Haryana Amends Aggregator Policy to Promote Clean Mobility from 2026

5 Dariya News

Chandigarh 08-Dec-2025

The Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini here today, approved the aggregator policy of  Haryana Transport Department, in accordance with the guidelines of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, has amended the rules framed in 2016 for granting licences to operators or IT-based passenger aggregators acting as agents or promoters to attract customers for travel through public service vehicles.

Under the new rules, motor vehicle aggregators, delivery service providers, and e-commerce companies will not be permitted to include any vehicle running solely on diesel or petrol in their existing fleets with effect from 01.01.2026. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), under Section 12 of the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021, issued Direction No. 94 on 03.06.2025. 

The objective of this direction is to rapidly promote cleaner mobility in the services provided by motor vehicle aggregators, delivery service providers, e-commerce companies, and similar entities. As per these directions, only CNG or electric three-wheeler auto-rickshaws will be permitted to be included in the existing vehicle fleets. Further, with effect from 01.01.2026, no diesel- or petrol-run internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles will be allowed to be added to the existing fleets of four-wheeler LCVs, four-wheeler LGVs (N1 category – up to 3.5 tonnes), and two-wheelers.

In accordance with the Commission’s directions, a Clean Mobility Portal is also being developed by the Transport Department, in which details of all vehicles of the licence holders will be recorded. Under the new rules, all fees and conditions for grant and renewal of licences shall be as per the guidelines of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India.

This initiative will help reduce pollution in the National Capital Region and lead to an improvement in air quality, while also ensuring effective compliance with the directions issued by the Commission for Air Quality Management.