With the southwest monsoon on the wane and the Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) bracing for a spike in winter pollution, Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav chaired a meeting Monday (September 28, 2026) with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi Environment Minister Maninder Sirsa, and senior officials of the Commission for Air Quality Management formalising a permanent institutional ‘action plan’ approach to addressing winter pollution here.

Delhi will restrict the entry of vehicles registered outside the capital that do not meet BS-VI emission standards from November 1, while government and private offices will be required to have 50% of their staff work from home during the winter pollution season, the plan announced on Monday (September 28, 2026) stated. These measures were implemented in 2024 and 2025, too.

For vehicular pollution, the ‘No PUCC (Pollution Under Control Certificate), No Fuel’ campaign (where those without a pollution certificate will be denied fuel) will cover all 500 fuel stations equipped with authorised number plate registration. The system had detected about 7,055 BS-III and older end-of-life vehicles over the previous 12 months, the presentation said.

The restrictions will remain in force from November 1, 2026, to January 31, 2027. Parking charges at authorised parking sites will be doubled, except at facilities owned and managed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, while office timings will be staggered.