Date: 2025-11-19Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
CAQM writes to Delhi and NCR State Governments to postpone Physical Sports Competitions to be held in November and December, to safeguard Students' Health from Air Pollution
On November 19, 2025, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and Adjoining Areas announced that it has written to the Delhi and NCR State Governments to postpone physical sports competitions scheduled for November and December. The decision aims to safeguard students' health from air pollution during these winter months. This decision follows a consultative meeting convened on 19.11.2025 to examine air quality trends. Representatives from the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education; Delhi and NCR State Governments, Sports Authority of India and representatives of NCR State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ DPCC attended the meeting. In compliance with observations made by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, CAQM has written to the Governments of NCT of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to take immediate and appropriate action to ensure the postponement of physical sports competitions scheduled during these months due to prevailing air quality trends. The commission has also emphasized that NCR State Governments/ GNCTD should explore ways to reschedule events or provide alternative opportunities for students to engage in similar activities at a later time, without compromising their health or academic progress. Release ID: 2191911, Visitor Counter: 488.
Key Entities Referenced
Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM): Primary agency responsible for directing the postponement of sports competitions due to air pollution concerns.
Delhi and NCR State Governments: Target entities instructed by the CAQM to postpone physical sports competitions.
Supreme Court: The CAQM action is in compliance with the observations made by the Supreme Court.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
CAQM writes to Delhi and NCR State
Governments to postpone Physical Sports
Competitions to be held in November and
December, to safeguard Students' Health from
Air Pollution
Posted On: 19 NOV 2025 11:06PM by PIB Delhi
The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) convened a
consultative meeting on 19.11.2025 to examine the current air quality trends and deliberated upon
measures to safeguard children’s health especially during the winter months of November and
December. Representatives from the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of
Education; Delhi and NCR State Governments, Sports Authority of India and representatives of NCR
State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ DPCC attended the meeting.
In compliance with the observations made by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the CAQM has written to
the Governments of NCT of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to take immediate and
appropriate action to ensure that physical sport competitions scheduled in the months of November
and December may be postponed keeping in view the air quality trends prevailing in the area where
such events are scheduled to be organized.
The Commission has also emphasized that students affected by such postponements should not face
any disadvantage, and NCR State Governments/ GNCTD to explore ways to reschedule such events
or provide alternative opportunities for students to engage in similar activities at a later time, without
compromising their health or academic progress.
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