Lok Sabha Question No. 465 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Grant to Global Environment Facility
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION  No.465

TO BE AI\ISWERED ON tr'RIDAY,20ffi July, 2018129  Ashadha, 1940 (SAKA)

## GRANT TO GLOBAL EII-VIRONMENT  FACILITY

## 465. ADV. JOICE GEORGE :

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Government  has recently announced  to increase  its grant to Global Environment Facilities  (GEF);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether India has been a leading  developing country participant  in GEF since its inception and has played  a major role in shaping GEF; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof  along with the details of GEF funded  projects currently progressing  in India?

## ANSWER

## Minister of state in the Ministry  of Finance  (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAI\I)

- (a)  : Yes, Sir.
- O):  India pledged to make a contribution of US$ 15 million for the GEF-7 ieplenishm.rt  Cyrt. QO|S-2022).  India had made a contribution of US$ 12 million during the GEF-6 Replenishment  Cycle (2014-2018).
- (c)  : Yes, Sir.
- (d):  After China, India is the second  leading developing  country participating  in GEF and has been playing major role in shaping  the GEF. Details of GEF funded projects  that are currently progressing  in India are in Annexure.

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## Annexure  in Reply to Part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred  Question  No.465 for Answer  on 20th July, 2018 Details of GEF Funded Proiects that are curently  progressing in lndia

| L   | Coal Fired Generation Rehabilitation Project                                                                                                     | 45.4   | WB        | M/o. Power          |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------|---------------------|
| 2   | Biodiversity Conservation and Ru ral Live lihood I m provement (BCRLTP)                                                                          | 8.141  | WB        | CS Division, Moefcc |
| 3   | Removal of Baqriers to Biomass Power Generation in lndia, Ph.l                                                                                   | s.5sl  | UNDP      | MNRE                |
| 4   | Strengthrning the lmplementation of Biological Diversity Act and Rules with Focus on its Access and Benefit Sharing Provisions                   | 3 s511 | UNEP      | CS Division         |
| 5   | E nergy Eff icie nry I mprovements in Com mercial Bu ildi ngs                                                                                    | s.819l | UNDP      | BEE                 |
| 6   | Sustainable Urban Transport project (SUTP)                                                                                                       | 25.L57 | WB & UNDP | MoUD                |
| 7   | Environmentally Sound Management and Final Disposal of PCBs in lndia                                                                             | 14 11  | UNIDO     | HSMD                |
| 8   | multiple use management framework for conserving biodiversity in the Mountain Landscapes of the High Ranges, Western Ghats. Developing effective |        | UNDP      | WL Division         |
| 9   | Financing Energy Efficieny at MSMEs                                                                                                              | 7.L7   | WB        | BEE                 |
| 10  | Mainsttreaming Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Conservation into Production sector in the M$van Coast, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra                   | 3.4    | UNDP      | SFD, Maharashtra    |
| 1L  | lmproving Energy Efficiency in the lndian Railways System                                                                                        | url    | UNDP      | M/o. Railways       |
| 12  | Sustainable Livelihoods and Adaptation to Climate Change                                                                                         | 'l     | WB        | MoRD                |
| 13  | Promoting Clean Energy Technology lnnovations and Competitivenessof SMEs in lndia i                                                              | ,tl    | UNIDO     | MSME                |
| t4  | Market Development of Solar Assisted lndustrial Process Heat Technologies                                                                        | ool    | UNDP      | MNRE                |

| 15   | Promoting Energy Efficienry and and Renewable Energy in selected and SME cluster in lndia                                            | ,"1   | UNIDO   | BEE                  |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|---------|----------------------|
| 16   | Development and promotion of non-pop alte to DDT.                                                                                    | *l    | UNIDO   | HSMD                 |
| L7   | Facality for Low Carbon Technology Deployment                                                                                        | ool   | UNIDO   |                      |
| 18   | Market Transformation and Removalof Barriers for Effective lmplementation of he State Level Climate Change action plans              | 'l    | UNDP    | CC Division          |
| 19   | Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation and utilization in agriculture sector to secure ecosystem services and reduce vulnerability. | 3.04  | UNEP    | ICAR                 |
| 20   | Scale Up to Access Clean Energy for Rural Productive and Domestic Use                                                                | -l    | UNDP    | MNRE                 |
| 2t   | Promoting business models for increasing penetration and scaling up of solar energy in lndia                                         | 4s6l  | UNIDO   | MNRE                 |
| 22   | Efficient and sustainable City Bus services                                                                                          | 10.u1 | wB      | MoUD                 |
| 23   | lntegrated Management of Wetland Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Water and Food securitY                                     | -'l   | UNEP    | Wetland Division     |
| 24   | Preparation of Third national Communication to the UNFCCC and Strenghening lnstitutional and Analytical Capacities on Climate Change | 9.91  | UNDP    | CC Division          |
| 25   | Prcgram to En$lish Pilots for Access through Renewable Energy                                                                        | ,,sl  | WB      |                      |
| 26   | Environmently Sound Management of Medical Waste in lndia                                                                             | *l    | UNIDO   | HSMD                 |
| 27   | Climate Resilient Coastal Protection and Management in lndia                                                                         | ,l    | ADB     | M/o, Water Resources |
| 28   | Partial Risk Sharing Facility for Energy Efficiency                                                                                  | *l    | WB      | BEE, SIDBI, EESL     |
| 29   | Organic waste streams for lndustrial Renewable Energy application in lndia                                                           | 3331  | UNIDO   | MNRE                 |
| 30   | lmproving Mercury Management in lndia                                                                                                | 1.095 | UNDP    | HSMD                 |
| 31   | Grid interactive Rooftop Solar PV Project.                                                                                           | 25    | WB      | MNRE                 |

|   3z | Sustainable Cities lntegrated Approch Pilot                                                                                               | L?.,tl       | UNrDo      | MoUD                |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|------------|---------------------|
|   33 | Green Agriculture Transfoming ndian Agricu Itu for Global I Benefits and the Conservation of Ciritical Biodiversity and Forest Landscapes | 35.8         | FAO        | DAC                 |
|   34 | Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME)                                                                                             | t2.78l| | FAO        | DAHDF               |
|   35 | M ainstreaming Costal and Ma rine Biodiversuty Conservation into Production in the Godavari River Estuary Andhra Pradesh                  | 6.02         | UNDP       | SFD, Andhra Pradesh |
|   36 | Promoting market transformation for energy efficiency in MSMEs                                                                            | 4.46s1       | UNIDO      | MSME                |
|   37 | Secure Himalayas                                                                                                                          | 11.5         | UNDP       | Wildl''fe           |
|   38 | Creating and Sustaining Energy Efficiency Markets in lndia                                                                                | 20.ssl       | World Bank | BEE                 |