Lok Sabha Question No. 3352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Implementation of National Clean Air Programme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Indra Hang Subba

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

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION N0. 3352

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## Implementation of National Clean Air Programme

## 3352. SHRI INDRA HANG SUBBA:

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

- (a) whether  the Government  has  assessed  the  impact  of  the National Clean  Air Programme  on  reducing  the  pollution  emitted  from  various  sources  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  increased  its  target  of  reducing  PM  2.5  and  PM  10 concentration as per the directions of the National Green Tribunal;
- (c) if so, the details of the new revised/improved target along with the manner in which the present implementation of the National Clean Air Programme will be affected to meet the new targets;
- (d) whether  the  Diesel  Generators  (DGs)  have  been  recognized  as  one  of  the  major sources of PM pollution, contributing 7-18 per cent of the total pollution and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Ministry has implemented the directions of the National Green Tribunal order, to retrofit emission control devices on all operational DG sets, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the order of NGT  has been implemented across all Public Sector Undertakings under his Ministry and Pollution Control Board of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) The Central Government launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) as a long-term, time-bound, national level strategy aiming to reduce PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations by 20 % to 30 % by 2024, keeping 2017 as the base year. As per the directives  of  the  National  Green  Tribunal(NGT),  the  targets  of  NCAP  have  been revisited in the perspective of global scenario and the targets initially laid down are proposed to be retained for the period up to 2024.

City specific action plans have been prepared for ground implementation in all nonattainment  cities.  Steering,  Monitoring  and  Implementation  Committees  have  been constituted at central level and state level for overall guidance, policy formulation and implementation of NCAP. CPCB is assisting the State Governments in formulation, implementation and monitoring of the city specific action plans.

- (d) to (f) Several studies have been conducted to identify major air pollution sources and their contributions to ambient air pollution levels in the country. The major sources of particulate  matter  are  road  dust  suspension,  vehicles,  biomass/garbage  burning, construction, industries, DG sets etc. Based on such studies, contributions of DG sets to particulate matter ranged between 3-18%.

In accordance with the directions of NGT,retro fitting of DG sets with the emission control  devices  has  been  covered  under  the  city  specific  action  plans  in  respect  of non-attainment cities, including cities in Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

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