Congress has criticized the government's response to India's air pollution crisis, labeling it a "structural crisis" and the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) as "Notional." Citing a CREA report, Jairam Ramesh stated that 44% of Indian cities exceed national PM2.5 standards. He highlighted that NCAP covers only 130 of over 1,700 polluted towns, with implementation gaps and inadequate monitoring. Congress calls for declaring air pollution a public health emergency and revamping relevant acts and standards.