Lok Sabha Question No. 345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-03
Subject: Programmes on Environmental Health Issues
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PREM DAS RAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 345 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD FEBRUARY , 201 7

## PROGRAMMES ON ENVIRO NMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

## 345. SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is running any programmes on environmental health issues;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of activities conducted, funds allocated and spent under such schemes/programmes, State/UT - wiseduring the last three years?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

(a)to (c): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has constituted an Environment and Climate Change Cell under the Dte. General of Health Services.  An Expert Committee under Chairmanship of Dr.V.M.Katoch, Ex - DG and Secretary, Department of Health Research has also been constituted for a Plan of Action for Climate Change and Human Health.  A Centre for Environment and Climate has also been established in the National Centre for Disease Co (NCDC).  The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is not running any National Programm on Environment Health.

The Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change has undertaken certain programmes/research proposals on environmental health issues.  Details of the proposals, sanctioned and released are as under:

| S. No.   | Name of Research p roposal                                                                                                                                                                | Fund Sanctioned (in Rs.)           | 1 st installment released (in Rs.)   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Bioavailability of Dioxin like Polychlorinated Dioxins and Furans released due to combustion of waste in Chennai: Implications for Risk Assessment                                        | biphenyls, electronic 43,71,720    | 24,78,600                            |
| 2.       | Development of GIS based decision support system for Impact Assessment due to Anthropogenic Pollution Yamuna                                                                              | Health in River 35,28,996          | 25,47,348                            |
| 3.       | Estimating mercury levels and exposure for pregnant and new Born Babies in selected coastal and interior Indian cities: first step towards building a database mercury pollution in India | women South on risk from 15,47,000 | 5,26,660                             |
|          | Total                                                                                                                                                                                     | 94,47,716                          | 55,52,608                            |