India, Oct. 9 -- Nearly 40% of around 31,000 registered government vehicles (non-electric) in Delhi did not have a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate as of June 19, 2025, the Delhi's transport department has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT)

The data, submitted to the tribunal on September 22, revealed that 14,569 government vehicles had valid PUC certificates, while the department did not have information on the status of 4,027 other such vehicles.

The submission came while the NGT was hearing a plea filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Rohtas Nagar, Jitendra Mahajan, who had last December alleged that several government vehicles, including the one provided to him, did not have a valid PUC certificate. I...