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Lok Sabha Question No. 4547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Forest Cover
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4547

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2019

## Forest Cover

## 4547.   SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether in order to improve forest cover the Ministry proposes to enhance powers of police and bureaucrats in dealing with forest tribals and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the measures being taken to discourage forest dwellers with respect to illegal encroachments and cattle herds which causes destruction of forests?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) Protection,  conservation  and  management  of  forests  including  activities  related  to increasing and improving the forest cover in the country are carried out  as per the existing National Forest Policy, 1988; the Indian Forest Act, 1927; Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972; Biological Diversity Act, 2002; forest related specific Acts and Rules of the respective State/UT Governments and  as  per  the  prescriptions  of  Working  Plan/  Management  Plan  prepared  under Working Plan Code. Under these Acts and Rules made thereunder, various powers have  been  delegated  to  the  forest  officials  /police  officials  to  carry  out  various activities in forest for protection, conservation and management of forests including prevention  of  forest  crimes.  Government  believes  tribals  and  forest  dwellers  as partners in afforestation and forest protection. 'Vangram' and many other schemes are in operation.

To increase the forest  cover  and  improvement  of forests,  the  Ministry  implements various  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  such  as  National  Afforestation  Programme (NAP) and Green India Mission (GIM). The National Afforestation Programme is for regeneration of degraded forests and adjoining areas through people's participation.

- (b) The  primary  responsibility  of  protection  of  forests  from  various  threats  including encroachment  lies  with  the  respective  State/UT  Governments.  The  Ministry  has issued advisories to all  States/UTs from time to time to remove encroachment and ensure  that  no  further  encroachment  takes  place  as  per  the  existing  Acts/  Rules. Tribals  and  other  forest  dwellers  are  involved  through  Joint  Forest  Management Committees in the management of forests and various afforestation activities.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4546 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Women Employees in Apparel Sector
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

## WOMEN EMPLOYEES IN APPAREL SECTOR

## 4546. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Apparel sector employs largest number of women in India as compared to other industrial sectors, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  India's  share  in  export  of  Apparel  garments  has  been  decreasing  in  last  five years and if so, steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to incentivise the Apparel sector in India so as to boost investment, productivity and employment; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  identified  any  law/policy  that  is  impeding  the  growth  of apparel sector in India and  if so, whether the Government plans to revoke the same?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्मृ तत ज़ू बिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a): Apparel sector employs around 1.1 crore persons out of which it is estimated that 70% are women.

(b): As  per  the  data  of  Directorate  General  of  Commercial  Intelligence  and  Statistics, export of apparel has increased by 2% from Rs 102,943 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 112,701 crore in 2018-19.

(c): To  increase  competitiveness  of  textile  industry,  Government  announced  a  Special Package  for  garments  and  made-ups  sectors.  The  package  offers  Rebate  of  State  Levies (RoSL), labour law reforms, additional incentives under Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS) and relaxation of Section 80JJAA of Income  Tax Act. The RoSL scheme  has  been  replaced  by  the  new  RoSCTL  (Rebate  of  State  and  Central  Taxes  and Levies)  scheme  w.e.f  7 th March  2019.  The  rates  under  Merchandise  Exports  from  India Scheme (MEIS) have been enhanced from 2% to 4% for garment. Assistance is also provided to  exporters  under  Market  Access  Initiative  (MAI)  Scheme.  Government  has  enhanced interest  equalization  rate  for  pre  and  post  shipment  credit  for  exports  done  by  MSMEs  of textile sector from 3% to 5% w.e.f. 02.11.2018. Benefits of Interest Equalization Scheme has been  extended  to  merchant  exporters  from  02.01.2019  which  was  earlier  limited  to  only manufacturer exporters.

(d): Looking at the seasonal nature of the industry, fixed term employment was introduced by the Government under the Special Package.  A fixed term workman is now considered at par  with  permanent  workman  in  terms  of  working  hours,  wages,  allowances  and  other statutory dues. Further, the provision of 240 days under Section 80JJAA of Income Tax Act was  also  relaxed  to  150  days  for  garment  industry  by  the  Government  under  the  Special Package.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4545 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Indian Texpreneurs Federation
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## INDIAN TEXPRENEURS FEDERATION

## 4545. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Ministry  has  taken  note  of  the  Indian  Texpreneurs  Federation  (ITF)'s  11point  appeal  and  suggestions  that  aim  to  inform  about  the  urgent  need  to  improve  the competitiveness of the textile sector, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  initiated  measures  to  create  mechanisms  to  help  the members of the ITF improve the condition of textile industry; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्त्म ृ तत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) to (c): Yes sir.  Measures  taken  by  Government  to  improve  the  condition  of  the  textile industry are as follows:
- (i) Government  is  focusing  on  skill  development  and  capacity  building  in both  unorganized  and  organized  textile  sectors  through  SAMARTH scheme.
- (ii) To promote manufacturing and export of MMF  based products, the inverted duty structure at the stage of fabric was corrected by permitting refund of unused  input tax credits w.e.f. 01.08.2018. Further,  to  boost  manufacturing  and  Make  in  India,  customs  duty  was enhanced on 298 MMF fabric lines.
- (iii) To increase competitiveness of textile industry, Government announced a Special Package for garments and made ups. A key element of the package is the Rebate of State Levies (RoSL) Scheme. The RoSL scheme has now been replaced by the new Scheme for Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) w.e.f 7 th March 2019.  Under the said scheme state and  central  taxes  and  levies  which  are  present  in  the  cost  of  exports  of garments and made-ups shall be rebated through IT driven scrips issued by DGFT.
- (iv) To  identify  issues  and  solutions  to  enhance  exports,  Government  has regular interface with various Ministries/Departments, industry associations and Export Promotion Councils

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4544 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Digitization of Records in KSCH
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4544 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH JULY, 2019

## DIGITIZATION OF RECO RDS IN KSCH

## 4544. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Central  Information  Commission  (CIC),  in  its  Order  dated  7  May,  2019 directed  the  Kalawati  Saran  Children's  Hospital  (KSCH),  New  Delhi  to develop  a  robust mechanism  for  the  digitization  of  all  administrative  records  of  the  Public  Author accordance with Section 4 of RTI Act, 2005;
- (b) if so, the details and the compliance thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the KSCH for digitization of administrative records so far along with the time by which such records is likely to be digitized?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): Yes.
- (b) : A  proposal  to digitize  administrative  records  has  been  prepared.  Digitization  of hospital activities is covered in e - hospital mechanism and to implement the same ,a dedicated unit has been setup.
- (c) : The unit which is setup with a Nodal Officer for fast track impl ementation of e - hospital mechanism  also  covers  digitization  of  administrative  records.  So  far  following  numbe files/records have been digitized in Kalawati saran Children's Hospital:

- a. Service Book - 548

- b. Guard files - 151

- c. Dispatch Book- 109
Lok Sabha Question No. 4543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Conservation of Vembanad Lake
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4543

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2019

## Conservation of Vembanad Lake

## 4543. SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  provided  any  assistance  in  the  cleaning  up  of  the Vembanad Lake since 2014;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  including  the  total  funds  allotted  and  the  percentage  of utilization of such funds; and
- (c) the other steps taken by the  Government  for  conservation and protection of Vembanad Lake?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) to (c) Ministry has sanctioned an amount of Rs. 140.75 lakh to the Government of Kerala on 60:40 cost sharing basis which includes Rs. 84.45 lakh as Central share and Rs. 56.30 lakh as  State  share  in  2017-18.  The  grant  has  been  sanctioned  for  conservation  activities  like integrated wetland inventory and assessment, training on integrated wetland management and creation of resource material, biodiversity conservation, catchment management  and mangrove  restoration  etc.  Since  the  grant  could  not  be  utilized  by  the  State  Government during FY 2017-18, entire grant was revalidated for the financial year 2018-19. Due to severe floods that affected Kerala during August, 2018, the activities under the Management Action Plan of Vembanad Lake could not be achieved. Hence, entire amount has been revalidated for the current Financial Year 2019-20.

Being  a  Ramsar  site,  the  Wetlands  (Conservation  and  Management)  Rules,  2017 meant for regulating activities within the wetlands are also applicable to Vembanad Lake. As per  these  Rules,  State  Wetland  Authority  of  Kerala  (SWAK)  has  been  constituted  by  the Government of Kerala, which monitors the conservation activities within Vembanad Lake.

State Government has carried out various activities for conservation and management of  Vembanad  Lake that  includes  inter  alia,  training  of  Gram  Panchayat  representatives  on wetland legislation.

The State Wetland Authority Kerala promotes various research projects in and around Vembanad Lake and some  of the initiated projects are:

- (i) Effect  of  the  Great  Flood  on  the  diversity  of  fishes,  birds  an  butterflies  in  upper Kuttand area of Alappuzha Distirct.
- (ii) Wetlands  and  Sustainability-mangrove  afforestation  activities  in  Nettoor  Region, Biodiversity assessment in Vemband Lake.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Quacks
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4542 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH JULY, 2019

## QUACKS

## 4542. SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  a  number  of  quacks  having  no  medical  degree licence are making lakhs of rupees duping the people in the name of treatment, if so, th thereof;
- (b) whether the Government h as enacted any law to prevent such quacks from playing with the health of the people; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the extent to which this law has proved effective?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a)to (c): Section 15 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 prohibits a person other medical practitioner enrolled on a State Medical Register to practice medicine in the St Any person acting in contravention shall be punishable with imprisonment for a period upto one year or  with  fine  upto  rupees  one  thousand  or  both. Since  health  is  a  State  subject,  the  primary responsibility to deal with such cases of quacks lies with the respective State Government s.

The Centra l Government, inkeeping view of the above, requested Chief Ministers of all the States to take appropriate action under the law against quacks and also to evolve policies to ensure availability of quality health workforce in rural areas.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4541 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Organic Sanitary Napkins
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Hibi Eden

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4541 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH JULY, 2019

## ORGANIC SANITARY NAP KINS

## 4541. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  considered  the  substitution  of  sanitary  napkins  with sustainable alternative such as menstruation cups or organic sanitary napkins, if so th thereof;
- (b) whether the Gover nment has formulated plans to distribute free sanitary napkins in pub bathrooms and schools, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there exists fund allocation for the same, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  plans  on conducting  awareness  programs  for  the  public  on sustainable  alternatives  of  menstrual  hygiene  which  is  likely  to  help  in  reduction  o disposal; and
- (e) if so, the detail thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY W ELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a ) to (c):Government  of  India is supporting  States/UTs  for  the  implementation  of Menstrual Hygiene Scheme for Adolescent Girls (aged 10 - 19 years) as per proposals received from the States/UTs in their Program Implementation Plans.

Government of India is aware of the newer products available in the market. Departm of Health Research has been requested to carry out research studies to look into the newer methods namely menstrual cups, reusable and washable sa nitary napkins and bio - degradable napkinsfor their safety, acceptability, affordability and feasibility in public health programme setting .

Under Samagra Shiksha intervention Special Project there is provision of installat sanitary  pad  vending  mach ines  and  incinerators  in  Government  Secondary  schools,  effective from  2018 - 19.  States  specific  projects  are  sanctioned  by  Project  Approval  Board  as  per Annual Work Plans proposed by States/UTs.

In 2018 - 19, funds amounting to Rs 81.60 lakh were allocated for sanitary pad vending machines and incinerators at Secondary Schools.

(d) & (e): Under  the  Menstrual  Hygiene Scheme,  a  range  of  IEC  material  has  been developed  around  maintenance  of  good  menstrual  health, including safe  disposal  of  sanitary napkins in an environmentally friendly manner. There is provision of funds to ASHAs to monthly meetings with adolescents to discuss issu es related to menstrual hygiene including safe disposal.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4540 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Amendments in Forest Policy
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Rebati Tripura, Vijay Kumar Dubey, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Santosh Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4540

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2019

## Amendments in Forest Policy

4540.   SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to amend the existing forest policy to make it more propublic and eco-friendly;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons thereof; and
- (c) the time by which the said amendments are likely to be incorporated in the extant  forest policy?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) to (c) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had prepared the Draft National  Forest  Policy,  2018  for  revising  existing  national  Forest  Policy,  1988. After an exhaustive and wide consultation processes with all major stakeholders and incorporating their feedbacks, the Draft National Forest Policy, 2019 has been prepared. The basic thrust of the Draft National Forest Policy, 2019 is conservation, protection and management of forests along with safeguarding the interest of tribals and forest dependent people.

No time has been set to adoption of new National Forest Policy. As of now the existing National Forest Policy, 1988 is in operation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4539 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: AYUSH Workshop
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4539 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH JULY, 2019

## AYUSH WORKSHOP

## 4539. SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether International workshops on Ayush medicines have been held/ organised all ove World through the Ministry of External Affairs;
- (b) if so, the number of countries where such workshops have been organised so far duri last three years;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposals  to  organise  such  workshops  fr countries as well and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to promote workshops/medicines on Ayush medicines a over the world?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a)  to  (c) : Ministry  of  AYUSH  provides  financial  as  well  as  technical  support  fo participation/ organization of International exhibitions/ conferences/ workshops/ semina shows/ trade fairs, etc. in India and abroad by the Ministry of AYUSH through Indian M ission/ CII/ FICCI/ ITPO/ ASSOCHAM/ Pharmexcil, etc.

As per the proposals received through Indian Missions abroad, the Ministry has prov financial/  technical  support  for  organizing  workshops/  conferences  /  symposiums  in  I Australia, Indonesia, J apan, Mongolia, Singapore, Peru, Germany, Netherlands, London, USA, Mauritius,  Italy,  UAE,  Cyprus,  Austria,  Poland,  Hungary,  Slovenia,  Switzerland,  Hels Thailand, Egypt  and  WHO through Indian Missions abroad/ Ministry of External Affairs du last three years.

Contd……

The  Ministry  has  also  received  proposals  for  organising  International  Ayurv Symposium in Birstein, Germany; and 3 rd Symposium on Yoga, Meditation and Ayurveda in Austria through concerned Indian Missions.

(d) : Under Central Sector Scheme for promotion of International Cooperation, (IC Scheme the Ministry of AYUSH undertakes various measures to promote/ popularize AYUSH systems of medicine across the globe. As of now, Ministry of AYUSH has signed 18 Country to Country MoUs  for  Cooperation  in  field  of  Traditional  Medicine  and  Homoeopathy.  19  MoUs  for undertaking  Collaborative  Research  /  Academic  collaboration  and  13  MoUs  for  setting AYUSH Academic Chairs have been signed with foreign Universities.  31 AYUSH In formation Cell  have  been  set  up  in  28  countries  to  disseminate  authentic  information  about  AY systems of Medicine.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Amendments in EIA Notification
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4538

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2019

## Amendments in EIA Notification

## 4538. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

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

- (a)   whether the provisions of the draft notification on amendment to Environment Impact Assessment  (EIA)  has  been  criticized  by  the  National  Green  Tribunal  and  other stakeholders and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)   whether the Ministry proposes to bring amendment in the said provisions and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   whether  the  Ministry  has  issued  notifications  diluting  the  provisions  of  Environment (Protection) Act thereby dispensing with the mandatory requirement under sub-rule 3 of Rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and;
- (d)   the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) & (b) No, Sir. Ministry has taken up comprehensive review of the EIA Notification, 2006  with  the  objectives inter alia ,  including,  integration  of  amendments  and  office memoranda issued from time to time by the Ministry; decentralization; rationalization; clarity in  the  provisions;  compatibility  to  online  system;  Standard  Operating  Procedures  (SoP); integration of issues raised during implementation of EIA Notification 2006; implementation of  directions  of  Courts  /  Tribunal;  etc.  The  zero  draft  of  the  Environmental  Impact Assessment  Notification,  2019  has  been  circulated  to  all  the  State  Governments,  State Environmental  Impact  Assessment  Authorities,  State  Level  Expert  Appraisal  Committees, State Pollution Control Boards / Pollution Control Committees seeking their comments/objections/ suggestions of the other stake holders.
- (c) & (d) Sub-rule  (4)  of  the  Rule  5  of  the  Environment  (Protection)  Rules,  1986 provides that notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (3), whenever it appears to the Central  Government  that  it  is  in  the  public  interest  to  do  so,  it  may  dispense  with  the requirement of notice under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) or Rule 5 of the said Rules. In exercise of  these  powers  conferred,  whenever  it  appears  that  amendments  are in  the public  interest, notifications are issued from time to time.

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