Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Poor air quality in Delhi, 25/04/2016. The Government of NCT of Delhi has formulated short term and long term action plans to control air pollution in Delhi. After the ‘Comprehensive study on Air Pollution in Delhi’ by IIT, Kanpur, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has adopted a more focused approach towards mitigation measures. On 29th December 2015, CPCB has issued directions to DPCC under section 18 (1) (b) of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 which inter alia include immediate steps for (i) control of vehicular emissions, (ii) control of road dust, (iii) control of air pollution from bio-mass burning, (iv) control of Industrial air pollution and (v) control of air pollution from construction and demolition activities. Several actionable points mentioned in the said directions directly emanated from the study conducted by IIT Kanpur.