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that energy or fall back on coal when renewables dip. BESS is how we make our grid strong, stable, and
smart.

“I believe that India can become a global manufacturing hub for BESS, from batteries and inverters to
software and control systems. Between 2022 and 2032, India plans to add over 47 GW of battery storage
capacity, with a total investment of around ?3.5 lakh crore,” said the minister. The strong policy support
by the Govt, along with private sector investments, shows that India is serious about a renewable future.
At the same time, we are building the storage systems needed to make that future stable and dependable.

CAQM issues Statutory Direction mandating the buses operating under various service regimes like
Contract Carriage Permit, Institution/ School Bus Permit, All India Tourist Permit, etc. and entering into
Delhi, to be on cleaner modes viz. BS-VI Diesel / CNG / EV buses w.e.f. 01.11.2026

Significant contribution from the transport sector to the overall air pollution load in the entire NCR,
consistently throughout the year and more adversely during the winter season, needs no emphasis and
efficient and cleaner public transport services particularly the intra-city and inter-city bus services plying
to Delhi and other cities / towns in NCR would help to abate air pollution from this sector.

Towards abatement of air pollution from the vehicular sector, considering the high pollution load from
commercial goods vehicles and the associated ill-effects of emission owing to such vehicles entering to
Delhi, the Commission, vide Direction No. 88 dated 23.04.2025 has stipulated a strict ban on entry of all
commercial goods vehicles viz. LGVs, MGVs and HGVs, other than BS-VI, CNG, LNG and EVs, into Delhi
w.e.f. 01.11.2025, except such vehicles that are registered in Delhi.

Strengthening its objective to progressively reduce vehicular emissions, the Commission for Air Quality
Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has been extensively working towards a phased
transition to cleaner fuel vehicles, especially in the high-emission public transport segment. Considering
the substantial contribution of inter-city, tourist and other bus services to the region’s pollution load,
particularly during the winter season, the Commission has now taken a decisive step in this direction.

Direction Nos. 78 and 81 issued earlier by the Commission already stipulate a cleaner fuel regime for all
intercity buses plying to Delhi-NCR from anywhere in the NCR States and from the neighbouring States /
UTs of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab; only BS-VI Diesel/ CNG / EV /
cleaner mode buses are permitted to ply to Delhi-NCR.

In pursuit of furthering the objective of clean air, the Commission has issued a Statutory Direction No. 93,
mandating the buses operating under various service regimes including those on All India Tourist Permit,
and entering Delhi, to be on cleaner modes viz. BS-VI Diesel / CNG / EV w.e.f. 01.11.2026.

These restrictions shall, however, not be applicable to such buses which are registered in Delhi.

Further, Transport Department/ Traffic Police Department of GNCTD have been directed to ensure strict
compliance of the restrictions imposed as above through an appropriate mechanism like ANPR system,
RFID etc. at border entry points.

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