PUC centres in Delhi to Remain Closed, Check Reason

The PUC certificate fees were raised by the Delhi government because they haven't changed since 2011. After 13 years, the Delhi government has finally announced a fee hike of only 35%, despite the fact that all of our operating costs for PUC centres have increased several times, with the exception of wages, which have climbed three times between 2011 and 2024.

Protest against this act

The owners of fuel stations have chosen to keep the PUC centres closed in protest against the Delhi government's recent proposal to increase the cost of pollution certificates. The proprietors of the petrol stations described the operation of the pollution under control (PUC) centres as "unviable" in a statement they released on Sunday. Additionally, oil marketing corporations have started to charge PUC centres high rents (10–15 percent of total revenue), which was not the case in the past.

Why is this protest?

In recent months, a large number of PUC centres have given up their licences since it is not profitable for them to continue operating. The Delhi Petrol Dealers Association's managing committee has decided to close PUC centres at their retail locations starting on July 15 due to an arbitrary and wildly inadequate increase in PUC certification fees, which will not in any way lessen the dealers' losses from running the PUC centres.

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