Delhi govt tightens 'no PUC, no fuel' rule, data shows over 15K vehicles denied fuel in four days

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New Delhi, In a renewed push to curb vehicular air pollution within the nationwide capital, the Delhi authorities has intensified enforcement of its “no PUC, no gas” rule, resulting in over 15,000 autos being turned away from gas stations in simply 4 days from April 26 to 29, as per knowledge accessed by the PTI.

Delhi govt tightens 'no PUC, no fuel' rule, data shows over 15K vehicles denied fuel in four days
Delhi govt tightens ‘no PUC, no gas’ rule, knowledge reveals over 15K autos denied gas in 4 days

The transfer alerts a stricter on-ground implementation of present norms to sort out the town’s persistent air high quality disaster.

This comes after the federal government, on April 22, reiterated that autos and not using a legitimate Air pollution Underneath Management certificates is not going to be supplied gas in Delhi.

Whereas the availability was launched in October 2025, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta had referred to as for stricter implementation of the identical in April this 12 months.

An official instructed PTI, “A big variety of autos and not using a legitimate PUC certificates are being denied gas day by day. In simply 4 days, for instance, over 15,000 autos had been turned down.”

In keeping with the information accessed by the PTI, 3,525 autos had been denied gas by fuelling stations on April 26 for not having a sound PUCC; 4,012 autos had been denied it on April 27; 4,235 autos on April 28 and three,906 autos on April 29.

The entire variety of autos for the 4 days stood at 15,678, which corresponded to the variety of autos discovered and not using a legitimate PUC at 9 depots throughout Delhi and one in Noida.

“The numbers are in sync with the federal government’s makes an attempt for stricter implementation of the ‘no PUC, no gas’ coverage, in order that efficient management over vehicular air pollution might be ensured, ” the official mentioned.

Underneath Rule 115 of the Central Motor Autos Guidelines, 1989, each automobile should carry a sound PUC certificates after one 12 months of registration and produce it on demand.

Nonetheless, in April this 12 months, the federal government famous that regardless of implementation of the rule, numerous autos continued to function with out legitimate certification, considerably aggravating air pollution ranges within the metropolis.

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