rs. crore)   | Fund released (in Rs. crore)   | Fund released (in Rs. crore)   | Fund released (in Rs. crore)   | Fund released (in Rs. crore)   | Fund released (in Rs. crore)   | Fund released (in Rs. crore)   | Fund utilised (in Rs. crore)   | Fund utilised (in Rs. crore)   | Fund utilised (in Rs. crore)   | Fund utilised (in Rs. crore)   | Fund utilised (in Rs. crore)   | Fund utilised (in Rs. crore)   | Fund utilised (in Rs. crore)   |
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Sl.No               | City                | FY 19- 20                      | FY 20-21                       | FY 21- 22                      | FY 22- 23                      | FY 23- 24                      | FY 24-25                       | Total                          | FY 25- 26*                     | FY 20- 21                      | FY 21- 22                      | FY 22- 23                      | FY 23- 24                      | FY 24- 25                      | FY 25- 26                      | Total                          |
| 1.                  | Delhi               | -                              | 0.00                           | 11.25                          | 22.50                          | 8.94                           | 38.67                          | 81.36                          | 18.41                          | -                              | -                              | 7.55                           | 5.20                           | 1.35                           | -                              | 14.10                          |
| 2.                  | Noida               | -                              | 0.00                           | 6.67                           | 15.28                          | 8.94                           | 24.81                          | 55.70                          | 45.08                          | -                              | -                              | -                              | 1.43                           | 2.01                           | 26.54                          | 29.98                          |
| 3.                  | Alwar               | 0.06                           | 1.90                           | -                              | 7.66                           | 12.27                          | 3.51                           | 25.40                          | 17.87                          | -                              | 0.04                           | 1.65                           | 5.20                           | 9.94                           | 5.11                           | 21.94                          |
| 4.                  | Meerut              | -                              | 72.00                          | 13.59                          | 53.60                          | 14.43                          | 34.37                          | 187.99                         | -                              | 6.93                           | 20.67                          | 23.12                          | 67.13                          | 35.13                          | 7.67                           | 160.65                         |
| 5.                  | Faridabad           | -                              | 48.00                          | 6.25                           | 19.28                          | -                              | 33.61                          | 107.14                         | 31.83                          | 0.00                           | 6.05                           | 6.35                           | 16.56                          | 15.12                          | 5.79                           | 49.87                          |
| 6.                  | Ghaziabad           | -                              | 121.00                         | 15.25                          | -                              | 17.17                          | 104.47                         | 257.89                         | 17.69                          | 0.00                           | 39.79                          | 34.64                          | 58.12                          | 15.72                          | 70.66                          | 218.93                         |
| Total fund released | Total fund released | Total fund released            | Total fund released            | Total fund released            | Total fund released            | Total fund released            | Total fund released            | 715.48                         | 130.88                         | Total fund utilised            | Total fund utilised            | Total fund utilised            | Total fund utilised            | Total fund utilised            | Total fund utilised            | 495.47                         |

*Funds allocated for FY 2025-26.