Lok Sabha Question No. 1767 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-27
Subject: Corporate Environment Responsibility Scheme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: ANIL SHIROLE, George Baker, Richard Hay, PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1767

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2018

## Corporate Environment Responsibility Scheme

1767.  SHRI ANIL SHIROLE: SHRI GEORGE BAKER: PROF. RICHARD HAY, SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

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

- (a) the salient features of the Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) Scheme;
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under the scheme during the last  three  years  and  the  current  year  across  the  country,  State/UT-wise,  including Kerala;
- (c) the  details  of  the  targets  set  and  achievements  made  under  this  scheme  during  the above said period;
- (d) whether the result of the scheme is upto the set targets and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor and the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) whether the Government is proposing to earmark a set of percentage of its proposed capital investment in the project for CER and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The salient features of the Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) guidelines interalia include:
- i. The  cost of CER  is  to be in addition to the cost envisaged  for the implementation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)/Environmental Management Plan (EMP);
- ii. The fund allocation for the CER shall be deliberated in the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) or  State  Expert  Appraisal  Committee  (SEAC)  or  District  Expert Appraisal  Committee (DEAC),  as  the  case  may  be,  with  a  due  diligence  subject  to maximum percentage as prescribed in the Office Memorandum of the Ministry dated 1 st May 2018;
- iii. The  activities  proposed  under  CER  shall  be  worked  out  based  on  the  issues raised during the public hearing, social need assessment, Rehabilitation & Resettlement  plan,  EMP,  etc.  and  the  proposed  activities  shall  be  restricted  to  the affected area around the project; and
- iv. The entire activities  proposed  under  the  CER  shall  be  treated  as  project  and shall be monitored.
- (b) to (d) The allocation of funds for the CER is based on the issues raised during the public hearing,  social  need  assessment  and  EMP,  which  is  deliberated  by  the  EAC/SEAC/DEAC with due diligence. The amount of CER varies depending upon the type, nature and size of the project.
- (e)  Yes  Madam,  vide  OM  dated  01/05/2018,  the  fund  allocation  for  the  CER  shall  be deliberated in EAC/SEAC/DEAC as the case may be, subject to maximum percentage on the capital investment for greenfield projects and brownfield projects as given below:

| S.No   | Capital Investment / Additional Capital Investment (in Rs)   | Greenfield Project - % Capital Investment   | Brownfield Project - % of Additional Capital Investment   |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| I      | II                                                           | III                                         | IV                                                        |
| 1.     | ≤ 100 crores                                                 | 2.0%                                        | 1.0%                                                      |
| 2.     | > 100 crores to ≤ 500 crores                                 | 1.5%                                        | 0.75%                                                     |
| 3.     | > 500 crores to ≤ 1000 crores                                | 1.0%                                        | 0.50%                                                     |
| 4.     | > From 1000 crores to ≤10000 crores                          | 0.5%                                        | 0.25%                                                     |
| 5.     | > 10000 crores                                               | 0.25%                                       | 0.125%                                                    |

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