Overview
- Delhi's government notified the plan on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, creating a standing winter regime that will automatically run each year from November 1 to February 28.
- Fuel stations will supply petrol, diesel and CNG only to vehicles with a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate, with checks via ANPR cameras and the VAHAN database and penalties for refuelling without papers.
- To cut car use and peak traffic emissions, government and private offices will keep physical attendance to 50 percent from November 1 to January 31, stagger start times and double parking fees at authorised lots between November 1 and February 28.
- Construction and dust controls include a ban on open demolition and civil works from November 1 to January 31 with a near-total halt from December 10 to January 20, and a requirement that large commercial buildings and sites install anti-smog mist systems by August 15.
- Enforcement is assigned to transport, police, municipal bodies and fuel retailers with drone and digital verification; violations carry fines, environmental compensation, sealing and prosecution, and CAQM's stricter GRAP measures will override the plan when invoked.