Overview

• The High Court’s July 9 order bars the BMC from issuing closure or show-cause notices to 311 non-compliant bakeries until the next hearing
• Conversion figures show 46 bakeries have fully shifted to clean fuels and 28 are mid-process, leaving 311 of 573 operational outlets pending
• Civic authorities and Mahanagar Gas Limited are coordinating pipeline connections despite monsoon-season road-digging restrictions
• Officials are exploring central government loans and subsidy schemes to help bakeries cover conversion costs of ₹10–20 lakh each
• BMC data attributes about 6 percent of Mumbai’s air pollution to bakery emissions, underscoring the urgency behind the January court directive