Overview
- The Delhi government officially notified the framework on Friday, June 19, to operate alongside the Graded Response Action Plan and to be active each year from November 1 to February 28.
- The plan ties specific enforcement actions to the winter window, including refusal of fuel to vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate at city petrol pumps.
- Delhi will bar non-BS-VI commercial vehicles registered outside the city from entering between November 1 and January 31 while exempting CNG, electric, emergency and government vehicles.
- The framework also doubles parking fees at authorised public lots during the winter period, allows authorities to require up to 50 percent physical attendance for offices, and mandates tighter dust controls plus technical measures like anti-smog guns at large construction sites.
- Officials say the move is procedural and aimed at improving preparedness and coordination across departments, resident groups and neighbouring jurisdictions, and its effects will depend on enforcement capacity and interstate cooperation for vehicle controls.