Cabinet approves ₹9,585 crore NCRPB scheme to replace old trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR
On 3 June 2026, the Union Cabinet approved a two-year, ₹9,585 crore scheme funded through the National Capital Region Planning Board to help owners replace BS-IV or older trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR with BS-VI or electric vehicles.
Summary
The Union Cabinet approved on 3 June 2026 a two-year scheme to cut air pollution in Delhi–NCR by replacing trucks and buses registered in the region that comply with BS-IV or earlier norms with BS-VI or stricter vehicles, or electric vehicles. The scheme has a total outlay of ₹9,585 crore, including ₹5,041 crore from the Centre and an estimated ₹1,601 crore in tax concessions from the participating States. Funded through the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, it will be implemented by the Ministries of Road Transport and Highways and Petroleum and Natural Gas with Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Citing an ARAI–TERI study of 2018, the Cabinet noted that trucks and buses form only 3% of the fleet but account for 36% of transport-sector PM2.5 emissions in the NCR. NCRPB was constituted under the National Capital Region Planning Board Act, 1985, enacted by Parliament with the concurrence of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Key facts
- Approved
- 3 June 2026, Union Cabinet
- Duration
- Two years
- Outlay
- ₹9,585 crore (Centre ₹5,041 crore; States' tax concessions ~₹1,601 crore)
- Target
- BS-IV or older trucks and buses registered in Delhi–NCR → BS-VI or EVs
- Funding and implementation
- NCRPB (MoHUA); MoRTH and MoPNG; Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, UP
- Data
- Trucks and buses: 3% of fleet, 36% of transport PM2.5 (ARAI–TERI, 2018)
- Static
- NCRPB Act, 1985; NCR = NCT Delhi + 14 Haryana, 8 UP, 2 Rajasthan districts
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The scheme approved by the Cabinet on 3 June 2026 to replace old trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR has a total outlay of:
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Correct answer: A — ₹9,585 crore
The total outlay is ₹9,585 crore, including ₹5,041 crore from the Centre and about ₹1,601 crore in State tax concessions.
Under the Delhi-NCR vehicle replacement scheme approved in June 2026, trucks and buses complying with which emission norms are targeted for replacement?
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Correct answer: C — BS-IV or earlier
The scheme incentivises replacing trucks and buses that comply with BS-IV or earlier norms with BS-VI or stricter vehicles, or EVs.
Consider the following statements about the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB), which funds the June 2026 vehicle replacement scheme: 1. It was constituted under an Act of Parliament of 1985, enacted with the concurrence of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. 2. The National Capital Region covers more districts of Uttar Pradesh than of Haryana. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct per NCRPB. Statement 2 is wrong: the NCR covers 14 districts of Haryana, 8 of Uttar Pradesh and 2 of Rajasthan besides the NCT of Delhi.