CAQM revokes GRAP Stage-IV in NCR as Delhi's AQI improves to 271
The Commission for Air Quality Management revoked GRAP Stage-IV curbs across the NCR on 24 December 2025 after Delhi's average AQI improved to 271 ('Poor').
Summary
The GRAP Sub-Committee of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) revoked all Stage-IV actions under the Graded Response Action Plan across the NCR on 24 December 2025, after Delhi's average AQI improved to 271 ('Poor') on the back of higher wind speeds. Stage-IV had been invoked on 13 December 2025 when Delhi's average AQI crossed 450. Actions under Stages III, II and I of the GRAP schedule (November 2025) stay in force across the NCR.
Key facts
- Date
- 24 December 2025
- Body
- CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP
- Delhi AQI
- 271 ('Poor')
- Stage-IV invoked
- 13 December 2025 (AQI above 450)
- Still in force
- GRAP Stages III, II and I
Practice MCQs 2 questions
GRAP Stage-IV, revoked across the NCR on 24 December 2025, had been invoked on 13 December 2025 when Delhi's average AQI crossed:
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Correct answer: D — 450
PIB 2208266: the Commission invoked Stage-IV on 13 December 2025 when Delhi's average AQI breached the 450 mark; it was revoked when the AQI improved to 271.
Which body revoked GRAP Stage-IV restrictions across the NCR on 24 December 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Commission for Air Quality Management
PIB 2208266: the Sub-Committee on GRAP of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) revoked Stage-IV.