Lok Sabha Question No. 137 (STARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: Air Quality and Strategy to Prevent Air Pollution
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Manish Tewari

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO 137

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2026

## Air Quality and Strategy to Prevent Air Pollution

- *137.  SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

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

- (a) the reasons for the failure to prevent the Air Quality Index in National Capital Region from remaining at severe levels-around 400 or above for nearly three consecutive months-despite the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) and the specific lapses identified in its implementation or enforcement;
- (b) the current status of the national and major city-wise levels of PM 2.5, PM 10 and key pollutants and extent to which these exceed national standards and WHO guidelines;
- (c) whether the Government has examined successful international air-quality models, including Beijing's measures such as coal phase-outs, low-emission zones and strict compliance mechanisms, for applicability to India;
- (d) the measures proposed to be adopted or scaled up in the country to ensure that vulnerable groups are not disproportionately burdened; and
- (e) whether a review of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act has been planned and if so, whether it is likely to include a time-bound, city-wise action plan with independent monitoring and public disclosure?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARAS (A) TO (E) OF THE LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  137  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  09.02.2026 REGARDING AIR QUALITY AND STRATEGY TO PREVENT AIR POLLUTION BY SHRI MANISH TEWARI, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

(a) to (e):  The total number of days with Severe AQI levels (AQI>401) in Delhi during the winter season (October-January) in 2025-26 were 10 days as compared to 31 days in 201617. The details of number of days with Severe AQI Level in the cities of Delhi-NCR during last 3 consecutive months is provided in Annexure I.

World Health Organisations Air Quality Guidelines serve as only a guidance document and as a non-binding reference for policy makers. These guidelines are recommended values for air  pollutants to  help countries achieve  air quality. Countries are advised to consider their geographical, socioeconomic, and environmental factors before adopting these guidelines as enforceable standards. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for the country for 12 key air pollutants to safeguard public health and environmental quality.

The  annual  average  concentrations  of  PM2.5,  PM10  and  key  pollutants  for  six  major metropolitan cities-Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Delhi for the year 2024 are provided at Annexure II .

To provide better air quality for the people living in urban areas, the Government of India has launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in 2019 as a long-term, time-bound, national-level  strategy  to  address  air  pollution  in  130  non-attainment  and  million  plus cities/urban agglomeration in 24 States/UTs. City Specific Clean Air Action Plans have been prepared by all 130 cities under NCAP 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.

Committees at National Level (Apex, Steering, Monitoring and Implementation), State level (Steering and Monitoring) and City level Monitoring and Implementation Committee have been  constituted  to  coordinate,  monitor,  evaluate  the  progress  and  provide  guidance  for implementation of city action plans.

The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC)  enacted  the  Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution)  Act,  1981 for preservation of the quality of air and control  of  air  pollution,  and  the  Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986  for  protection  and improvement of environment.

Section 18 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, empowers Central Government  to  issue  directions  to  the  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  for  performing  its functions  and  further,  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  or  the  State  Government  to  issue directions to State Pollution Control Board.

Section 22 of the Air Act, 1981 mandates industrial plants in air pollution control area not to discharge any emissions in excess of the standards.

Further, Section 31 A of the Air Act, 1981, provides powers to State Pollution Control Boards to  issue  directions  to  any  person  or  authority  for  performing  its  functions,  which  include directions for closure, prohibition or regulation of any industry, operation or process, stoppage or regulation of supply of electricity, water and any other service.

Concerned State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) or Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) monitor air pollution through Consent mechanism (Consent to Establish and Consent to  Operate) for  industries  under  the  provisions  of the  Air  (Prevention  and  Control  of Pollution) Act, 1981. Additionally, specific categories of industries are regulated under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006 through grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) and filing of half-yearly compliance reports by the industries.

Further, 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. So far, CAQM has issued 95 Statutory Directions and 17 Advisories to concerned stakeholders for control of air pollution in Delhi-NCR.

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, 20.01.2026 and 02.02.2026 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.

The focused actions by 130 cities under NCAP have shown positive results with 103 cities showing reduction in PM10 concentration in 2024-25 with respect to 2017-18, out of which 64 cities have shown reduction in PM10 levels by more than 20% and 25 of these cities have achieved a reduction of more than 40%. A total of 22 Cities have met National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and have PM10 Concentrations less than 60 μg/m3.

With coordinated actions, the average AQI of Delhi has shown improvement at AQI of 201 in 2025 as against 225 in 2018.

The details of steps taken to control air pollution are enclosed at Annexure III .

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Daily AQI levels of cities of Delhi-NCR during November-December 2025 and January 2026

| St ate   | Delhi   | Delhi         | Delhi   | Haryana     | Haryana     | Haryana     | Haryana    | Haryana    | Haryana    | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana      | Haryana      | Haryana      | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   |
|----------|---------|---------------|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Ci ty Da |         |               |         | Bahadurgarh | Bahadurgarh | Bahadurgarh | Ballabgarh | Ballabgarh | Ballabgarh | Bhiwani   | Bhiwani   | Bhiwani   | CharkhiDadri | CharkhiDadri | CharkhiDadri | Dharuhera | Dharuhera | Dharuhera | Faridabad | Faridabad | Faridabad |
| te       | Nov -25 | Delhi Dec -25 | Jan -26 | Nov -25     | Dec -25     | Jan -26     | Nov -25    | Dec -25    | Jan -26    | Nov -25   | Dec -25   | Jan -26   | Nov -25      | Dec -25      | Jan -26      | Nov -25   | Dec -25   | Jan -26   | Nov -25   | Dec -25   | Jan -26   |
| 1        | 303     | 304           | 380     | 254         | 322         | 187         | 319        | 209        | 225        | 114       | 289       | 156       | 375          | 224          | NA           | NA        | 299       | 331       | 196       | 221       | 234       |
| 2        | 366     | 372           | 236     | 313         | 306         | 191         | 319        | 209        | 200        | 256       | 245       | 149       | 288          | 305          | NA           | 434       | 341 245   |           | 215       | 248       | 210       |
| 3        | 309     | 342           | 267     | 202         | NA          | NA          | 320        | 209        | 259        | 226       | 258       | 88        | 215          | 303          | NA           | 176       | 333       | 256       | 198       | 227       | 222       |
| 4        | 291     | 304           | 307     | 57          | NA          | 187         | 141        | 213        | 250        | 287       | 233       | 114       | 252          | 290          | 235          | 227       | 328       | 322       | 194       | 203       | 215       |
| 5        | 202     | 327           | 244     | 48          | 335         | -           | 191        | 234        | 181        | 248       | 256       | 204       | 177          | 252          | 188          | NA        | 326       | 242       | 171       | 217       | 185       |
| 6        | 311     | 330           | 310     | NA          | 275         | -           | 126        | 202        | 258        | 253       | 251       | 300       | 337          | 258          | 291          | 238       | 301       | 251       | 218       | 213       | 220       |
| 7        | 322     | 308           | 289     | 313         | NA          | -           | 122        | 307        | 203        | 235       | 270       | 232       | 286          | 226          | 286          | 165       | 295       | 328       | 204       | 199       | 217       |
| 8        | 361     | 314           | 280     | 325         | 287         | -           | 129        | 315        | 223        | 253       | 285       | 182       | 302          | 252          | 249          | 152       | 303       | 189       | 264       | 203       | 223       |
| 9        | 370     | 282           | 345     | 436         | 287         | -           | 130        | 312        | 295        | 252       | 249       | 77        | 338          | 230          | 248          | 262       | 348       |           | 214       | 193       | 174       |
| 10       | 362     | 259           | 346     | 373         | 254         | -           | 128        | 308        | NA         | 286       | 241       | 100       | 371          | 169          | 260          | 310       | 309 NA    | 291       | 231       | 195       | 197       |
| 11       | 428     | 307           | 291     | 421         | 235         | -           | 120        | 332        | 225        | 285       | 238       | NA        | 355          | 256          | 177          | NA        | 275       | 229       | 298       | 253       | 246       |
| 12       | 418     | 349           | 297     | 332         | 298         | -           | 119        | 359        | 210        | 340       | 205       | NA        | 337          | 217          | 250          | 281       | 293       | 272       | 274       | 204       | 261       |
| 13       | 404     | 431           | 360     | 466         | 353         | -           | NA         | 356        | 264        | 345       | 161       | 160       | 349          | 264          | 265          | 299       | 368       | 371       | 288       | 214       | 254       |
| 14       | 387     | 461           | 353     | 388         | 464         | -           | 209        | 313        | 338        | 351       | 171       | 202       | 329          | 287          | 300          | 299       | 394       | 320       | 258       | 218       | 241       |
| 15       | 386     | 427           | 343     | 300         | 374         | -           | 216        | 328        | 285        | 325       | 150       | 203       | 295          | 253          |              | 291       | 336       | 286       | 263       | 211       | 235       |
| 16       | 377     | 354           | 354     | 439         | 311         | -           | 219        | 330        | 342        | 317       | 121       | 83        | 282          | 205          | 269          | 302 261   | 343       |           | 257       | 182       | 245       |
| 17       | 351     | 334           | 400     | 348         | 303         | -           | 203        | 300        | 326        | 129       | 161       | 72        | 259          | 182          | 313          | 161       | 297       | 330 364   | 247       | 197       | 253       |
| 18       | 374     | 373           | 440     | NA          | 302         | -           | 110        | 303        | 256        | 121       | 131       | 118       | 313          | 171          | 291          | 263       | NA        | 361       | 212       | 239       | 247       |
| 19       | 392     | 374           | 410     | NA          | 259         | -           | 91         | 324        | NA         | 198       | 163       | 209       | 309          | 174          | 172          | 277       | 332       | 378       | 265       | 251       | 253       |
| 20       | 391     | 398           | 378     | NA          | 360         | -           | NA         | 305        | NA         | 140       | 165       | 210       |              | 236          | 339          | NA        | 365       | 373       | 255       | 235       | 262       |
| 21       | 364     | 377           |         | 360         |             |             | 198        | 251        | NA         | 316       | 176       | NA        | 232          | 189 202      | 253          | 226       |           | 351       | 238       | 235       |           |
| 22       |         |               | 330     |             | NA          | -           |            |            |            |           |           |           |              |              |              |           | 326       |           |           |           | 234       |
|          | 370     | 373           | 322     | 292         | 352         | -           | 191        | 225        | 287        | 324 328   | 156       | 249       | 214          | 219          | 233          | 243       | NA        | 317       | 233       | 234       | 243       |
| 23       | 391     | 412           | 282     | 392         | 281         | -           | 205        | 338        | 301        |           | 145       | 296       | 396          | 318          | 168          | 235       | NA        | 268       | 237       | 239       | 216       |

Annexure I

| St ate   | Delhi   | Delhi   | Delhi   | Haryana     | Haryana     | Haryana     | Haryana    | Haryana    | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana      | Haryana      | Haryana      | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   |
|----------|---------|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Ci ty    | Delhi   | Delhi   | Delhi   | Bahadurgarh | Bahadurgarh | Bahadurgarh | Ballabgarh | Ballabgarh | Bhiwani   | Bhiwani   | Bhiwani   | CharkhiDadri | CharkhiDadri | CharkhiDadri | Dharuhera | Dharuhera | Dharuhera | Faridabad | Faridabad | Faridabad |
| 24       | 382     | 271     | 192     | 298         | NA          | -           | NA         | 237        | 244       | 316       | 151       | 258          | 366          | 197          | 104 302   | 256       | 184       | 232       | 216       | 206       |
| 25       | 353     | 234     | 153     | 276         | 93          | -           | 272        | 262        | 239       | 295       | 152       | 218          | 320          | 180          | 158 320   | 228       | 106       | 220       | 215       | 134       |
| 26       | 327     | 332     | 241     | 222         | 371         | -           | 264        | 280        | 276       | 300       | 148       | 197          | 279          | 240 256      | 296       | 299       | 234       | 210       | 234       | 174       |
| 27       | 377     | 385     | 336     | 222         | NA          | -           | NA         | 303        | 262       | 301       | 176       | 230          | 317          | 298 NA       | 350       | 310       | 315       | 203       | 249       | 191       |
| 28       | 369     | 390     | 255     | 299         | NA          | -           | 268        | 334        | 168       | 271       | 156       | NA           | 348          | 292 313      | 376       | 377       | 324       | 190       | 255       | 136       |
| 29       | 305     | 401     | 226     | 322         | NA          | -           | 266        | 274        | 157       | 238       | 160       | NA           | 304          | 310 235      | 309       | 341       | 213       | 212       | 253       | 129       |
| 30       | 279     | 388     | 253     | 322         | NA          | -           | 259        | 280        | 278       | 265       | 146       | NA           | 229          | NA 262       | 269       | 286       | 213       | 176       | 243       | 144       |
| 31       |         | 373     | 315     |             | 224         | -           |            | 255        | 247       |           | 158       |              | 262          | 270          |           | 367       | 341       |           | 221       | 197       |

| St ate   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana    | Haryana    | Haryana    | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana     | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   |
|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Ci ty    | Gurugram  | Gurugram  | Gurugram  | Jind      | Jind      | Jind      | Karnal    | Karnal    | Karnal    | Mandikhera | Mandikhera | Mandikhera | Manesar   | Manesar   | Manesar   | Narnaul   | Narnaul   | Narnaul     | Palwal    | Palwal    | Palwal    |
| Da te    | Nov -25   | Dec -25   | Jan -26   | Nov -25   | Dec -25   | Jan -26   | Nov -25   | Dec -25   | Jan -26   | Nov -25    | Dec -25    | Jan -26    | Nov -25   | Dec -25   | Jan -26   | Nov -25   | Dec -25   | Jan -26 -25 | Nov       | Dec -25   | Jan -26   |
| 1        | 276       | 275       | 312       | 330       | 224       | 310       | 251       | 194       | 291       | 83         | 129        | 130        | 160       | 323       | 193       | 215       | 188       | 182         | 120       | 100       | 103       |
| 2        | 357       | 277       | 187       | 314       | 221       | 87        | 348       | 258       | 188       | 140        | 160        | 82         | 289       | 331       | 108       | 216       | 187       | 198         | 120       | 143       | 89        |
| 3        | 235       | 282       | 244       | 354       | 219       | 92        | 280       | 258       | 163       | 92         | NA         | 85         | 340       | 327       | 122       | 217       | 187       | 213         | 119       | 176       | 83        |
| 4        | 219       | 293       | 333       | 275       | 212       | 85        | 270       | 205       | 192       | 73         | 122        | 116        | 86        | 302       | 222       | 216       | 187       | 296         | 131       | 107       | 89        |
| 5        | 225       | 298       | 240       | 301       | 265       | 100       | 216       | 258       | 114       | NA         | 192        | 101        | 269       | NA        | 114       | 216       | 188       | 243         | NA        | 132       | 84        |
| 6        | 257       | 314       | 303       | 324       | 197       | 168       | 169       | 234       | 173       | 78         | 146        | 110        | 269       | 282       | 187       | 218       | 188       | 314         | 192       | 142       | 83        |
| 7        | 253       | 273       | 294       | 291       | 192       | 178       | 246       | 240       | 188       | 73         | 96         | 101        | 258       | 237       | 211       | 216       | 193       | 266         | 116       | 106       | 85        |
| 8        | 236       | 278       | 290       | 295       | 210       | 106       | 264       | 167       | 163       | 86         | 106        | NA         | 291       | 254       | NA        | 215       | 216       | 215         | 126       | 106       | 107       |
| 9        | 238       | 260       | 373       | 302       | 270       | 111       | 255       | NA        | 182       | 74         | 89         | 207        | 270       | 238       | 295       | 204       | 216       | 303         | 192       | 106       | 122       |
| 10       | 261       | 276       | 349       | 355       | 270       | 180       | 185       | 141       | 198       | 122        | 118        | 256        | 294       | 221       | 232       | 304       | 225       | 322         | 171       | 102       | 136       |
| 11       | 378       | 268       | 280       | 376       | 296       | 127       | 217       | 232       | 153       | 109        | 126        | 102        | 343       | 304       | 160       | 275       | NA        | 289         | 250       | 110       | 98        |
| 12       | 350       | 286       | 297       | 418       | 189       | 182       | 165       | 306       | 190       | 131        | 142        | 145        | 254       | 313       |           | 202 238   | 218       | 211         | 204       | 114       | 101       |
| 13       | 300       | 322       | 378       | 333       | 332       | 162       | 164       | 256       | 241       | 109        | 219        | 247        | 246       | 351       | 348       | 203       | 217       | 277         | NA        | 189       | NA        |
| 14       | 278       | 291       | 279       | 313       | 333       | 249       | 231       | 120       | 226       | 107        | 264        | 157        | 232       | 356       | 251       | 290       | 217       | 318         |           | 207       | 119       |
| 15       | 305       | 345       | 318       | NA        | 215       | 212       | 229       | 273       | 201       | 147        | 248        | 167        | 254       | 325       | 258       | 209       | 216       | 286         | 94 90     | 177       | 115       |
| 16       | 301       | 320       | 347       | 273       | 301       | 171       | 170       | 126       | 213       | 215        | NA         | 124        | 260       | 278       | 251       |           | 249       | 259         | 82        | 154       | 108       |
| 17       | 253       | 279       | 360       | NA        | 218       | 195       | 202       | 216       | 224       | 97         | 102        | 150        | 234       | 238       | 319       | 223       | 217 216   | 279         | 86        | 110       | 119       |
| 18       | 272       | 276       | 378       | NA        | 196       | 254       | 243       | 158       | 281       | 231        | 123        | 218        | 328       | 304       | 303       | 259       | 216       | 302         | 116       | 135       | 115       |
| 19       | 300       | 322       | 379       | 260       | 175       | 311       | 162       | 162       | 258       | 187        | 239        | 238        | 183       | 281       | 301       | 252       | 216       | 337         | 120       | NA        | 118       |
| 20       | 302       | 362       | 394       | 275       | 259       | 294       | 302       | 227       | 255       | 199        | 196        | 235        | 312       |           | 328       | 240       | 217       | 354         | 107       | 76        | 122       |
| 21       | 287       | 328       | 358       | 264       | 322       |           | 291       |           | 182       | 114        |            |            | 251       | 199       | 316       | 213       | 216       | 337         | 85        | 62        |           |
|          | 286       |           |           |           |           | 249       |           | 302       |           |            | 152        | 177        |           | 328       |           |           |           |             |           |           | 112       |
| 22       |           | 331       | 366       | 316       | 289       | NA        | 298       | 258       | 184       | 134        | 108        | 146        | 278       | 231       | 307       | 147       | 217       | 343         | 137       | 74        | 110       |
| 23       | 295       | 364       | 227       | 306       | NA        | NA        | 276       | 235       | 191       | 85         | 241        | 102        | 321       | 343       | 200       | 197       | 237       | 201         | 102       | 76        | 101       |

| St ate Ci   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana    | Haryana    | Haryana    | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| ty          | Gurugram  | Gurugram  | Gurugram  | Jind      | Jind      | Jind      | Karnal    | Karnal    | Karnal    | Mandikhera | Mandikhera | Mandikhera | Manesar   | Manesar   | Manesar   | Narnaul   | Narnaul   | Narnaul   | Palwal    | Palwal    | Palwal    |
| 25          | 303       | 239       | 198       | 277       | 157       | 110       | 246       | 153       | 79        | 198        | 95         | 76         | 356       | NA        | 132       | 191       | 235       | 135       | 68        | 43        | 82        |
| 26          | 272       | 312       | 276       | 283       | 280       | 147       | 225       | 117       | 128       | 110        | 142        | 93         | 331       | 260       | 174       | 132       | 232       | 252       | 67        | 94        | 93        |
| 27          | 317       | 299       | 306       | 243       | NA        | 156       | 255       | 178       | 183       | 176        | 171        | 161        | 368       | 290       | 239       | 223       | 255       | 277       | 93        | 96        | 111       |
| 28          | 320       | 353       | 267       | 219       | 292       | 93        | 183       | 262       | 72        | 215        | 177        | 100        | 368       | 334       | 138       | 85        | 314       | 328       | 91        | 112       | 56        |
| 29          | 262       | 318       | 232       | 184       | 199       | 104       | 133       | 188       | 32        | 118        | 139        | 93         | 280       | NA        | 141       | 176       | 306       | 208 63    |           | 103       | 48        |
| 30          | 245       | 294       | 268       | 189       | 132       | 151       | 115       | 249       | 32        | 100        | 102        | 101        | 254       | 203       | 152       | 187       | 107       | 197       | 86        | 103       | 42        |
| 31          |           | 328       | 300       |           | 128       |           |           | 261       | 71        |            | NA         | 103        |           | 264       | 296       |           | 204       | 179       |           | 103       | 77        |

| St ate   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   |         |                |         | Haryana Haryana   | Haryana Haryana   | Haryana Haryana   | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   |
|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|----------------|---------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Ci ty    |           |           |           | Panipat | Panipat        | Panipat | Sonipat           | Sonipat           | Sonipat           |             |             | Alwar       | Alwar       | Alwar       | Bharatpur   | Bharatpur   | Bharatpur   | Bhiwadi     | Bhiwadi         | Bhiwadi         | Bhiwadi         |
| Da te    | Nov -25   | Dec -25   | Jan -26   | Nov -25 | Rohtak Dec -25 | Jan -26 | Nov -25           | Dec -25           | Jan -26           | Nov -25     | Dec -25     | Jan -26     | Nov -25     | Dec -25     | Jan -26     | Nov -25     | Dec -25     | Jan -26     | Nov -25         | Baghpat Dec -25 | Jan -26         |
| 1        | 287       | 292       | 347       | 389     | NA             | NA      | 239               | 329               | 225               | 84          | 86          | 130         | 74          | 138         | 145         | 214         | 314         | 238         | 321             | NA              | 349             |
| 2        | 288       | 236       | 205       | NA      | NA             | 115     | 284               | 310               | 198               | 112         | 103         | 114         | 118         | 161         | 113         | 376         | 340 176     | 341         |                 | NA              | 172             |
| 3        | NA        | 172       | 200       | NA      | NA             | 104     | 284               | 308               | 194               | 94          | 108         | 114         | 98          | 202         | 112         | 224         | 310         | 196         | 384             | 363             | 124             |
| 4        | NA        | 145       | 214       | 329     | NA             | NA      | NA                | 308               | 194               | 92          | 89          | NA          | 78          | 130         | 112         | 236         | 295         | 274         | 279             | 307             | 215             |
| 5        | 302       | NA        | NA        | 244     | NA             | 81      | 313               | 288               | 149               | 77          | 93          | 120         | 63          | 167         | 117         | 93          | 290         | 202         | 140             | 311             | 118             |
| 6        | 217       | 181       | 185       | 348     | NA             | 136     | 253               | 278               | 148               | 107         | 176         | 127         | 121         | 126         | 126         | 240         | 294         |             | 276             | 248             | 150             |
| 7        | 309       | 216       | 197       | NA      | 151            | 140     | 251               | 278               | 148               | 82          | 102         | 126         | 150         | 156         | 110         | 199         | 216         | 242 226     | 287             | 210             | 276             |
| 8        | 282       | 269       | 169       | 374     | 72             | NA      | 251               | 280               | 127               | 82          | 103         | 127         | 106         | 161         | 109         | 215         | 227         | 182         | 285             | 226             | 262             |
| 9        | 252       | 235       | 221       | 323     | 71             | 114     | 251               | 287               | 139               | 104         | 103         | 131         | 164         | 113         | 136         | 296         | 336         |             | 308             | 219             | 195             |
| 10       | 227       | NA        | NA        | 324     | 56             | 147     | 345               | 287               | 139               | 114         | 95          | 136         | 189         | 109         | 215         | 350         | 208 218     | 230         | 381             | 251             | 259             |
| 11       | 222       | 228       | 170       | 342     | 56             | NA      | 381               | 287               | 121               | 120         | 96          | 119         | 189         | 126         | 92          | 373         | 237         | 221         | 299             | 290             | 163             |
| 12       | 259       | 301       | 203       | 406     | 285            | NA      | 372               | 279               | 139               | 109         | 103         | 116         | 144         | 141         | 90          | 318         | 277         | 227         | NA              | 383             | 215             |
| 13       | 249       | 426       | 217       | 430     | 298            | 162     | 347               | 255               | 139               | 97          | 104         | 130         | 196         | 182         | 160         | 336         | 321         | 384         | 297             |                 | 272             |
| 14       | 207       | 382       | 280       | 307     | NA             | NA      | 354               | 276               | 144               | 104         | 122         | 138         | 201         | 174         | 170         | 339         | 351         | 288         | 284             | 429             | 315             |
| 15       | 224       | 209       | 270       | 102     | 281            | 136     | 370               | 285               | NA                | 97          | 124         | 124         | 158         | 166         | 117         | 338         | 300         | 326         | 356             | NA              | 242             |
| 16       | NA        | 140       | 243       | 246     | 421            | 179     | 369               | 285               | 136               | NA          | 96          | 100         | 127         | 163         | 106         | 315         | 265         | 298 335     |                 | 337             | 238             |
| 17       | 132       | NA        | 311       | 237     | 385            | NA      | 344               | 286               | 133               | 94          | 82          | 137         | 153         | 127         | 167         | 260         | 219         | 354         | NA              | 336             | 282             |
| 18       | 146       | 138       | 397       | 309     | NA             | NA      | 344               | 290               | 136               | 98          | 86          | 143         | 172         | 145         | 98          | 359         | 278         | 348         | 397             | NA              | 329             |
|          | 100       |           | 379       | 353     | NA             | NA      | 332               | 292               | 136               | 103         | 120         | 142         | 196         | 135         | 161         | 335         | 296         | 344         | 335             | NA              | 348             |
| 19       |           | 173       |           |         |                |         |                   |                   |                   |             |             |             |             |             | 111         | 349         |             | 342         | 428             |                 |                 |
| 20       | 276       | 213       | NA        | 274     | 279            | 259     | 310               | 299               | 136               | 126         | 113         | 139         | 254         | 138         |             |             | 332         |             |                 | 329             | 248             |
| 21 22    | NA        | 246       | 198       | 288     | 337            | 194     | 308               | 299 299           | 136 136           | 105 102     | 117         | 133         | 121         | 111         | 150         | 334 338     | 270         | 305         | 343             | 266             | 236 227         |
|          | 115       | 282       | 208       | 301     | 327            | 218     | 311 343           |                   | NA                | 101         | 116         | 133         | 222         | 120         | 205         |             | 290         | 314         | 403             | 266             | 235             |
| 23       | 351       | 238       | 204       | NA      | NA             | 179     |                   | 282               |                   |             | 118         | 134         | 245         | 99          | 84          | 336         | 336         | 242         | 342             | 240             |                 |

| St ate   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Haryana   | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan   | Rajasthan   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   |
|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Ci ty    | Panipat   | Panipat   | Panipat   | Rohtak    | Rohtak    | Rohtak    | Sonipat   | Sonipat   | Sonipat   | Alwar       | Alwar       | Alwar       | Bharatpur   | Bharatpur   | Bharatpur   | Bhiwadi     | Bhiwadi     | Bhiwadi     | Baghpat         | Baghpat         | Baghpat         |
| 24       | 178       | 165       | NA        | 147       | 340       | 147       | 311       | 277       | NA        | 98          | 101         | 126         | 158         | 105         | NA          | 294         | 222         | 184         | 330             | 186             | 100             |
| 25       | 229       | 274       | 106       | 326       | 103       | 94        | 291       | 277       | 136       | 101         | 98          | 117         | 165         | 99          | 89          | 312         | 210         | 176         | 294             | 261             | 99              |
| 26       | NA        | 318       | 99        | 325       | NA        | 119       | 291       | 294       | 136       | 93          | 105         | 121         | 158         | 114         | 181         | 290         | 270 230     |             | 309             | 339             | 155             |
| 27       | NA        | NA        | 116       | 329       | 217       | 171       | 331       | NA        | 148       | 105         | 112         | 134         | 171         | 129         | 160         | 349         | 270         | 288         | 287             | 231             | 213             |
| 28       | 190       | NA        | NA        | 338       | 244       | 142       | 344       | NA        | NA        | 131         | 126         | 93          | 188         | 154         | 199         | 350         | 330 196     | 294         |                 | 251             | 174             |
| 29       | NA        | NA        | 80        | NA        | 178       | 109       | 329       | 225       | 136       | 109         | 134         | 123         | 149         | 132         | 101         | 284         | 350 170     | 250         |                 | 267             | 195             |
| 30       | 239       | 266       | 80        | NA        | 151       | 108       | 329       | 225       | NA        | 87          | 122         | 117         | 163         | 102         | 97          | 274         | 316 230     | 245         |                 | 240             | 226             |
| 31       |           | 246       |           |           | 151       | 174       |           | 225       |           |             | 99          | 117         |             | 97          | 78          |             | 350         | 349         |                 | 233             | 271             |

| St at e Uttar Pradesh   | St at e Uttar Pradesh   | St at e Uttar Pradesh   | St at e Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh         | Uttar                 | Uttar             | Uttar    | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar    | Uttar                    | Uttar       | Uttar Pradesh Muzaffarnaga   | Uttar Pradesh Muzaffarnaga   | Uttar Pradesh Muzaffarnaga   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------------------------|-------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| ty D at e               | Bulandshahr No v- 25    | De c- 25                | Ja n- 26                | No v- 25        | De c- 25        | Ghaziabad Ja n- 26 35 | GreaterNoida No v- 25 | De c- 25 Ja n- 26 | No v- 25 | c-              | Hapur De 25     | Ja n- 26        | No v- 25        | Khurja De c- 25 | Ja n- 26 | Meerut No v- 25 De c- 25 | Ja n- 26    | No v- 25                     | r De c- 25                   | Ja n- 26                     | No v- 25        | Noida De c- 25  | Ja n- 26        |
| 1                       | 214                     | 26 9                    | 28 8                    | 298 32 2        |                 | 6                     | 265                   | 29 6              | 35 2     | 295 32 4        |                 | 26 9            | 135             | 18 6            | 26 5     | 326                      | 26 8        | 31 9 319                     | 26 8                         | 22 0                         | 292             | 32 1            | 36 7            |
| 2                       | 348                     | 29 4                    | 20 1                    | 351             | 36              | 23 9                  | 340                   | 37 8              | 23 8     | 346             | 37 9            | 18 5            | 302             | 24 4            | 21 6     | 381                      | 32 2 21 4   | 339                          | 31 2                         | 27 5                         | 348             | 39 5            | 22 9            |
| 3                       | 288                     | 22 4                    | 13 3                    | 340             | 1 32 4          | 26 2                  | 300                   | 32 4              | 23 9     | 323             | 36 3            | 13 0            | 247             | 25 3            | 20 0     | 376 26 3                 | 21 2        | 339                          | 27 2                         | 15 0                         | 312             | 36 5            | 24 2            |
| 4                       | 264                     | 20 5                    | 23 8                    | 325             | 30 29           | 262                   |                       | 28 5              | 31 6     | 299             | 33 6            | 23 6            | 238             | 23 0            | 24 1     | 292                      | 24 3        | 25 3 265                     | 25 8                         | 25 3                         | 304             | 30 8            | 30 7            |
| 5                       | 207                     | 29 8                    | 16 2                    | 207             | 2 32 1          | 8 26 2                | 187                   | 31 6              | 23 6     | 205 37 2        |                 | 12 5            | 189             | 24 5            | 14 7     | 152                      | 30 2        | 18 8 160                     | 30 4                         | 15 9                         | 215             | 33 9            | 26 0            |
| 6                       | 187                     | 29 3                    | 24 7                    | 266             | 34 3            | 32 2                  | 228                   | 32 1              | 32 0     | 249 33 6        | 22 0            | 232             | 27              | 5               | 16 0     | 191                      | 29 5        | 25 148                       | 30 0                         | 24 5                         | 257             | 34 4            | 31 4            |
| 7                       | 229                     | 21 8                    | 21 4                    | 314             | 31 5            | 27 6                  | 284                   | 29 0              | 29 8     | 279 20 4        | 17 9            | 266             | 19              | 5               | 15 8     | 239                      | 7 27 7 28 8 | 236                          | 24 1                         | 23 306                       |                 | 31 7            | 28 8            |
| 8                       | 307                     | 23 4                    | 18 5                    | 339             | 30 9            | 29 6                  | 336                   | 30 2              | 29 0     | 334 20 6        | 17 1            | 312             | 19 7            |                 | 16 5     | 318 26 9                 | 21 6        | 278                          | 24 1                         | 2 20 4                       | 354             | 33 0            | 29 4            |
| 9                       | 310                     | 17 9                    | 25 7                    | 345             | 28 6            | 34 7                  | 340                   | 25 2              | 36 4     | 331 13 3        | 22 2            | 327             | 4               | 18              | 14 1     | 353 19 0                 | 26 1        | 305                          | 27 5                         | 20 6                         | 366             | 28 5            | 36 5            |
| 10                      | 308                     | 18 0                    | 27 0                    | 312 26          | 2 35 1          |                       | 334                   | 22 4              | 33 8     | 324 14 5        | 24 8            |                 | 308             | 16 8            | 20 3     | 287 22 2                 | 26 9        | 270                          | 21 2                         | 24 5                         | 320             | 25 6            | 34 8            |
| 11                      | 358                     | 22 4                    | 16 1                    | 390             | 34 3            | 28 3                  | 406                   | 30 1              | 27 8     | 332 24 6        | 13 2            |                 | 381             | 23 4            | 17 2     | 271 34 2                 | 21 9        | 240                          | 33 8                         | 20 3                         | 425             | 32 2            | 26 0            |

| St at e Ci   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar   | Uttar   | Uttar     | Pradesh   | Uttar    | Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   |
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| ty           | Bulandshahr     | Bulandshahr     | Bulandshahr     | Ghaziabad       | Ghaziabad       | GreaterNoida    | GreaterNoida    | GreaterNoida    |                 |                 | Hapur           | Hapur   |         |           | Khurja    | Khurja   | Meerut    | Meerut          | Muzaffarnaga r  | Muzaffarnaga r  | Noida           | Noida           | Noida           |
| 12           | 340             | 28 2            | 19 9            | 362 36 3        | 28 7            | 387             | 37 3            | 25 8            | 351             | 28 5            |                 | 16 1    | 378     | 29 0      | 14 9      | 315 38 4 | 24 8      | 205             | 40 0 23 2       | 408             |                 | 38 6            | 27 4            |
| 13           | 321             | 32 5            | 27 4 370        | 43 0            | 35 8            | 377             | 44 2            | 38 4            |                 | 360             | 35 5            | 22 8    | NA      | 29 9 23 8 | 317       | 35 5     | 27 8      | 301             | 30 2            | 21 4            | 389             | 45 5            | 36 7            |
| 14           | 404             | 26 3            | 27 6            | 370 45 9        | 34 2            | 368             | 43 5            | 35 7            |                 | 335 NA          | 21 4            | 322     | 28 1    | 21 6      | 336       | 37 2     | 27 0      | 356             | 35 2            | 24 6            | 364             | 46 6            | 33 8            |
| 15           | 334             | 28 4            | 25 0            | 392 44 4        | 32 1            | 418             | 44 7            | 34              | 2               | 380 NA          | 22 3            | 311     | 24 0    |           | 20 7      | 369 36 0 | 32 0      | 277             | 28 8            | 25 0            | 397             | 43 7            | 34 4            |
| 16           | 320             | 29 7            | 28 0 419        | 33 2            | 37 6            | 419             | 32 6            | 35 8            | 376             | 24 1            | N A             | 284     | 25 8    | 26 0      | 326       | 28 1     |           | 29 3 310        | 29 3            | 25 6            | 385             | 35 2            | 36 3            |
| 17           | 312             | 27 3            | 19 7            | 401 30 8        | 39 4            | 390             | 31 0            | 33 2            | 383             | 28 4            | N A             | 318     | 24 3    | 12 3      | 364       | 29 2     | 20 9      | 292             | 28 4            | 28 4            | 358             | 33 1            | 38 8            |
| 18           | 334             | 20 5            | 28 7            | 434 33 9        | 45 8            | 454             | 34 4            | 40 2            | 398             | 20 2            | 29 9            | 343     | 20 6    | 16 0      |           | 376 24 5 | 35 2      | 309             | 22 1            | 32 2            | 390             | 39 7            | 43 0            |
| 19           | 336             | 21 8            | 28 0            | 422 35 8        | 42 5            | 420             | 37 6            | 37 5            | 378             | 20 8            | 28 1            | 311     | 18 8    |           | 16 7      | 339 26 0 |           | 31 9 311        | 23 1            | 24 9            | 409             | 41 0            | 41 2            |
| 20           | 302             | 20 3            | 28 0            | 36 1            | 39 3            | 380             | 34 4            | 37 2            | 388             | 22 1            | 23 6            | 248     | 18 3    | N         | A         | 345 26 2 | 25 7      | 336             | 26 7            | 26 6            | 408             | 40 1            | 38 2            |
| 21           | 292             | 25 8            | 23 3            | 430 422 36 4    | 34 7            | 353             | 32 9            | 32 0            | 406             | 23 5            | 23 1            | 232     | 22      | 6         | 18 1      | 411 0    | 28        | 22 8 364        | 29 8            | 18 6            | 394             | 32 7            | 32 9            |
| 22           | 338             | 29 19           | 7 434           | 36 0            | 35 9            | 364             | 33 2            | 31 4            | 380             | 23 4            | 20 1            | NA      | 26 1    | 17 2      |           | 374 30 2 | 23 0      | 345             | 31 3            | 22 0            | 394             | 36 6            | 33 5            |
| 23           | 353             | 0 25 7          | 17 9            | 437 39 2        | 27 8            | 399             | 38 8            | 24 9            |                 | 420 28 2        | 20 8            | 316     | 23 4    |           | 11 6      | 364      | 32 2      | 23 5 382        | 20 6            | 25 3            | 418             | 42 6            | 27 0            |
| 24           | 356             | 16 9            | 10 7            | 396 24 4        | 20 3            | 382             | 25 9            |                 | 17 0            | 416 19 2        | 10 9            | 293     | 16 9    | 10 0      |           | 350 22 7 | 88        | 318             | 22 7 N A        |                 | 397             | 27 3            | 18 4            |

| St at e   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   |
|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Ci ty     | Bulandshahr     | Bulandshahr     | Bulandshahr     | Ghaziabad       | Ghaziabad       | Ghaziabad       | GreaterNoida    | GreaterNoida    | GreaterNoida    | Hapur           | Hapur           | Hapur           | Khurja          | Khurja          | Khurja          | Meerut          | Meerut          | Meerut          | Muzaffarnaga r  | Muzaffarnaga r  | Muzaffarnaga r  | Noida           | Noida           |
| 25        | 306             | 19 4            | 12 0            | 349             | 28 0            | 17 364          | 26 8            | 15 5            | 389             | 22 0            |                 | 306             | 8               | 18              | 10 6 322        | 23 7            | 12 0            | 314             | 27 4            | 14 2            | 373             | 25 6            | 12 0            |
| 26        | 279             | 27 6            | 18 3 329        | 38 2            | 3 30 2          | 322             | 39 4            | 22 6            |                 | 366             | 32 8            | 67 14 5         | 309             | 25 1            | 12 4 306        | 33 0            | 14 8            | 322             | 20 3            | 19 7            | 350             | 37 6            | 21 9            |
| 27        | 269             | 29 6            | 20 0 358        | 40 4            | 37 6            | 381             | 39 5            | 30              | 4               | 344             | 26 5 22 5       | 244             | 32 1            |                 | 12 9 308        | 33 0            | 26 0            | 266             | 23 5            | 26 9            | 391             | 40 9            | 33 1            |
| 28        | 261             | 29 5            | 57 347          | 41 4            | 23 4            | 378             | 43 4            | 9               | 18              | 265 26 4        | 69              | 267             | 9               | 27              | 50 224          | 29 5            | 53 13           | 244             | 23 5            | 86              | 388             | 41 9            | 21 7            |
| 29        | 263             | 17 2            | 14 2 299        | 39 3            | 27 2            | 288             | 35 6            | 25 0            | 310             | 22 7            | 97              | 229             | 18 1            |                 | 99 214          | 31 6            | 6               | 237             | 21 6            | 15 2            | 310             | 41 0            | 24 7            |
| 30        | 254             | 25 4            | 13 5 256        | 40 4            | 30 3            | 268             | 36 6            |                 | 24 8            | 285 28 7        | 12 1            | 169             | 23 1            |                 | 11 1 197        | 34 4            | 13 8            | 178             | 28 6            | 19 5            | 279             | 40 0            | 25 7            |
| 31        |                 | 23              | 18 9            | 31              | 2               | 31 3            | 36              | 6               | 32 8            | 25 7            | 12 5            |                 | 20 7            | 11              | 0               | 31 5            | 16 4            |                 | 25 1            | 16 7            |                 | 38 2            | 32              |
|           |                 | 2               |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 | 4               |

Note: NA refers to the measurement of Air Quality Index (AQI) on particular day is not available

Annexure II

## Air Quality in major Metropolitan Cities of India - Calendar Year 2024

| Sl.   |                  |              | Annual Average Concentration   | Annual Average Concentration   | Annual Average Concentration   | Annual Average Concentration   |
|-------|------------------|--------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| No    | Name of UA/City  | State        | SO2 (µg/m3)                    | NO2 (µg/m3)                    | PM10 (µg/m3)                   | PM2.5 (µg/m3)                  |
| 1.    | Bengaluru UA     | Karnataka    | 7                              | 19                             | 70                             | 33                             |
| 2.    | ChennaiUA        | Tamil Nadu   | 8                              | 15                             | 60                             | 27                             |
| 3.    | Delhi UA         | NCT of Delhi | 12                             | 45                             | 220                            | 111                            |
| 4.    | Greater MumbaiUA | Maharashtra  | 11                             | 26                             | 87                             | 34                             |
| 5.    | HyderabadUA      | Telangana    | 10                             | 19                             | 78                             | 30                             |
| 6.    | Kolkata UA       | West Bengal  | 7                              | 31                             | 96                             | 48                             |

## Annexure III Steps taken by the Government for controlling air pollution are as follows:

- Emission standards for more than 80 industries have been notified
- Leapfrogging to Bharat Stage-VI (BS-VI) emissions norms from 1st April 2020
- Vehicle  Scrapping  Policy,  Rules  for  Registered  Vehicle  Scrapping  Facilities  and Automated Testing Stations-MoRTH
- Waste management rules for solid waste, plastic waste, hazardous waste, e-waste, battery waste, biomedical waste, fly ash from TPPs
- Market-based Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations introduced for waste categories, viz. plastic packaging, e-waste, battery waste, waste tyres, used oil, end-of-life vehicles, construction & demolition waste and scrap of non-ferrous metal
- 12 identified Single-Use Plastics (SUP) having high littering potential and low utility were banned from 1st July, 2022
- Mandate for utilization of minimum 5% of crop residue along with coal (pellets/briquettes) in thermal power plants in NCR and adjoining areas.
- Based on dynamic air quality models and weather forecasts provided by IMD and IITM, actions under Stages I, II, III and IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) are invoked in advance on a day-to-day basis in anticipation of deterioration in AQI levels in Delhi, considering meteorological conditions and anthropogenic activities.
- A  centralised  air  quality  portal  and  mobile  application  -  SAMEER  is  operational  for tracking and dissemination of near real-time air quality data and hourly AQI to the public, while CPCB issues a daily AQI bulletin at 04:00 PM for cities across the country including Delhi-NCR;  the  SAMEER app also functions as a grievance  redressal  mechanism for pollution-related complaints.
- PRANA  -  Portal  for  Regulation  of  Air  Pollution  in  Non-Attainment  Cities  has  been operationalised  to  manage,  monitor  and  review  the  progress  of  implementation  of  air pollution  mitigation  activities  in  130  targeted  non-attainment  cities  under  the  National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).