Former Delhi CM and AAP nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal. Picture credit score: ANI
Former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday (November 28, 2025) demanded the central authorities to right away take away 18% GST on air purifiers and water purifiers in view of the deteriorating air high quality in Delhi-NCR.
In a put up in Hindi on X, he emphasised that clear air and clear water are basic rights of each citizen.
“The air high quality in Delhi and throughout North India is harmful. As a substitute of offering options, the federal government is accumulating extra taxes from the individuals,” he stated in a social media put up.
He additional identified that when individuals attempt to purchase air purifiers to guard their households from air pollution, they discover that the federal government imposes 18% GST on air purifiers, which is totally unjustified.
The AAP nationwide convenor has demanded that the Middle instantly take away GST on air purifiers and water purifiers. “If we will not present options, we should always no less than cease placing a pressure on individuals’s pockets,” he added.
Air high quality is anticipated to stay “very poor” subsequent week, the Delhi Atmospheric Early Warning System predicts.
With Delhi’s air high quality falling into the ‘very poor’ and ‘extreme’ classes this winter, medical doctors are stressing the necessity for normal diagnostic screening to detect early indicators of pollution-related well being deterioration, particularly amongst people who smoke, bronchial asthma sufferers, youngsters and folks with pre-existing coronary heart or respiratory situations.
