Lucknow :Vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) will not be provided fuel at petrol pumps in NCR districts in Uttar Pradesh from October 1, 2026, as part of measures to curb air pollution, Chief Secretary S P Goel said on Wednesday.
Eight districts of UP -- Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat and Shamli districts -- are part of the National Capital Region (NCR), which also comprises districts from Haryana, Rajasthan and entire Delhi.
Chairing a high-level review meeting on air pollution control and improvement of air quality in the NCR, Goel said the UP government has set a target of reducing air pollution levels in the NCR region by 30-35 per cent during 2026.
He directed all departments concerned to ensure coordinated and effective action for controlling pollution and improving air quality in the Delhi-NCR region.
"The participation of citizens should also be ensured by creating awareness among them," the Chief Secretary said, according to an official statement.
The meeting reviewed ongoing measures and future action plans related to vehicle emissions, industrial pollution, road dust, construction and demolition waste management, expansion of green cover and stubble management.
Under the "No PUCC, No Fuel" system, automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras will be installed at 1,041 petrol pumps across NCR districts, it said.
The government is also working to phase out old and polluting vehicles and promote BS-VI, CNG and electric vehicles under the "Naya Safar" scheme.
According to the statement, around 26.19 lakh end-of-life vehicles have been identified in NCR districts, of which 37,156 were scrapped and 460 seized between January and April 2026.
To promote clean public transport, a target has been set to operate 975 electric buses in Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida and Meerut. At present, 100 e-buses are operational in these cities, it stated.