NCAP Tracker

NCAP Targets

The NCAP has set a target of reducing key air pollutants PM10 and PM2.5 (ultra-fine particulate matter) by 20-30% in 2024 taking 2017 as the base year. Particulate matters are hazardous as these can cause serious health problems.

Entities involved in the program

The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) are leading the program at the national level. At the state level, State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) are mandated to develop the city action plans and monitor their implementation by identified departments and agencies. 

A technical institution in every state has been identified to support the SPCB who are listed here – 

2024 target of 20 to 30%

Analysis of pollution levels in many cities in the NCAP program shows that they will continue to remain polluted even if the target of reducing 20-30% of PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations are achieved in the next five years.

#	Name	State	2017	Targeted PM 10 in 2024 by NCAP
1	Vijayawada	Andhra Pradesh	99	70
2	Kurnool	Andhra Pradesh	82	57
3	Anantapur	Andhra Pradesh	78	55
4	Eluru	Andhra Pradesh	74	52
5	Kadapa	Andhra Pradesh	74	52
6	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	73	51
7	Vizianagaram	Andhra Pradesh	72	50
8	Srikakulam	Andhra Pradesh	70	49
9	Chittoor	Andhra Pradesh	69	48
10	Guntur	Andhra Pradesh	69	48
11	Ongole	Andhra Pradesh	65	46
12	Rajahmundry	Andhra Pradesh	65	46
13	Nellore	Andhra Pradesh	65	46
14	Guwahati	Assam	106	74
15	Nalbari	Assam	95	67
16	Sivasagar	Assam	81	57
17	Nagaon	Assam	75	53
18	Silcher	Assam	49	34
19	Muzaffarpur	Bihar	167	117
20	Patna	Bihar	157	110
21	Gaya	Bihar	77	54
22	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	109	76
23	Raipur	Chhattisgarh	103	72
24	Bhilai	Chhattisgarh	97	68
25	Korba	Chhattisgarh	58	41
26	Delhi	Delhi	240	168
27	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	120	84
28	Vadodara	Gujarat	108	76
29	Surat	Gujarat	106	74
30	Baddi	Himachal Pradesh	172	121
31	Nalagarh	Himachal Pradesh	147	103
32	Kala Amb	Himachal Pradesh	119	83
33	Paonta Sahib	Himachal Pradesh	84	59
34	Sunder Nagar	Himachal Pradesh	73	51
35	Parwanoo	Himachal Pradesh	65	46
36	Damtal	Himachal Pradesh	63	44
37	Jammu	Jammu & Kashmir	149	104
38	Srinagar	Jammu & Kashmir
39	Dhanbad	Jharkhand	238	167
40	Bangalore	Karnataka	92	64
41	Devanagere	Karnataka	87	61
42	Hubli	Karnataka	79	55
43	Gulbarga	Karnataka	54	38
44	Gwalior	Madhya Pradesh	110	77
45	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	93	65
46	Indore	Madhya Pradesh	80	56
47	Dewas	Madhya Pradesh	75	52
48	Ujjain	Madhya Pradesh	75	53
49	Sagar	Madhya Pradesh	70	49
50	Badlapur	Maharashtra	159	111
51	Mumbai	Maharashtra	151	106
52	Ulhasnagar	Maharashtra	150	105
53	Chandrapur	Maharashtra	146	102
54	Akola	Maharashtra	127	89
55	Thane	Maharashtra	125	88
56	Amravati	Maharashtra	106	74
57	Navi Mumbai	Maharashtra	105	74
58	Nagpur	Maharashtra	102	71
59	Pune	Maharashtra	102	71
60	Jalna	Maharashtra	101	71
61	Kolhapur	Maharashtra	90	63
62	Aurangabad	Maharashtra	83	58
63	Latur	Maharashtra	81	56
64	Nashik	Maharashtra	81	57
65	Jalgaon	Maharashtra	77	54
66	Sangli	Maharashtra	76	53
67	Solapur	Maharashtra	64	45
68	Byrnihat	Meghalaya	174	122
69	Dimapur	Nagaland	138	97
70	Kohima	Nagaland	114	80
71	Kalinga Nagar	Odisha	126	88
72	Rourkela	Odisha	117	82
73	Talcher	Odisha	96	67
74	Angul	Odisha	95	66
75	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	91	64
76	Cuttack	Odisha	87	61
77	Balasore	Odisha	83	58
78	Jalandhar	Punjab	223	156
79	Amritsar	Punjab	168	118
80	Ludhiana	Punjab	162	113
81	Khanna	Punjab	139	97
82	Mandi Gobindgarh	Punjab	136	95
83	Patiala	Punjab	102	71
84	Dera Bassi	Punjab	93	65
85	Naya Nangal	Punjab	91	63
86	Dera Baba Nanak	Punjab	90	63
87	Jodhpur	Rajasthan	180	126
88	Jaipur	Rajasthan	177	124
89	Alwar	Rajasthan	134	94
90	Kota	Rajasthan	131	91
91	Udaipur	Rajasthan	125	88
92	Thoothukudi/ Tuticorin	Tamil Nadu	132	93
93	Trichy	Tamil Nadu	86	60
94	Hyderabad	Telangana	108	75
95	Sangareddy	Telangana	79	55
96	Patancheru	Telangana	78	55
97	Nalgonda	Telangana	60	42
98	Ghaziabad	Uttar Pradesh	281	196
99	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	246	172
100	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	244	171
101	Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	224	157
102	Firozabad	Uttar Pradesh	220	154
103	Moradabad	Uttar Pradesh	217	152
104	Noida	Uttar Pradesh	216	151
105	Khurja	Uttar Pradesh	209	146
106	Gajraula	Uttar Pradesh	207	145
107	Bareilly	Uttar Pradesh	195	137
108	Agra	Uttar Pradesh	185	129
109	Anpara/ Sonbhadra	Uttar Pradesh	154	107
110	Rai Bareilly	Uttar Pradesh	141	98
111	Allahabad	Uttar Pradesh	140	98
112	Jhansi	Uttar Pradesh	113	79
113	Dehradun	Uttarakhand	248	174
114	Rishikesh	Uttarakhand	128	90
115	Kashipur	Uttarakhand	111	78
116	Asansol	West Bengal	163	114
117	Durgapur	West Bengal	155	108
118	Raniganj	West Bengal	147	103
119	Kolkata	West Bengal	120	84
120	Howrah	West Bengal	110	77
121	Haldia	West Bengal	97	68
122	Barrackpore	West Bengal	90	63

Funding allocated – 2019-2020 – 406 cr

Out of the 102 cities, for 28 of them with over 10 lakh population and air quality of PM10 > 90ug/m³, the Union Environment Ministry has allocated ₹10 crore fund for 2 years.

The 28 cities are: 

1. Vijaywada
2. Patna
3. Chandigarh
4. Raipur
5. Bhilai
6. Ahmedabad
7. Surat
8. Dhanbad
9. Bengaluru
10. Bhopal
11. Gwalior
12. Mumbai
13. Navi Mumbai
14. Pune
15. Nagpur
16. Twin City Bhubneshwar & Cuttack
17. Ludhiana
18. Amritsar
19. Jaipur
20. Jodhpur
21. Kota
22. Hyderabad
23. Lucknow
24. Kanpur
25. Agra
26. Varanasi
27. Prayagraj (Allahabad)
28. Kolkata

For the remaining non-attainment cities, funding of ₹10 lakh per city for those with a population of less than five lakh and ₹20 lakh per city for those with a population of five to 10 lakh have been sanctioned.

Information Source
All data on the budget and actual disbursement has been sourced through RTIs from Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in December 2019.
All data on air quality monitors (AQM) and PM levels has been sourced from CPCB and NAMP.