Lok Sabha Question No. 6045 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Environmental Awareness Campaign
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 6045

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.04.2017

## Environmental Awareness Campaign

## 6045. SHRI P.K. BIJU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted National Environmental Awareness Campaign in the Country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the total number of such campaigns conducted during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has assessed the outcome of the said campaign in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)    Yes  Sir.  A  total  of  13,336  campaigns  were  conducted  under  National Environment Awareness  Campaign  (NEAC)  during  financial  year  2014-15.  A  list  of  campaigns  conducted during the year 2014-15 is at Annexure - I. However NEAC could not be conducted during the financial years 2015-16 and 2016-17 due to inadequacy of funds.
- (c) & (d) Yes Sir, the evaluation of the programme on NEAC has been undertaken to make it more effective in promoting environmental awareness amongst all sections of society.

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## Annexure I

## Number of awareness campaign conducted during the financial year 2014-15 under NEAC Programme

| S.No.   | State            |   Number of awareness campaign |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh   |                            467 |
| 2.      | Assam            |                            903 |
| 3.      | Bihar            |                           1067 |
| 4.      | Chhattisgarh     |                            202 |
| 5.      | Delhi            |                            110 |
| 6.      | Gujarat          |                            786 |
| 7.      | Haryana          |                            613 |
| 8.      | Himachal Pradesh |                            585 |
| 9.      | Jammu & Kashmir  |                            144 |
| 10.     | Jharkhand        |                            334 |
| 11.     | Kerala           |                            272 |
| 12.     | Maharashtra      |                           1186 |
| 13.     | Manipur          |                            340 |
| 14.     | Nagaland         |                            171 |
| 15.     | Orissa           |                           1114 |
| 16.     | Punjab           |                            461 |
| 17.     | Rajasthan        |                            295 |
| 18.     | Tamil Nadu       |                            635 |
| 19.     | Telangana        |                            313 |
| 20.     | Tripura          |                            458 |
| 21.     | Uttar Pradesh    |                           1520 |
| 22.     | Uttarakhand      |                             85 |
| 23.     | West Bengal      |                           1275 |
| Total   |                  |                          13336 |