Lok Sabha Question No. 2227 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-23
Subject: Environment Management Capacity
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2227

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.09.2020

## Environment Management Capacity

## 2227. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

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

- (a) the details of the schemes for environmental education, awareness and training during the last three years;
- (b) whether World Bank assistance has been taken to promote environment management capacity building project in various States of the country; and
- (c) if  so,  the details  thereof  and the amount spent thereon during the said period, Statewise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change is implementing Environment Education,  Awareness  and  Training  Scheme  with  the  objective  to  promote  environmental awareness among all sections of the society, especially school and college level students and to mobilize people's participation for conservation of environment. A network of about 1.6 lakh 'Ecoclubs' have been established in schools and colleges across the country under the National  Green  Corps  programme  of  this  Scheme.  About  40  lakh  students  are  actively participating in the programme and have been involved in conducting environment protection related  activities.  Besides,  under  the  National  Nature  Camping  Programme  of  this  Scheme, nature  camps  are  organized  for  school  students  in  protected  areas  (Wildlife  Sanctuaries, National  Parks,  etc.).  Trainings  are  also  provided  to  teachers  and  students  on  various environmental  issues,  viz.,  biodiversity  conservation,  pollution,  waste  management,  etc. through capacity building programmes. The Green Good Deeds (GGDs), a social movement, is one of the components of the Scheme aimed to inculcate green good habits and behaviour among all sections of the society to take green social responsibility. The GGDs initiative is about simple, practical steps that students/teachers/citizens can perform in their day to day life towards  protection  of  environment.  Cleanliness  drives  as  part  of  Swachh  Bharat  Abhiyan, plantation drives, awareness on waste management, minimizing the use of single-use plastic, celebrating Green Diwali, etc. are some of the activities undertaken by the school and college level students under the initiative. A total amount of Rs. 49.65 crore, Rs. 39.49 crore and Rs. 53.18 crore have been spent for implementing this Scheme during financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 respectively.

(b) & (c) Under the World Bank  aided  Project  titled  'Capacity  Building  for  Industrial Pollution  Management (CBIPM)' implemented by this Ministry, Rs. 24 crore was spent in Andhra Pradesh State, Rs. 2.28 crore was spent in Telangana State and Rs. 35.88 crore was spent in West Bengal State during 2017-18.

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