Lok Sabha Question No. 6180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Funds for Pollution Abatement
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, REKHA ARUN VERMA, JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6180

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.04.2017

## Funds for Pollution Abatement

6180.   SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  allocated  funds  for  testing  air  pollution  levels  and pollution  control  measures  including  monitoring  thereof  in  the  major  cities  of  the country;
- (b) if so, the details of the funds allocated/released and utilised in this regard during the last three years and the current year, scheme and State-wise including Bihar;
- (c) whether the Government is considering the proposal made by the US for monitoring the air quality in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  public  private  partnership  mode  for Transport and Pollution Management Schemes; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b)  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  in  association  with  State  Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) / Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) monitors air quality across the  country  under  National  Air  Quality  Monitoring  Programme  (NAMP).  The  NAMP network comprises of 680 monitoring stations located in 300 cities/towns covering 29 states and  6  union  territories.  State-wise  details  of  funds  released  to  various  monitoring  agencies during the years 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 for ambient air quality monitoring as  operational  and  maintenance  cost  under  National  Air  Quality  Monitoring  Programme (NAMP) is annexed.

- (c) United States Environment Protection Agency (USEPA) proposal regarding monitoring  of  air  quality  in  the  country  largely  entails  exchange  of  technical  expertise. Technical discussion with USEPA in this regard is an ongoing process and two meetings with USEPA in regard have already been held.

(d)  and  (e)  The  Government  has  formulated  the  environmental  regulations  and  statutes  for management and control of pollution.  The Government has also laid down National Ambient Air Quality standards and notified 115 emission/effluent standards for 104 different sectors of industries, besides 32 general standards for ambient air.  The compliance and implementation of these provisions and standards by the polluting industries is mandatory and binding.  In so far as scheme for abatement of pollution is concerned, it allows for participation of Public as well as Private Sector.

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Annexure Details of Payment Released to Various Monitoring Agencies under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP)

|   S.No . | Name of Monitoring Agency   | 2013-14 (Amount in Rs.)   | 2014-15 (Amount in Rs.)   | 2015-16 (Amount in Rs.)   | 2016-17 (Amount in Rs.)   |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh SPCB         | 8450000                   | 7666250                   | -                         | -                         |
|        2 | Assam SPCB                  | 8690000                   | 7842500                   | -                         | -                         |
|        3 | Chandigarh PCC              | 1986667                   | -                         | -                         | 4113833                   |
|        4 | Chhattisgarh ECB            | -                         | -                         | 1526250                   | -                         |
|        5 | Gujarat SPCB                | 3809583                   | -                         | -                         | -                         |
|        6 | Goa SPCB                    | 8882500                   | 7125000                   | 7789333                   | -                         |
|        7 | Jharkhand SPCB              | -                         | -                         | -                         | -                         |
|        8 | Himachal Pradesh SEP & PCB  | 5578333                   | -                         | 10128333                  | -                         |
|        9 | Karnataka SPCB              | -                         | 354167                    | 6749583                   | -                         |
|       10 | Kerala SPCB                 | -                         | 6474167                   | -                         | -                         |
|       11 | Maharashtra SPCB            | 7467083                   | -                         | -                         | 16316919                  |
|       12 | Meghalaya SPCB              | 2297500                   | -                         | 7845833                   | -                         |
|       13 | Madhya Pradesh SPCB         | -                         | -                         | -                         | 7984417                   |
|       14 | Mizoram SPCB                | 5931667                   | 1765000                   | 5413333                   | 4253333                   |
|       15 | Nagaland SPCB               | 1360000                   | 906667                    | -                         | 3658667                   |
|       16 | Orissa SPCB                 | -                         | 5734583                   | -                         | 5872500                   |
|       17 | Punjab SPCB                 | -                         | 7795417                   | -                         | -                         |
|       18 | Puducherry                  | -                         | -                         | -                         | 5110333                   |
|       19 | Rajasthan SPCB              | -                         | -                         | 4218750                   | -                         |
|       20 | Tamil Nadu SPCB             | 4399166                   | 2358333                   | -                         | -                         |
|       21 | Uttar Pradesh SPCB          | 9586667                   | -                         | 7263333                   | -                         |
|       22 | Uttarakhand EP&PCB          | 3694334                   | -                         | 4085833                   | -                         |
|       23 | NEERI                       | -                         | 7047000                   | 13612000                  | 22288000                  |
|       24 | IIT Kanpur                  | 450000                    | 3709378                   | -                         | -                         |

Note:- SPCB - State Pollution Control Board, SEP&PCB - State Environment Protection & Pollution  Control  Board,  EP&  PCB  -  Environment  Protection  &  Pollution  Control  Board, PCC - Pollution Control Committee. NEERI is at present monitoring in 6 cities in 5 different states/Union  territories  namely  Delhi,  Maharashtra,  West  Bengal,  Tamil  Nadu  and  Andhra Pradesh.