Delhi's air pollution control measures, including the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), have been criticized for their inconsistent application, switching on and off capriciously. Experts suggest GRAP stages should be invoked anticipatorily and held steady, rather than reacting to immediate past readings. This erratic approach impacts construction, transport, and education, with measures like work-from-home directives not universally applicable. Such governance failures hinder India's goal of achieving developed-nation status by 2047, necessitating structural reforms over stop-gap solutions.