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Pollution Control Certificates

In view of deteriorating air in winters, the Delhi government has focused on the drive this year to
ensure vehicles do not run without valid PUC certificates and that harmful vehicular emissions are
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under control.
Delhi Press Trust of India Updated: October 19, 2021 10:29 pm IST

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New Delhi: The Delhi government on Tuesday launched an enforcement drive at

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The teams of enforcement wing of the transport department checked pollution
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"Our aim is to encourage people to get valid PUCC. We have given two days time
to those not having valid PUCC certificates of their vehicles. If they fail to do so
till Monday, challans will be issued," said a transport department officer.

In accordance with the Motor Vehicle Act, 1993, vehicle owners who fail to get a
valid PUC are liable to be challaned under Section 190(2), leading to
imprisonment of up to six months or fine up to ₹ 10,000, or both. The driver could
also lose their driving licence for three months.

"About 15 per cent vehicles, mostly two-wheelers, were found without PUCC, with
people citing various reasons like forgetting it or keeping it at home when caught
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people citing various reasons like forgetting it or keeping it at home when caught
without the certificate. We will expand the drive later this week, deploying teams
at 100 fuel stations across the city from Monday," the officer said.

In view of deteriorating air in winters, the Delhi government has focused on the
drive this year to ensure vehicles do not run without valid PUC certificates and
that harmful vehicular emissions are under control.

According to figures of the transport department, there were nearly 17.71 lakh
vehicles running without valid PUC in the city by mid October. There are a total of
1.34 crore registered vehicles in Delhi.

Most of the vehicles without PUC certificates included two-wheelers

(approximately 13 lakh), while 4.20 lakh four-wheelers were without the valid
certificate as per the transport department database.

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Nearly 1,000 authorised PUC centres in the city issued 5.44 lakh certificates in
September. The number has increased significantly with the transport
department starting its drive against pollution-causing vehicles earlier this
month.

A total of 3.53 lakh PUC certificates were issued by the centres by mid October.

Around 10,000 PUCC were issued daily in August and the number started rising
as discussions on poor air quality started in September, officials said.

According to the database, the daily average of PUCC issuance rose to around
20,000 from mid September. The drive started by the transport department
further increased the number to around 38,000 per day from second week of
October.

Currently, around 40,000 PUC certificates are being issued daily, they said.

Also, the department has increased enforcement activity against motorists not
having PUCC. Till October 17, over 62,000 vehicles were checked, out of which,
4066 were challaned. The number will rise further in coming days, they added.

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