CAQM takes major decision in meeting: No further extension granted for old vehicles

A big decision has been taken in the meeting of CAQM held on July 8. Now from November 1, 2025, petrol-diesel will not be supplied to 10 year old diesel and 15 year old petrol vehicles in Delhi and NCR’s major cities Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurugram and Sonipat.

New Delhi: The date of the campaign against end-of-life vehicles run by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to control air pollution in Delhi has been extended.

According to the information received by the Dynamite News correspondent, in the meeting held on Tuesday, July 8, it was decided that now this campaign will be implemented from November 1, 2025. Earlier this campaign was to start in July.

Supply of petrol and diesel will continue till October 31

According to this amendment, the supply of petrol and diesel to old vehicles will continue till October 31, 2025. After this, petrol and diesel vehicles older than the prescribed age limit will not get fuel. This rule will not be limited to Delhi only but will also be implemented in major cities of NCR.

Restrictions will also be applicable in these cities

The NCR cities that will come under this order from November 1 include

• Delhi
• Ghaziabad
• Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida)
• Gurugram
• Sonipat

What is an end-of-life vehicle?

End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) is a vehicle whose life has ended as per government rules.

• Maximum age of petrol vehicles: 15 years
• Maximum age of diesel vehicles: 10 years
• After this, it is prohibited to run such vehicles on the roads

Revised Order of Direction 89 will be issued soon

CAQM will soon notify the new amendment of Direction 89, which will have detailed details of the revised date and rules. According to officials, the purpose of this change is to give enough time to vehicle owners so that they can make alternative arrangements or get their vehicles scrapped.

Strict rules on old vehicles are already applicable in Delhi

Delhi already has a ban on running diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years. Many times such vehicles have also been confiscated. Now under the new instructions, they will not even get fuel, due to which they will automatically go off the road.

Big step taken for pollution control

This decision of CAQM is being considered a big and decisive step towards air pollution control. In view of the increasing pollution in Delhi-NCR during winters, this decision has been taken so that pollution caused by stubble burning, vehicle smoke and construction work can be controlled.