{"id":1526,"date":"2026-07-24T11:37:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peru-spider-574195.hostingersite.com\/dpcc-category-list-jr-compliance\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:06:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:06:24","slug":"dpcc-category-list-jr-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peru-spider-574195.hostingersite.com\/dpcc-category-list-jr-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"DPCC Category List | JR Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1526\" class=\"elementor elementor-1526\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dcb0095 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6dcb0095\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b45d7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35b45d7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Are you looking for a DPCC category list?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, you are at the right place, because finding under which category your industry fits raises so many questions, especially if you are doing it for the first time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But before jumping to that DPCC category list, why not understand what DPCC is, to help us understand each aspect of the same.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrcompliance.com\/dpcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC)<\/a> is an autonomous regulatory body established after the notification dated 15-03-1991 of the <em>Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)<\/em>, which reflects that under <strong>Section 4 (4) of the Water Act and Section 6 of the Air Act,<\/strong> CPCB might delegates its powers and functions to the DPCC.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That begs the question, why has CPCB delegated its powers and functions to DPCC?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simply with the objective to <em><strong>implement the various environmental and pollution laws<\/strong><\/em> formulated by the <em>Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)<\/em> to preserve the environment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a nutshell, <a title=\"dpcc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jrcompliance.com\/dpcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DPCC<\/a> has been established with the fundamental objective to <em>maintain a balance<\/em> between economic growth, environmental growth, and social equality.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It clears the fact that <a title=\"dpcc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jrcompliance.com\/dpcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DPCC<\/a> is the pollution control authority of Delhi. Now, let\u2019s understand its functions for a better understanding of DPCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-are-the-functions-of-dpcc\"><strong>What Are the Functions of DPCC?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide <strong>necessary suggestions<\/strong> to the Delhi Government for the control and prevention of pollution.<\/li>\n<li>Organize a <strong>comprehensive mass media awareness program<\/strong> in regard to the prevention, control, or decrease of water and air pollution.<\/li>\n<li>Collect, systemize, and prepare the <strong>technical and statistical information<\/strong> with respect to pollution.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Prepare manuals, codes, and guidelines to treat and dispose of the sewage and trade effluents and for stack gas cleaning devices, stacks, and ducts.<\/li>\n<li>To <strong>spread information<\/strong> on the matters relating to water and air pollution along with their prevention and control.<\/li>\n<li>Establish standards of sewage and trade effluents and emissions from automobiles, industrial plants, and Health Care Establishments.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Develop <strong>reliable and inexpensive methods<\/strong> of treatment of sewage, trade effluent, and air pollution control equipment.<\/li>\n<li>Assess the quality of ambient water and air, and check the installation of wastewater treatment, air pollution control equipment, industrial plants, or manufacturing processes to evaluate their performance and to take required actions for the prevention, control, and reduction of air and water pollution.<\/li>\n<li>Issues the approval certificate for different categories of industries such as Red, Orange, Green, and White.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Issues the authorization to the Industries and Health Care Establishments under Bio-Medical Waste Authorization, Plastic Waste Management, Hazardous Waste Management Authorization, Battery Waste Management, and E-waste Authorization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, <a title=\"dpcc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jrcompliance.com\/dpcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DPCC<\/a> does play an important role \u2013 from inspection, policy formulation, or issuing guidelines to checking whether obligatory compliance has been followed or not, it takes care of everything. Now, let\u2019s move to the categories of the industries under the DPCC category list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"classification-of-industries-under-dpcc-category-list\"><strong>Classification of Industries Under DPCC Category List<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the list (indicating the <strong>classification of 637 industries<\/strong>), established industries in Delhi have been <strong>classified into four categories<\/strong> depending on the pollution index score \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Red (Pollution Index score of 60 and above)<\/li>\n<li>Orange (Pollution Index score of 41 to 59)<\/li>\n<li>Green (Pollution Index score of 21 to 40)<\/li>\n<li>White category (Pollution Index score incl. &amp; up to 20)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The industries in Delhi have been classified in the Red\/ Orange\/ Green\/ White category as per the list, indicating the classification of 637 industries as uploaded on the <a title=\"dpcc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jrcompliance.com\/dpcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DPCC website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The industries categorized under the White category shall not be required to obtain the <em><strong>Consent to Establish \/ Operate<\/strong><\/em> under the Air &amp; Water Acts and submit an undertaking to DPCC online and send the signed copy of the undertaking within 30 days to DPCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The industries categorized under the Red, Orange, and Green categories only need to apply for Consent to Establish\/ Operate under the <em>Air &amp; Water Acts<\/em>. The period of <strong>Consent to Establish<\/strong> shall be from one year to seven years as requested by the Project Proponent. However, the <strong>Consent to Operate \/ Renewal<\/strong> shall be granted for 5 years in the case of the Red\/Orange Category and 10 years in the case of the Green category of Industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0Going through the complete DPCC category list seems like a tough task, that\u2019s why <em><a title=\"JR Compliance\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jrcompliance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JR Compliance<\/a> \u2013<\/em> an <strong>award-winning<\/strong> compliance service provider <em>directly coordinates with the officials<\/em> to know under which category your industry falls. Moreover, it helps us understand the certification requirements applicable to an industry, which again improves our client\u2019s convenience.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet, for your reference, let\u2019s have a look at the DPCC category list,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dpcc-category-list\">DPCC Category List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Industrial category<\/th>\n<th>Pollution Index Score<\/th>\n<th>The industrial sector under a particular industrial category<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Red<\/td>\n<td>A pollution index score of 60 and above<\/td>\n<td>Nuclear power plant; Sugar ( excluding Khandsari); Phosphorous and its compounds, and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Orange<\/td>\n<td>A pollution index score of 41 to 59<\/td>\n<td>Coated electrode manufacturing; Manufacturing silica gel; Thermometer manufacturing, and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Green<\/td>\n<td>A pollution index score of 21 to 40<\/td>\n<td>Mineralized water; Sawmills; Flour mills (dry process), Digital printing on PVC, and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>White<\/td>\n<td>Pollution Index score incl. &amp; up to 20<\/td>\n<td>Electric lamp ( bulb) and CFL manufacturing by assembling; Blending and packing of tea; Bailing (hydraulic press)of waste papers and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Checking the DPCC category list to know under which category your industry falls is the primary step towards <a title=\"dpcc registration\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jrcompliance.com\/dpcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DPCC registration<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.jrcompliance.com\/posts\/how-to-get-cte-from-pollution-control-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CTE certification<\/a>. That\u2019s why, keeping your concerns in mind, we have mentioned a complete list of <a title=\"dpcc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jrcompliance.com\/dpcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DPCC<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, to know under which category your industry falls, what could be a better place than <a title=\"JR Compliance\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jrcompliance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JR Compliance<\/a> \u2013 <em>we care about our clients<\/em> that\u2019s why we remain in direct contact with the <a title=\"dpcc officials\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jrcompliance.com\/dpcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DPCC officials<\/a> to ensure we complete each step with utmost care. Be it registration, documentation, or even solving startled requirements of officials \u2013 we are the finest choice for all your concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrcompliance.com\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact us<\/a> with any questions for expert and reliable solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for a DPCC category list? Click and know under which DPCC category list your industry falls? 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