Lok Sabha Question No. 3152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Environmental Clearance for Projects
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI, HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR, RAJESH PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3152

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

Environmental Clearance for Projects

3152.   SHRI RAJU SHETTY: SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR: SHRI RAJESH PANDEY:

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

- (a) the details of proposals received from various States for environmental clearance for projects during the last three years and the current year, State/UTwise and project-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  Government  and  private  projects  sanctioned  out  of  the  said projects along  with  the number  of  such  projects  still lying  pending  for environmental clearance, State/UT-wise and project-wise.
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  adopted  or  proposes  to  adopt  any  system  to provide environmental clearances to proposed projects within a prescribed time schedule and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to expedite the process of environmental and forest clearances for such projects?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) & (b) The number of proposals received and the number of Environment clearance accorded for projects during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise is annexed.
- (c) & (d) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide S.O  1533  dated  14 th September,  2006  has  notified  the  timelines  for  granting environmental  clearances.  Further,  the  Ministry  has  taken  several  steps  to expedite  the  process  of  environmental  and  forest  clearances  which inter  alia include online system of processing of environmental clearances, introduction of Short  Message  Service  (SMS)  functionality  for  Project  proponent,  auto  alert system;  separate  module  to  track  the  progress  of  recommended  projects, delegation of powers to Regional Empowered Committee (REC) to dispose of proposals seeking forest clearance to linear projects, etc.

|      |                                                                                                                | Annexure                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) &(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 3152 for reply on 05.01.2018 | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) &(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 3152 for reply on 05.01.2018 | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) &(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 3152 for reply on 05.01.2018 |
|      | List of projects received and sanctioned for Environmental Clearance                                           | List of projects received and sanctioned for Environmental Clearance                                           | List of projects received and sanctioned for Environmental Clearance                                           |
| S.NO | State/UT                                                                                                       | Number of projects received in the Minitsry                                                                    | Number of Environment Clearances accorded                                                                      |
| 1    | Andaman and Nicobar                                                                                            | 10                                                                                                             | 7                                                                                                              |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                 | 129                                                                                                            | 107                                                                                                            |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                              |
| 4    | Assam                                                                                                          | 19                                                                                                             | 17                                                                                                             |
| 5    | Bihar                                                                                                          | 22                                                                                                             | 15                                                                                                             |
| 6    | Chandigarh                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                              |
| 7    | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                   | 54                                                                                                             | 39                                                                                                             |
| 8    | Dadar &Nagar Haveli                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 9    | Delhi                                                                                                          | 47                                                                                                             | 41                                                                                                             |
| 10   | Goa                                                                                                            | 9                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                              |
| 11   | Gujarat                                                                                                        | 320                                                                                                            | 265                                                                                                            |
| 12   | Haryana                                                                                                        | 78                                                                                                             | 66                                                                                                             |
| 13   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                               | 36                                                                                                             | 31                                                                                                             |
| 14   | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                              | 9                                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                              |
| 15   | Jharkhand                                                                                                      | 59                                                                                                             | 44                                                                                                             |
| 16   | Karnataka                                                                                                      | 89                                                                                                             | 66                                                                                                             |
| 17   | Kerala                                                                                                         | 33                                                                                                             | 24                                                                                                             |
| 18   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                 | 40                                                                                                             | 33                                                                                                             |
| 19   | Maharashtra                                                                                                    | 378                                                                                                            | 316                                                                                                            |
| 20   | Meghalaya                                                                                                      | 6                                                                                                              | 5                                                                                                              |
| 21   | Orissa                                                                                                         | 70                                                                                                             | 54                                                                                                             |
| 22   | Pondicherry                                                                                                    | 4                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                              |
| 23   | Punjab                                                                                                         | 58                                                                                                             | 54                                                                                                             |
| 24   | Rajasthan                                                                                                      | 128                                                                                                            | 90                                                                                                             |
| 25   | Sikkim                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                              |
| 26   | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                     | 98                                                                                                             | 73                                                                                                             |
| 27   | Telangana                                                                                                      | 49                                                                                                             | 46                                                                                                             |
| 28   | Tripura                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                              |
| 29   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                  | 125                                                                                                            | 85                                                                                                             |
| 30   | Uttarakhand                                                                                                    | 57                                                                                                             | 46                                                                                                             |
| 31   | West Bengal                                                                                                    | 66                                                                                                             | 58                                                                                                             |
|      | Grand Total                                                                                                    | 2013                                                                                                           | 1612                                                                                                           |