Lok Sabha Question No. 4573 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Environmental Projects
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4573

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## Environmental Projects

## 4573.   SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE :

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

- (a) Whether  the  Government  encourages  Non-Governmental  Organizations  (NGO)  to participate  in  environmental  projects  and  to  raise  environmental  awareness  among people;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the norms prescribed for NGOs for the purpose;
- (c) the  details  of  NGOs  receiving  grants  under  various  schemes  of  Ministry  during  the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the details of the funds sanctioned for each scheme during the said period, State/UTwise; and
- (e) whether cases of irregularities regarding misuse of such funds have come to the notice of the Government and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes Sir.
- (b) , (c) and (d) : Details of grants released to Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Scheme-wise and State/UT-wise are given at Annexure-I. The grants for environmental  projects  under  various  Schemes  are  sanctioned  as  per  guidelines  of respective Schemes dealt by this Ministry.
- (e)  Nil

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## Details of Grants released to NGOs during 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 (till 16.03.2020)

## 1. Research & Development Scheme (R&D)

| S. No   | State          | Name of NGO receiving Grants                                                                                        | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   |
|---------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No   | State          | Name of NGO receiving Grants                                                                                        | 2016-17                                                            | 2017-18                                                            | 2018-19                                                            | 2019-20                                                            |
| 1.      | Uttarakhand    | Centre for Ecology Development & Research, Dehradun                                                                 | 5,53,880                                                           | 3,55,240                                                           | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 2.      | Karnataka      | Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, FRLHT, 74/2, JarakabandeKavak, Attur PO, Via Yelkahanka, Bangalore. | 6,28,000                                                           | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 3.      | Maharashtra    | M.E.S. AbasahebGarware College, Karve Road, Pune                                                                    | 5,34,600                                                           | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 4.      | Tamil Nadu     | Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Anaikatty (Po), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu                        | 14,96,64                                                           | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 5.      | Tamil Nadu     | Scott Christian College, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu                                                                      | 5,01,200                                                           | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 6.      | Tamil Nadu     | Kalasalingam University                                                                                             | 16,14,000                                                          | 5,24,000                                                           |                                                                    | -                                                                  |
| 7.      | New Delhi      | TERI University                                                                                                     | -                                                                  | 20,00,000                                                          |                                                                    | 1,01,000                                                           |
| 8.      | Gujrat         | M.G. Science Institute, DadasahebMavalanker Campus, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad                                          | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 94,479                                                             |
| 9.      | Uttarakhand    | Graphic Era University, Dehradun                                                                                    | 27,42,730                                                          | 3,81,866                                                           | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 10.     | Tamil Nadu     | Karunya University, Coimbatore                                                                                      | 18,26,500                                                          | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 11.     | Tamil Nadu     | Amrita VishwaVidyapeetham, Coimbatore                                                                               | 1,32,339                                                           | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 12.     | West Bengal    | Community for Social Work, Shyam Nagar                                                                              | 26,39,570                                                          | 13,16,458                                                          | 11,23,243                                                          | -                                                                  |
| 13.     | Tamil Nadu     | C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre, 1 Eldmas Road, Chennai                                                       | 2,69,000                                                           | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 14.     | Andhra Pradesh | KL University, Green Fields, Vaddeswaram, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh                                                    | 4,22,100                                                           | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |

## 2.  Clean Technology Scheme (CT)

| S. No.   | State         | Name of NGO receiving Grants                 | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   |
|----------|---------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |               |                                              | 2016-17                                                            | 2017-18                                                            | 2018-19                                                            | 2019-20                                                            |
| 1.       | New Delhi     | M/s The Energy Resource Institute, New Delhi | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 7,20,500                                                           | -                                                                  |
| 2.       | Uttar Pradesh | M/s NariKalyanSewaSansthan, New Delhi        | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 5,66,557                                                           |
| 3.       | Telangana     | Sweetech Environs Pvt. Ltd., Secundrabad.    | 40,00,000                                                          | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |

## 3. Centre of Excellence (CoE) Scheme

| S. No.   | State      | Name of NGO receiving Grants                                                | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   |
|----------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |            |                                                                             | 2016-17                                                            | 2017-18                                                            | 2018-19                                                            | 2019-20                                                            |
| 1.       | Gujarat    | Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad                                 | 9,20,50,000                                                        | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 2.       | Tamil Nadu | C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre (CPREEC)                              | 1,91,00,000                                                        | 1,91,00,000                                                        | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 3.       | Tamil Nadu | Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History(SACON)                 | 6,85,00,000                                                        | 12,00,00,000                                                       | 13,66,19,563                                                       | 11,49,98,037                                                       |
| 4.       | Karnatakta | Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT), Bengaluru | 1,35,50,000                                                        | -                                                                  | 37,56,670                                                          | -                                                                  |

## 4. Development of Wildlife Habitats

| S.No.   | State     | Name of NGO receiving Grants                                                      | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   |
|---------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |           |                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                            | 2017-18                                                            | 2018-19                                                            | 2019-20                                                            |
| 1.      | Delhi     | Inspire Network for Environment, S 212, 2 nd Floor, Panchsheel Park               | 1,52,530                                                           | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 2.      | Rajasthan | Birds of Prey, Wildlife Conservation of India and Public Welfare Society, Jaipur. | -                                                                  | 9,76,000                                                           | -                                                                  | 7,07,500                                                           |

## 5. Environmental Information System Scheme (ENVIS)

| S. No.   | State   | Name of NGO receiving Grants                         | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   |
|----------|---------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State   | Name of NGO receiving Grants                         | 2016-17                                                            | 2017-18                                                            | 2018-19                                                            | 2019-20                                                            |
| 1.       | Bihar   | Asian Development Research Institute                 | -                                                                  | 14,64,744                                                          | 44,52,076                                                          | 70,52,337                                                          |
| 2.       | Delhi   | Centre for Media Studies                             | 13,46,806                                                          | 19,01,489                                                          | 18,28,076.80                                                       | -                                                                  |
| 3.       | Delhi   | Indian Environmental Society                         | 31,86,761                                                          | 48,79,146                                                          | 53,22,585.58                                                       | 35,47,185                                                          |
| 4.       | Delhi   | National Solid Waste Association of India            | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 5.       | Delhi   | Society for Development Alternatives                 | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 6.       | Delhi   | Sulabh International Institute of Health and Hygiene | 15,15,754                                                          | 36,09,184                                                          | 38,23,576                                                          | 43,23,854                                                          |
| 7.       | Delhi   | The Energy and Resources Institute                   | 14,14,381                                                          | 17,97,868                                                          | 32,86,076.80                                                       | 15,02,844                                                          |
| 8.       | Delhi   | World Wide Fund for Nature - India                   | 16,74,891                                                          | 24,75,809                                                          | 59,21,934.80                                                       | 66,56,890                                                          |
| 9.       | Gujarat | Centre for Environment Education                     | 10,30,102                                                          | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 10.      | Gujarat | Consumer Education and Research Centre               | 10,59,413                                                          | 27,68,198                                                          | 27,85,476.80                                                       | 34,98,515                                                          |

|   11. | Karnataka   | Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions     | 15,12,596   | 16,57,807   | -            | -         |
|-------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|-----------|
|    12 | Maharashtra | Bombay Natural History Society                               | 14,35,754   | 36,46,684   | 34,48,951    | 69,92,490 |
|    13 | Maharashtra | Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment, Mumbai        | 14,25,764   | 2,90,201    | -            | -         |
|    14 | Nagaland    | Nagaland Institute of Health, Environment and Social Welfare | 13,88,618   | 2,90,201    | -            | -         |
|    15 | Tamil Nadu  | C. P. R. Environmental Education Centre                      | 13,45,088   | 34,47,147   | 35,13,076    | 62,70,854 |
|    16 | Tamil Nadu  | Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History         | 14,47,972   | 29,15,684   | 23,67,876.80 | 20,51,059 |

## 6. AICOPTAX Programme

| S. No   | State      | Name of NGO receiving Grants                                       | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   |
|---------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |            |                                                                    | 2016-17                                                            | 2017-18                                                            | 2018-19                                                            | 2019-20                                                            |
| 1.      | Tamil Nadu | Institute for Environmental Research and Social Education (IERSE), | -                                                                  | 8,99,000                                                           | -                                                                  | 8,01,000                                                           |

## 7 . National Mission on Himalayan Studies Scheme (NMHS)

| S. No   | State            | Name of NGO receiving Grants                                     | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   |
|---------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                  |                                                                  | 2016-17                                                            | 2017-18                                                            | 2018-19                                                            | 2019-20                                                            |
| 1.      | Uttarakhand      | Himaliyan Gram VikasSamiti (HGVS)                                | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 73,00,000                                                          | -                                                                  |
| 2.      | Uttarakhand      | UttarapathSewaSanstha                                            | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 49,00,000                                                          | -                                                                  |
| 3.      | Delhi            | IUCN, New Delhi (all across IHR)                                 | 5,36,00,000                                                        | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 4.      | Delhi            | Integrated Mountain Initiative (IMI), New Delhi (all across IHR) | 94,00,000                                                          | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 5.      | Uttarakhand      | UttarakhandSevaNidhi, Almora, Uttarakhand State (all across IHR) | 95,00,000                                                          | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 6.      | Delhi            | IRADe, New Delhi (all across IHR)                                | 1,28,00,000                                                        | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 7.      | Manipur          | FEEDS, Manipur State                                             | 2,23,00,000                                                        | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 8.      | Himachal Pradesh | Himalayan Research Group (HRG), Himachal Pradesh                 | 87,00,000                                                          | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 9.      | Uttarakhand      | SIMAR, Dewal, Uttarakhand                                        | 28,00,000                                                          | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |

|   10. | Uttarakhand   | GAURAS, Pauri, Uttarakhand                                           | 34,00,000   | -           | -         | -   |
|-------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----|
|    11 | Uttarakhand   | Peoples' Science Institute (PSI)                                     | -           | 1,90,00,000 | -         | -   |
|    12 | Delhi         | Society for Development Alternatives (SDA)                           | -           | 2,17,00,000 | -         | -   |
|    13 | Uttarakhand   | Institute of Himalayan Environmental Research and Education (INHERE) | -           | 2,00,00,000 | -         | -   |
|    14 | Uttarakhand   | Himalayan Action Research Centre (HARC)                              | -           | 1,96,00,000 | -         | -   |
|    15 | West Bengal   | The Mountain Institute (TMI), Sikkim                                 | -           | 45,00,000   | -         | -   |
|    16 | Uttarakhand   | Himalayan Institute For Environment, Ecology & Development (HIFEED)  | -           | 47,00,000   | -         | -   |
|    17 | Uttarakhand   | AVANI, Pithoragarh                                                   | -           | -           | 99,00,000 | -   |
|    18 | Uttarakhand   | Centre for Ecology, Development and Research                         | -           | -           | 45,00,000 | -   |

## 8 . Project Elephant Scheme

| S. No   | State         | Name of NGO receiving Grants                    | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   |
|---------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |               |                                                 | 2016-17                                                            | 2017-18                                                            | 2018-19                                                            | 2019-20                                                            |
| 1       | Karnataka     | Asian Nature Conservation Foundation, Bangalore | 2,016,850                                                          | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 2       | Uttar Pradesh | Wildlife Trust of India                         | -                                                                  | 25,1748                                                            | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |

## 9 . Integrated Eco-development Research Programme (IERP)

| S. No   | State       | Name of NGO receiving Grants                                            | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   | Financial year during last three years and current year (in Rs.)   |
|---------|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |             |                                                                         | 2016-17                                                            | 2017-18                                                            | 2018-19                                                            | 2019-20                                                            |
| 1.      | Uttarakhand | Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA), Nainital, Uttarakhand | 441200                                                             | 102840                                                             | -                                                                  | 354357                                                             |
| 2.      | Uttarakhand | YuvaKalyanVikasSamiti, Matela, Kosi, Almora, Uttarakhand.               | -                                                                  | 176657                                                             | -                                                                  | -                                                                  |
| 3.      | Uttarakhand | Aashirbad, Tall Cheenakhan, Almora                                      | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 447000                                                             |
| 4.      | Uttarakhand | MahilaHaat, Almora                                                      | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 409000                                                             |
| 5.      | Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand Science Education & Research Centre (USERC), Dehradun       | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | -                                                                  | 175327                                                             |

|   6. | Uttarakhand      | Green Hills Trust, KrantiKuteer, East Pokharkhali, Almora         | -      | 216425   | -      | -      |
|------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------|--------|--------|
|    7 | Uttarakhand      | HIFEED, Ranichauri, TehriGarhwal, Uttarakhand.                    | -      | 242615   | -      | 50897  |
|    8 | Uttarakhand      | ParvatiyaVikasEvamShodhSami ti (PVSS), Bageshwar                  | -      | 218824   | -      | -      |
|    9 | Uttarakhand      | ParvarisSamajikKalyanSamiti, NTD, Almora                          | -      | 257454   | -      | -      |
|   10 | Uttarakhand      | Human India, Srikot, SringarPauriGarhwal                          | -      | 442007   | -      | -      |
|   11 | Uttrakhand       | HARC, Indira Nagar, Dehradun                                      | 642000 | -        | -      | 260911 |
|   12 | Uttrakhand       | LokPrabandhVikasSanstha, Sunoli, Almora                           | 340000 | -        | 249441 | 197475 |
|   13 | Uttrakhand       | Centre for business and entrepreneurial Development, Dehradun     | 372000 | -        | -      | 200467 |
|   14 | Uttar Pradesh    | Amity University                                                  | -      | -        | -      | 710000 |
|   15 | Himachal Pradesh | Himalayan Research Group (HRG) Shimla, UmeshBhavan, Chotta Shimla | -      | 414152   | -      |        |
|   16 | Assam            | WWF-India, Game Village, Vasistha, Guwahati                       | 445400 | -        | -      | -      |

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