Lok Sabha Question No. 262 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-06
Subject: National Clean Air Programme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION N0. *262

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2019

## National Clean Air Programme

## *262. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

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

- (a) the number and the details of nonattainment cities that have formally introduced the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP);
- (b) whether there has been any tangible progress achieved in these cities and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the programme has not yet been implemented in some cities and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government plans to extend the programme to more cities in the near future and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government plans to increase the budget to align with the ambitions/objectives/targets under the programme, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARA (a), (b), (c), (d) & (e) OF THE LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *  262  ON  NATIONAL  CLEAN  AIR PROGRAMME DUE FOR REPLY ON 6.12.2019

- (a) to (e): The Central Government launched National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) as a long-term, time-bound, national level strategy to tackle the air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner with targets to achieve 20 % to 30 % reduction in  PM10  and  PM2.5  concentrations  by  2024  keeping  2017  as  the  base  year  for  the comparison  of  concentration.  Under  NCAP,  102  non-attainment  cities  have  been identified based on ambient air quality data for the period 2011 - 2015 and WHO report 2014/2018.  The  city  specific  Action  Plans  which  inter-  alia  includes  measures  for strengthening the monitoring network, reducing vehicular/industrial emissions, increasing public awareness etc.have been prepared and approved for ground implementation for all 102 non-attainment cities. The list of 102 Non-attainment cities is at Annexure I .

For  the  cities  with  million  plus  population  and  PM10>90µg/m³,  MoEF&CC  has earmarked ₹10 Crores in the current year for various components that inter-alia includes Installation  and  commissioning  of  CAAQMS,  Creating  green  buffer  zone  along  the roads,  Mechanical  street  sweeper,  Mobile  Enforcement  Unit,  Public  awareness  and capacity building activities, Water sprinkler.  For the cities with population, less than 5 lakhs, funds of ₹10 lakhs per city has been allocated and for cities with a population of 5 to10 lakhs, ₹20 lakhs per city has been allocated.Further, under NCAP, Committees at State  level  namely  Steering  Committee  headed  by  Chief  Secretary  of  the  State; Monitoring Committee headed by Pr. Secretary (Environment) of the State Government; and Implementation Committee headed by either District Magistrate or Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation have been constituted for implementation and monitoring of the city specific action plans to reduce air pollution.

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## Annexure-I

## Non-Attainment cities with respect to Ambient Air Quality India (2011-2015) and WHO report 2014/2018

| Sl. No   | State/UT         | Cities Sl. No   | Cities              |
|----------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   | 1.              | Guntur              |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   | 2.              | Kurnool             |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   | 3.              | Nellore             |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   | 4.              | Vijaywada           |
|          |                  | 5.              | Vishakhapatnam      |
|          |                  | 6.              | Guwahati            |
|          |                  | 7.              | Nagaon              |
| 2        | Assam            | 8.              | Nalbari             |
|          |                  | 9.              | Sibsagar            |
|          |                  | 10.             | Silchar             |
| 3        | Chandigarh       | 11.             | Chandigarh          |
| 4        | Chattisgarh      | 12.             | Bhillai             |
| 4        | Chattisgarh      | 13.             | Korba               |
| 4        | Chattisgarh      | 14.             | Raipur              |
| 5        | Delhi            | 15.             | Delhi               |
| 6        | Gujarat          | 16.             | Surat               |
| 7        |                  | 17.             | Ahmedabad           |
|          | Himachal Pradesh | 18.             | Baddi               |
|          | Himachal Pradesh | 19. 20.         | Damtal Kala Amb     |
|          | Himachal Pradesh | 21.             | Nalagarh            |
|          | Himachal Pradesh | 22.             | Paonta Sahib        |
|          | Himachal Pradesh | 23.             | Parwanoo            |
|          | Himachal Pradesh | 24.             | Sunder Nagar Jammu  |
| 8        | Jammu &Kashmir   | 25. 26.         | Srinagar            |
| 9        | Jharkhand        | 27.             | Dhanbad             |
| 10       |                  | 28.             | Bangalore           |
| 10       | Karnataka        | 29.             | Devanagere          |
| 10       |                  | 30.             | Gulburga            |
| 10       |                  | 31.             | Hubli-Dharwad       |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh   | 32.             | Bhopal              |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh   | 33.             | Dewas               |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh   | 34.             | Indore              |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh   | 35.             | Sagar               |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh   | 36.             | Ujjain              |
| 12       |                  | 37.             | Gwalior Akola       |
| 12       |                  | 38.             |                     |
| 12       | Maharashtra      | 39.             | Amravati            |
| 12       |                  | 40. 41.         | Aurangabad Badlapur |

| Sl. No   | State/UT      | Cities Sl. No   | Cities              |
|----------|---------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|          |               | 42.             | Chandrapur          |
|          |               | 43.             | Jalgaon             |
|          |               | 44.             | Jalna               |
|          |               | 45.             | Kolhapur            |
|          |               | 46.             | Latur               |
|          |               | 47.             | Mumbai              |
|          |               | 48.             | Nagpur              |
|          |               | 49.             | Nashik              |
|          |               | 50.             | Navi Mumbai         |
|          |               | 51.             | Pune                |
|          |               | 52.             | Sangli              |
|          |               | 53.             | Solapur             |
|          |               | 54.             | Ulhasnagar          |
| 13       | Meghalaya     | 55.             | Byrnihat            |
| 14       | Nagaland      | 56.             | Dimapur             |
| 14       | Nagaland      | 57.             | Kohima              |
| 15       | Orissa        | 58.             | Angul               |
| 15       | Orissa        | 59.             | Balasore            |
| 15       | Orissa        | 60.             | Bhubneshwar         |
| 15       | Orissa        | 61.             | Cuttack             |
| 15       | Orissa        | 62.             | Rourkela            |
| 15       | Orissa        | 63.             | Talcher             |
| 16       | Punjab        | 64.             | DeraBassi           |
| 16       | Punjab        | 65.             | Gobindgarh          |
| 16       | Punjab        | 66.             | Jalandhar           |
| 16       | Punjab        | 67.             | Khanna              |
| 16       | Punjab        | 68.             | Ludhiana            |
| 16       | Punjab        | 69.             | NayaNangal          |
| 16       | Punjab        | 70.             | Pathankot/Dera Baba |
| 16       | Punjab        | 71.             | Patiala             |
| 17       | Rajasthan     | 72. 73.         | Amritsar Alwar      |
| 17       | Rajasthan     | 74.             | Jaipur              |
| 17       | Rajasthan     | 75.             | Jodhpur             |
| 17       | Rajasthan     | 77.             | Udaipur             |
| 18       | Tamilnadu     | 78.             | Tuticorin           |
|          |               | 79.             | Hydrabad            |
| 19       | Telangana     | 80.             | Nalgonda            |
| 19       | Telangana     | 81.             | Patencheru          |
|          |               | 82.             | Agra                |
|          |               | 83.             | Allahabad           |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh | 84.             | Anpara              |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh | 85.             | Bareily             |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh | 86.             | Firozabad           |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh | 87.             | Gajraula            |

| Sl. No   | State/UT    |   Cities Sl. No | Cities      |
|----------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
|          |             |              88 | Ghaziabad   |
|          |             |              89 | Jhansi      |
|          |             |              90 | Kanpur      |
|          |             |              91 | Khurja      |
|          |             |              92 | Lucknow     |
|          |             |              93 | Muradabad   |
|          |             |              94 | Noida       |
|          |             |              95 | Raebareli   |
|          |             |              96 | Varanasi    |
| 21       | Uttarakhand |              97 | Kashipur    |
|          |             |              98 | Rishikesh   |
| 22       | West Bengal |              99 | Kolkata     |
|          |             |             100 | Patna       |
| 23       | Bihar       |             101 | Gaya        |
|          |             |             102 | Muzaffarpur |