Exclusive: NCR May Stop New Petrol-Diesel Cab Additions

The Haryana government may have discussed and moved forward with a proposal that could restrict the future addition of new petrol and diesel-powered vehicles in fleet aggregator and cab aggregator operations across NCR-linked regions of the state, signalling what could become a wider clean mobility shift across the National Capital Region.

Sources aware of the discussions told Autocar Professional that the broader push is understood to have originated from the Delhi government amid growing concerns around pollution and urban fleet emissions. According to sources, the direction has received positive feedback from administrations and policymakers across other NCR-linked states as well.

The move is now expected to gradually align with a wider NCR-level transition, with the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan also likely to move in a similar direction. The broader framework, if eventually implemented, is expected to favour electric vehicles and CNG-powered vehicles for fresh inductions into aggregator and fleet ecosystems over time.

However, sources also indicated that discussions remain at different stages across states, and a final, uniform NCR-wide implementation framework may still take time to evolve. Multiple approvals, notifications and policy-level alignments across states would likely be required before any such transition becomes fully operational across the region.

The development adds to a series of recent policy signals emerging from NCR states around cleaner mobility and EV ecosystem readiness.

Delhi’s recently proposed draft EV policy, which was opened for public consultation, had already indicated a stronger push towards cleaner commercial mobility segments and potential restrictions on fresh fossil-fuel fleet inductions in certain categories. Separately, Haryana had also introduced EV-ready building provisions mandating charging infrastructure in several categories of buildings, indicating that the groundwork for larger EV adoption was already being prepared.

Sources said governments across NCR are increasingly examining ways to reduce emissions from high-utilisation urban mobility fleets, particularly in densely populated corridors spanning Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad.

The NCR currently spans regions across Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, making any coordinated clean mobility transition one of the largest urban fleet policy shifts attempted in India.

At present, no final NCR-wide notification covering all states has been formally announced. Industry executives tracking the developments said the eventual shape, timeline and scope of any implementation could still evolve significantly depending on inter-state coordination, infrastructure readiness and industry feedback.

If such a framework eventually moves forward across NCR states, it could substantially reshape future procurement strategies for cab aggregators and fleet operators while accelerating demand for electric vehicles, charging infrastructure and CNG-based mobility solutions across one of India’s largest urban transportation markets.