Lok Sabha Question No. 4451 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Schemes for Environment Protection
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Jyotirmay Singh Mahato

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4451

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## Schemes for Environment Protection

## 4451. SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:

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

- (a) The  details  of  the  schemes  implemented  by  the  Government  for  environment protection across the country during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) Whether various States of the country has been passing through a critical phase with respect to environmental crisis;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the remedial 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): The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Changeimplements 13 Central Sector Schemes  and  3  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes.  These  schemes  are  implemented  in  the country, inter-alia , for protection of Environment. The list of schemes of the Ministry in past three years is given at Annexure-I .
- (b) & (c):Growing urbanization, industrialization, degradation of land/air/water pollution and encroachment has the potential of adversely affecting the environment. Government through its various schemes and programmes and a set of legislative and regulatory measures address these issues.
- (d):The  Ministry  of  Environment  &  Forest  and  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC)  is  the  nodal agency in the Central Government for overseeing the implementation of India's environment and forest policies and programmes relating to conservation of the country's natural resources including  its  biodiversity,  forests  and  wildlife,  and  prevention  and  abatement  of  pollution. While implementing these policies and programmes, the Ministry is guided by the principle of  sustainable  development.The  objectives  of  the  Ministry  are  well  supported  by  a  set  of legislative and regulatory measures, aimed at the preservation, conservation and protection of the environment.

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## Annexure-I

|       | Scheme                                                                                       | Output                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| I     | Central Sector Schemes                                                                       | Central Sector Schemes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 1     | Environmental Protection, Management and Sustainable Development                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| (i)   | Pollution Abatement                                                                          | • Strengthening State Pollution Control Boards (SPCB), Pollution Control Committees (PCC) • Completion of ongoing projects under Environmental Health • Completing of ongoing Common effluent treatment plant (CETP) projects • Provide funding for ongoing Clean Technology (CT) projects                          |
| (ii)  | Hazardous Substances Management                                                              | • SAMPATTI-'Sustainable Management of Pre-owner Asset through Trade initiatives' • Innovative solutions for municipal solid waste segregation, handling and treatment • Capacity building of government agencies/organisations/department with respect to environmentally sound management of chemicals and wastes. |
| (iii) | Climate Change Action Plan                                                                   | • National Carbonaceous Aerosol Program • Long term Ecological Observatories Program                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| (iv)  | National Adaptation Fund                                                                     | • Provision of funds to States for Climate adaptation projects                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| (v)   | National Mission on Himalayan Studies                                                        | • Strengthening Himalayan datasets • Implementation of demand driven research projects                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 2     | National Coastal Management Programme                                                        | • Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project • Beach cleaning and pollution abatement • preparation of a comprehensive coastal mission document • Conservation of Corals and Mangroves: Implementation of 21 approved Management Action Plans (MAP)                                                                 |
| 3     | Decision Support System for Environmental Awareness, Policy, Planning and Outcome Evaluation |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| (i)   | Environmental Education, Awareness and Training                                              | • Strengthening Eco-clubs • Scientific data collection on four protocols (Biosphere, Pedosphere, Atmosphere and Hydrosphere) under GLOBE                                                                                                                                                                            |
| (ii)  | Environmental Information Systems (ENVIS)                                                    | • Establishment of new ENVIS Hubs/Resource partners                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

|       |                                                   | • Green Skill Development Programme • maintaining Indian State-level Basic Environmental Information Database (ISBEID) • Grid based Decision Support System (GRIDSS) • Community-driven Environmentally Sustainable Village Program (CESVP)                                                                                                                                                |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (iii) | Centres of Excellence                             | • Recognition of Centre of Excellence                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| (iv)  | R&D for Conservation and Development              | • Funding R&D projects to generate data for natural resource management, conservation, regeneration of degraded areas, cleaner technologies for resource and energy conservation, conservation of biodiversity                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4     | Control of Pollution (introduced from FY 2018-19) | • Assistance for abatement of pollution to CPCB, SPCBs and PCCs • National Clean Air programme • National Water Monitoring Programme • National Ambient Noise Monitoring Network                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 5     | Environmental knowledge and capacity Building     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| (i)   | Forestry Training and Capacity Building           | • Training of IFS officers, Other Services and other stakeholders                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| (ii)  | Eco-Task Force                                    | • Afforestation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| II    | Centrally Sponsored Schemes                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 1     | National Mission for a Green India                | • Green India Mission-National Afforestation Programme- Soil moisture conservation, creation/plantation of sapling, maintenance of plantation, promotion of alternative fuel energy devices • Forest Fire Prevention and Management- Creation and maintenance of firelines including control burning; procurement of fire fighting equipments, field vehicles; water harvesting structures |
| 2     | Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats       | • Project Tiger- Provide Central assistance to the Tiger States for tiger conservation in designated Tiger Reserves, and also tiger bearing forests outside tiger reserves. • Project Elephant- To protect elephants, their habitat and corridors; address issues of man- elephant conflict; Welfare of domesticated elephants • Development of Wildlife Habitats- Provides                |

|    |                                                  | technical support to the State/ UT Governments for conservation of wildlife and their habitats; support for protected areas; Protection of Wildlife Outside Protected Areas; Recovery programmes for saving Critically Endangered Species and habitats.                                                         |
|----|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3 | Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystems | • Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems- Conservation and Management activities for wetlands (including lakes) • Biodiversity Conservation (Biosphere Reserve)- Designating new biosphere reserves and inclusion in the World Network of biosphere Reserves (WNBR) of Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB-UNESCO) |

Note: Additionally, National River Conservation Programme (Centrally Sponsored Scheme) was implemented in the Ministry upto FY 2018-19.