Restrictions on not providing fuel to old vehicles lifted in NCR
In Delhi, 10 year old diesel and 15 year old petrol vehicles have been given relief till 1st November. After the meeting of CAQM (Commission for Air Quality Management) today, the people of Delhi have got a big relief. Giving relief to the people of Delhi, CAQM has postponed the plan of not giving fuel to old vehicles till 1st November, 2025. This decision was taken in the meeting of CAQM today.
This rule was issued
On the orders of CAQM, the Delhi government had stopped giving fuel to End of Life vehicles i.e. 10 year old diesel and more than 15 years old petrol vehicles in Delhi from 1st July. Along with this, a fine of ten thousand was also started on these vehicle owners. Which the Delhi government had to withdraw after two days after the protest of the people.
It will be implemented again after 1st November in these 5 districts including Delhi
But CAQM has postponed this scheme for the time being with its decision. According to CAQM, the fuel ban scheme will now be implemented again on November 1, 2025 in Delhi as well as Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Sonipat and Gautam Buddha Nagar.
There was opposition among the people
When there was a protest in Delhi against not giving fuel to old vehicles in Delhi. Then Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa wrote a letter to CAQM urging to postpone this scheme till November and implement it along with other cities. The Delhi government argued to CAQM that there is a flaw in the existing system and it is not practical and logical at the moment. After which CAQM has taken this decision in today’s meeting.
This rule came into force on 1 July 2025
The matter of confiscating old vehicles (10 year old diesel and 15 year old petrol) in Delhi was started for air pollution control. Under this policy implemented from July 1, 2025, 80 vehicles were seized on the first day, of which 67 were two-wheelers. A joint drive was launched by Delhi Police, Traffic Police, and Transport Department to stop the dispensing of fuel at petrol pumps and seize it on the roads.
