The scheme will be in place from 8 am to 8 pm and there will be exemption for women drivers, two-wheelers and vehicles carrying children in school uniforms, besides VVIPs, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said.According to the government, vehicles of President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Governors, Chief Justice of India, Speaker of Lok Sabha, Union Ministers, Leaders of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and SPG protectees among others will be exempt.Embassy vehicles will not come under odd-even rules. However, there will be no compulsion,” Gahlot said. Odd-numbered cars are allowed to run on odd dates while even-numbered cars can only run on even dates.In 2016, the scheme was enforced twice — January 1-15 and April 15-30.”Delhi Metro has also promised to provide 100 small buses during the period.Sources said that around 5,000 civil defence volunteers will be deployed to manage the vehicles, adding that around 400 ex-servicemen will also hired to execute the scheme.CNG vehicles will be exempt but will need to have stickers in place.Women only vehicles — including children of age up to 12 years travelling with them — will be pillow block ball bearing exempted.”I have called a meeting with representatives of Ola and Uber tomorrow to ensure that there is no surge pricing during the odd-even,” Gahlot said.”The old stickers which were issued in the last edition of odd-even will be valid too,” the minister said. However, the Delhi government has not given any exemption to its ministers, including the chief minister.The Delhi government has directed DTC to hire 500 buses from private contractors to tackle the rush of commuters during the odd-even week.Under the policy, private vehicles are allowed to run based on the last number of their licence plates.The minister also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to call a meeting of chief ministers of Delhi and adjoining states to find a solution to the crisis.Motorists will have to cough up Rs 2,000 for violating odd-even rules. Teams of Delhi Police, transport department and sub-divisional magistrates will be deployed to ensurestrict implementation of the car-rationing scheme..”The exemptions will be similar as last year and there is no need for people to panic,” he told reporters, adding that CNG vehicles having valid stickers would be exempt. Vehicles driven or occupied by handicapped persons will also be exempt.New Delhi: The odd-even car rationing scheme will be rolled out in Delhi for five days from November 13 as part of a graded response plan to tackle the alarming level of pollution in the city, the state government announced on Thursday. Schools will be free to provide their buses voluntarily. These will be available at 22 IGL stations across Delhi from 2 pm on Friday.A pollution emergency prevailed in the national capital for the third straight day on Thursday as a toxic cloud of smog kept the city shrouded, a situation which is likely to persist for another 48 hours.Also, commercial vehicles, bearing yellow number plates, will not come under the car-rationing scheme.The minister said the Delhi government would not allow cab-aggregators to resort to surge pricing during the period in Delhi
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