Odd-even rule - list of exempt vehicles and people

The Delhi government will implement a new rule from January 2016 under which, private vehicles with odd and even registration numbers will be allowed to ply on the city's roads on alternate days.

While private vehicles with their registration numbers ending with 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 will be allowed to ply on odd dates, those with their registration numbers ending with 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 will be allowed on even dates. There will be no restriction on Sunday. Those flouting this rule will be liable to pay a fine of Rs. 2,000.

The government has also announced a list of vehicles that will be exempt from this rule. Here's a list of the vehicles and people that will not have to follow the odd-even rule:

• All CNG-driven vehicles
• Electric vehicles
• Hybrid vehicles
• Two-wheelers
• Vehicles driven by women (should have female passengers or children below the age of 12 only)
• Those on the way to the hospital for a medical emergency
• Vehicles of the physically challenged
• Emergency vehicles - Ambulances, fire department vehicles, prison vehicles, hearses, enforcement vehicles, etc.
• Vehicles of paramilitary forces, Ministry of Defence vehicles, pilot and escort vehicles
• Vehicles of SPG (special protection group) protectees
• Vehicles with diplomatic corps registration plates
• Transport corporation vehicles
• Given below is the list of people who will not be affected by this rule:
• President
• Vice President
• Prime Minister
• Chief Justice of India
• Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha
• Deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Governors of state
• Lt. Governors
• Union Ministers
• Leaders of opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
• Chief Ministers of all states, except Delhi
• Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts
• Lokayukta

New Delhi has been declared as the most polluted city in the world by the World Health Organisation (WHO) report. The government is trying various methods to bring down the levels of pollution in the city.

Source: Times of India