Lok Sabha Question No. 3359 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Environmental Protection
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: BALKA SUMAN, UDAY PRATAP SINGH, N.K. PREMACHANDRAN, YOGI ADITYANATH, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3359 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2016

## Environmental Protection

## 3359.   SHRI SUMAN BALKA:

SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH:

SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the projects being implemented by the Government for protection of the environment in the country along with the funds allocated and utilised in this regard during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) the monitoring mechanism to oversee the implementation of such projects along with  the  steps  taken  for  effective  implementation  of  environmental  protection laws;
- (c)  whether  growing  urbanisation,  industrialisation,  degradation  of  land/air/  water pollution  and  encroachment  has  resulted  in  environmental  degradation  and ecological imbalance in the country; and
- (d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  set  up  a  National  Environment Regulator for appraising project, enforcing environmental conditions for approvals and to impose penalties on polluters and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a ) and (b) There were eighteen (18) umbrella schemes of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), which have been now revised to nine (9)  in the current financial year.  These schemes are implemented in the country, inter alia for protection of the environment.  The details of funds allocated and released during  the  year  2013-14,  2014-15,  2015-16  and  the  current  financial  year  is annexed. Each scheme has its own monitoring mechanism to oversee implementation and reviews are regularly conducted as per established practice and guidelines.
- (c) and (d) Growing urbanization, industrialization, degradation of land/air/water pollution and  encroachment  has  the  potential  of  adversely  affecting  the  environment. Government has taken various steps to control environmental pollution, which

inter alia include requirement of prior environmental clearance under Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006,  Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance under CRZ Notification, 2011, assessment and monitoring of water quality, air quality, formulation of action plan to ascertain ambient air quality for certain non-attainment cities, brought out environmental standards  for  more  than  100  categories  of  industries,  to  provide  the  financial assistance for setting up of  Common  Effluent  Treatment  Plants,  use  of beneficiated  coal  by  thermal  Power  Plants,  real  time  online  monitoring  of industrial  units  in  critically  polluting  sectors,  industry  to  install  equipments  to monitoring 24x7 effluent and emission quality, launch of National Air Quality Index,  One  Colour-One  Number  and  One Description, categorization of industries  in  to  red,  orange,  green  and  white  etc.    The  Ministry  has  rigrous process  of  appraisal  of  such  projects  before  granting  prior  environmental clearance and CRZ clearance.

- (e) Pursuant  to  the  Orders  of  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  dated  06.07.2011  and 06.01.2014  in  IA  Nos.  1868,  2091,  2225-27,  2380,  2568  and  2937  in  Writ Petition  (C)  No.  202  of  1995,  the  Government  has  conducted  inter-ministerial consultation, and consultation with states for setting up of a Regulator/Authority under Section 3(3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Subsequently, the High Level Committee (HLC) constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri T.S.R. Subramaniam, former Cabinet Secretary, Government of India in its report inter alia recommended  for setting up of National  Environment  Management Authority  (NEMA)  at  the  national  level  and  State  Environment  Management Authority  (SEMA)  at  state  level  as  full  time  processing/clearance/monitoring agency.  Government has assigned the work of preparing a Framework based on the Recommendations  given  by  the HLC  and  assisting the Ministry in finalization of environment and related laws to a consortium of two organizations namely M/s Ernst and Young and M/s Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff. The consortium as the Technical Consultant has submitted Inception report, Gap Assessment Report and draft of Best practices report.

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## ANNEXURE TO UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3359 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2016 RAISED BY SHRI SUMAN BALKA, SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH, SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN, SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH, SHRI KIRTI AZAD and SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

(Rs. in crore)

| S.No.   | Plan Schemes                                       |                                                                                  | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2015-16    | 2016-17   | 2016-17    |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|
|         |                                                    |                                                                                  | BE        | RE        | Released  | BE        | RE        | Released  | BE        | RE        | Released @ | BE        | Released $ |
|         |                                                    |                                                                                  | 3         | 4         | 5         | 6         | 7         | 8         | 9         | 10        | 11         | 12        | 13         |
| 1       | Education, Training, Monitoring &Capacity Building | Education, Training, Monitoring &Capacity Building                               | 184.09    | 87.43     | 87.38     | 160.17    | 129.83    | 127.29    | 111.47    | 110.49    | 97.80      | 103.00    | 38.50      |
|         | 1                                                  | Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA)                                    | 30.32     | 25.85     | 26.02     | 32.00     | 34.30     | 34.31     | 20.00     | 29.80     | 29.26      | 32.00     | 9.20       |
|         | 2                                                  | State Forest Service and Rangers College / Directorate of Forest Education (DFE) | 6.50      | 5.14      | 5.13      | 6.50      | 5.50      | 5.48      | 5.13      | 6.23      | 6.11       | 9.00      | 2.34       |
|         | 3                                                  | Forestry Training and Capacity Building                                          | 53.30     | 12.44     | 12.40     | 35.70     | 25.65     | 25.41     | 48.34     | 30.91     | 26.51      | 21.00     | 6.73       |
|         | 4                                                  | Strengthening of Regional offices                                                | 68.77     | 36.60     | 36.43     | 62.77     | 47.38     | 45.90     | 26.50     | 32.05     | 29.07      | 37.00     | 18.49      |
|         | 5                                                  | Animal Welfare                                                                   | 25.20     | 7.40      | 7.40      | 23.20     | 17.00     | 16.19     | 11.50     | 11.50     | 6.85       | 4.00      | 1.74       |
| 2       | Assistance Autonomous Bodies                       | Assistance Autonomous Bodies                                                     | 196.02    | 169.31    | 168.00    | 199.37    | 179.91    | 175.72    | 158.80    | 169.60    | 173.50     | 195.00    | 99.89      |
|         | 6                                                  | Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM)                                     | 11.18     | 9.75      | 9.75      | 12.00     | 15.65     | 15.65     | 12.00     | 16.90     | 16.90      | 17.00     | 8.12       |
|         | 7                                                  | Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)                        | 143.66    | 118.81    | 118.81    | 143.66    | 127.26    | 123.07    | 110.00    | 114.90    | 114.73     | 130.00    | 63.60      |
|         | 8                                                  | Indian Plywood Industries Research &Training Institute (IPIRTI)                  | 7.72      | 6.46      | 5.79      | 7.72      | 3.01      | 3.01      | 2.81      | 3.81      | 3.81       | 5.00      | 1.25       |
|         | 9                                                  | Wildlife Institute of India (WII)                                                | 18.99     | 20.29     | 19.65     | 20.99     | 20.99     | 20.99     | 20.99     | 20.99     | 25.42      | 25.00     | 17.92      |
|         | 1 0                                                | GB Pant Himalayan Institute of Environment and Development                       | 14.47     | 14.00     | 14.00     | 15.00     | 13.00     | 13.00     | 13.00     | 13.00     | 12.64      | 18.00     | 9.00       |
| 3       | Survey, Research &Development                      | Survey, Research &Development                                                    | 200.54    | 143.83    | 137.69    | 228.58    | 149.98    | 145.42    | 135.49    | 137.82    | 130.51     | 155.50    | 78.34      |
|         | 1 1                                                | Forest Survey of India (FSI)                                                     | 10.53     | 9.36      | 9.22      | 12.54     | 10.28     | 9.96      | 6.44      | 8.88      | 8.88       | 9.50      | 5.09       |
|         | 1 2                                                | National Zoological Park (NZP)                                                   | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 8.00      | 4.59       |

| 1 3                                                | National Afforestation and Eco Development Board   |   33.34 | 29.51   |   28.80 | 34.74       | 26.85       |   26.55 |   18.00 | 18.00      | 17.11   | 25.00   |   22.40 |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|------------|---------|---------|---------|
| 1 4 Botanical Survey of                            | India 23.82                                        |   19.63 |         |   19.66 | 43.00 32.00 | 30.43       |   32    |   33.87 | 33.40      |         | 37.00   |   14.5  |
| 1 5 Zoological Survey                              | of India 23.55                                     |   20.98 | 20.47   |   56    | 32.00       | 31.65       |   32    |   35.12 | 33.77      | 37.00   |         |   18.66 |
| 1 6 R &Dfor Conservation (TCB+NNRMS+R&D+ABG)       | &Development 19.70                                 |   11.25 |         |    7.91 | 17.30       | 12.91       |   11.65 |   12.05 | 12.05 9.47 |         | 17.00   |    5.82 |
| 1 7 Biodiversity Conservation                      | 71.98                                              |   40.5  |         |   39.3  | 50.00       | 24.00 23.55 |   24    |   14    | 13.75      |         | 2.00    |    0.07 |
| 1 8 National Museum                                | of Natural History                                 |   17.62 | 12.60   |   12.33 | 15.00       | 11.94       |   11.63 |   11    | 15.90      | 14.13   | 20.00   |    7.21 |
| Environmental Awareness, Protection and Monitoring | Environmental Awareness, Protection and Monitoring |  155.55 | 108.20  |  100.62 | 156.03      | 93.76       |   90.52 |  120.46 | 123.27     | 107.22  | 149.50  |   58.57 |
| 1 9                                                | Environmental, Education and Awareness             |   54.06 | 50.00   |   47.24 | 55.00       | 33.54       |   32.71 |   40.88 | 40.88      | 34.30   | 51.00   |   25.09 |
| 2 0                                                | Centres of Excellence                              |   15.89 | 19.00   |   18.95 | 21.50       | 15.00       |   15    |   12.35 | 19.55      | 23.04   | 23.00   |    4.92 |
| 2 1                                                | Environmental Information Systems (ENVIS)          |   15.39 | 12.30   |   11.72 | 16.00       | 15.47       |   15.14 |   15    | 15.21      | 10.98   | 23.00   |    8.02 |
| 2 2 Environmental Impact                           | Assessment (EIA)                                   |    3.68 | 2.26    |    1.81 | 3.68        | 2.25        |    2.07 |    2.1  | 2.80       | 1.83    | 4.00    |    2.42 |
| 2 3                                                | Prevention and Control of Water Pollution (cess)   |    0    | 0.00    |    0    | 0.00        | 0.00        |    0    |    0    | 0.00       | 0.00    | 0.00    |    0    |
| 2 4                                                | Pollution Abatement                                |   18.13 | 14.20   |   12.19 | 20.35       | 14.40       |   13.65 |   18.1  | 19.30      | 14.90   | 20.00   |    3    |
| 2 5                                                | Hazardous Substances Management (HSM)              |   39.85 | 3.87    |    2.2  | 25.00       | 6.00        |    5.41 |   25    | 18.50      | 15.39   | 19.50   |    9.8  |
| 2 6                                                | International cooperation Activities (IC+DC)       |    8.55 | 6.57    |    6.51 | 14.50       | 7.10        |    6.54 |    7.03 | 7.03       | 6.78    | 9.00    |    5.32 |
| Regulatory Authorities, Boards &Tribunals          | Regulatory Authorities, Boards &Tribunals          |  117.66 | 106.96  |  103    | 141.05      | 104.70      |  103.2  |   93.82 | 92.97      | 85.31   | 136.00  |   58.19 |
| 2 7 Central Zoo Authority (CZA)                    | 2 7 Central Zoo Authority (CZA)                    |   38.01 | 32.00   |   29.53 | 38.00       | 35.00       |   34.98 |   14.5  | 13.50      | 12.45   | 10.00   |    4.33 |
| 2 8                                                | Animal Welfare Board                               |    0    | 0.00    |    0    | 0.00        | 0.00        |    0    |    0    | 0.00       | 0.00    | 9.00    |    0    |
| 2 9                                                | Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB)               |    7.93 | 6.00    |    5.91 | 8.00        | 5.70        |    5.44 |    5.32 | 6.47       | 6.23    | 9.00    |    4.26 |
| 3 0                                                | National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) (CSS) |    0    | 0.00    |    0    | 0.00        | 0.00        |    0    |    0    | 0.00       | 0.00    | 5.00    |    3.44 |
| 3 1                                                | National Green Tribunal (NGT) &Others              |   14    | 18.96   |   17.56 | 37.13       | 24.00       |   22.78 |   24    | 23.00      | 18.13   | 35.00   |   10.51 |

|     | 3 2                                                                                                |   Control Board (CPCB) 57.72 |        |   50.00 |   50.00 |   57.92 |   40.00 |   40.00 | 50.00   | 50.00   | 48.50   | 50.00   |   24.74 |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|     | 3 3 National Biodiversity                                                                          |                         0    |   0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 18.00   |         |   10.91 |
| 6   | National Coastal Management Programme (NCMP)                                                       |                       125    |  86.68 |   86.68 |  160.8  |  160.8  |  160.8  |  100    | 116.00  | 116.00  | 223.98  |         |  150    |
|     | 3 4 National Coastal Zone Management Programme                                                     |                       125    |  86.68 |   86.68 |  160.8  |  160.8  |  160.8  |  100    | 116.00  | 116.00  | 223.98  |         |  150    |
| 7   | National Action Plan on Climate Change                                                             |                        32.35 |   4.09 |    4.09 |  125    |   10    |    3.91 |  275.01 | 333.89  | 328.46  | 180.00  |         |   85.59 |
|     | 3 5 Climate Change Action Plan                                                                     |                        32.35 |   4.09 |    4.09 |   25    |    7.5  |    3.91 |   25.01 | 136.79  | 136.55  |         | 30.00   |   18.98 |
|     | 3 6 National Mission on Himalayan Studies                                                          |                         0    |   0    |    0    |  100    |    0    |    0    |  100    |         | 67.10   | 63.45   | 50.00   |    0    |
|     | 3 7 National Adaptation Fund                                                                       |                         0    |   0    |    0    |    0    |    2.5  |    0    |  150    |         | 130.00  | 128.46  | 100.00  |   66.61 |
| 8-A | National Mission for a Green India (CSS)                                                           |                       486.4  | 322.97 |  321.37 |  466.4  |  300.92 |  298.07 |  213.5  | 221.50  |         | 208.88  | 235.01  |   94.62 |
|     | 3 8 Green India Mission: National Afforestation Programme                                          |                       418.15 | 271.42 |  270.27 |  398.15 |  246.8  |  244.02 |  164    |         | 172.00  | 164.38  | 185.01  |   60.23 |
|     | 3 9 Intensification of Forest Management                                                           |                        68.25 |  51.55 |   51.1  |   68.25 |   54.12 |   54.05 |   49.5  |         | 49.50   | 44.50   | 50.00   |   34.39 |
| 8-B | Wildlife Management (CSS)                                                                          |                       293.09 | 269.07 |  264.59 |  298.1  |  269.91 |  269.42 |  238.91 | 246.38  | 237.46  |         | 420.00  |  273.75 |
|     | 4 0 Project Tiger                                                                                  |                       182.02 | 179.29 |  179.29 |  185.02 |  185.02 |  185.02 |  161    | 168.21  |         | 164.10  | 295.00  |  191.78 |
|     | 4 1 Project Elephant                                                                               |                        32.58 |  23    |   18.85 |   34.58 |   19    |   18.51 |   16.7  |         | 16.96   | 12.15   | 25.00   |   14.79 |
|     | 4 2 Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats                                                    |                        78.5  |  66.78 |   66.45 |   78.5  |   65.89 |   65.89 |   61.21 |         | 61.21   | 61.21   | 100.00  |   67.18 |
| B-C | Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystems (CSS)                                             |                        90    |  77.05 |   76.4  |  107.5  |   66.19 |   65.28 |   63.14 | 68.04   | 63.44   |         | 100.01  |   69.51 |
|     | 4 3 Conservation of Corals &Mangroves                                                              |                         7.5  |   5.24 |    5.39 |    7.49 |    6    |    6.12 |    5.6  | 5.60    | 5.37    |         | 18.00   |   15.11 |
|     | 4 4 Biosphere Reserves                                                                             |                         7    |   6.06 |    6.06 |   10    |    8.07 |    8.06 |    7.53 | 7.53    | 4.84    |         | 10.00   |    4.85 |
|     | 4 5 National Plan for conservation of Aquatic Eco- Systems (NPCA)                                  |                        70.5  |  55.85 |   55.59 |   75    |   37.12 |   37.02 |   35    | 39.90   |         | 39.61   | 60.00   |   39.76 |
|     | 4 6 Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihood Improvement (BCRLIP)                            |                         5    |   9.9  |    9.36 |   15    |   15    |   14.08 |   15    |         | 15.00   | 13.62   | 12.00   |    9.79 |
|     | 4 7 Environmental Management in Heritage, Piligrimage and Tourist Cntres, including Taj Protection |                         0    |   0    |    0    |    0.01 |    0    |    0    |    0.01 |         | 0.01    | 0.00    | 0.01    |    0    |

| 9   | National River Conservation Programme (NRCP) (CSS)   | 549.30   |   474.41 |   461.52 |   0.00 |   84.00 |   83.70 |   46.00 |   73.73 |   72.76 |   102.00 |   91.13 |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|---------|
|     | 4 8 National River Conservation Directorate          | 7.05     |     6.72 |     6.57 |      0 |       6 |    6.11 |     6   |    7    |    6.04 |        7 |    4.13 |
|     | 4 9 National River Conservation Plan                 | 542.25   |   467.69 |   454.95 |      0 |      78 |   77.59 |    40   |   66.73 |   66.72 |       95 |   87    |
|     | Grant Total for Environment, Forest &Climate Change  | 2430.0 0 |  1850    |  1811.34 |   2043 |    1550 | 1523.33 |  1556.6 | 1693.69 | 1621.32 |     2000 | 1098.09 |

@ Based on Sanctioned Statement as on 31.03.2016. $ Released as on 31.10.2016.