India, Oct. 29 -- As many as 4.53 lakh challans were issued to vehicles for not having a valid pollution under control (PUC) certificate between January 1 and October 27 this year, data shared by Delhi Traffic Police revealed. The number of such challans has seen a five fold rise since 2022.

A total of 4,53,262 challans were issued for PUC-related violations during the period, the data accessed by HT shows. The figure comes against 8,63,166 challans issued in the whole of 2025, 5.98 lakh in 2024, 2.32 lakh in 2023 and 1.64 lakh in 2022.

"We have been focusing on stricter enforcement against vehicles that do not have valid PUC certificates. The objective is to ensure compliance with emission norms and discourage vehicles that contribute ...