Lok Sabha Question No. 82 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: National Clean Air Programme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION N0. 82

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020

## National Clean Air Programme

## *82. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched the National Clean Air Programme to tackle the air pollution levels;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  its  overall  impact  on  climate  in  various  cities  in  the  country including Mumbai and Delhi;
- (c) the details of such cities that have been included under the said programme; and
- (d) the funds released to various cities of the country under the programme, city-wise including Mumbai and Delhi?

## ANSWER

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

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

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## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.82 due for reply on 07.02.2020 by SHRI MANOJ KOTAK regarding NATIONAL CLEAN AIR PROGRAMME

(a) to (d) The Central Government launched National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) as a longterm, 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  including  Delhi  and  Mumbai based on ambient air quality data for the period 2011 - 2015 and WHO report 2014/2018. The city specific Action Plans have been prepared which inter-alia include measures for strengthening  the  monitoring  network,  reducing  vehicular/industrial  emissions,  increasing public awareness etc. The list of 102 non-attainment cities is at Annexure.

For the cities with million plus population and PM10>90µg/m³, MoEF&CC has earmarked ₹10 Crores per city for various components that inter-alia includes Installation and commissioning of Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (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  for  capacity  building  and  public  awareness programs.    Further,  under  NCAP,  Committees  at  State  level  namely  Steering  Committee, Monitoring  Committee  and  Implementation  Committee  have  been  constituted  for  effective implementation and monitoring of the city specific action plans to reduce air pollution. Details of funds released to various cities under NCAP in 2019-2010 are Annexed.

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## Annexure

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

| State/UT         |   Cities Sl. No | Cities         | Funds Released              |
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |               1 | Guntur         | 6,00,00,000                 |
| Andhra Pradesh   |               2 | Kurnool        | 12,00,000                   |
| Andhra Pradesh   |               3 | Nellore        | 6,00,000                    |
| Andhra Pradesh   |               4 | Vijaywada      | 6,00,000                    |
| Andhra Pradesh   |               5 | Vishakhapatnam | 12,00,000                   |
| Assam            |               6 | Guwahati       | 12,00,000                   |
| Assam            |               7 | Nagaon         | 6,00,000                    |
| Assam            |               8 | Nalbari        | 6,00,000                    |
| Assam            |               9 | Sibsagar       | 6,00,000                    |
| Assam            |              10 | Silchar        | 6,00,000                    |
| Chandigarh       |              11 | Chandigarh     | 6,00,00,000                 |
| Chattisgarh      |              12 | Bhillai        | 6,00,00,000                 |
| Chattisgarh      |              13 | Korba          | 6,00,00,000                 |
| Chattisgarh      |              14 | Raipur         | 6,00,000                    |
| Delhi            |              15 | Delhi          | Funds managed through EPC.* |
| Gujarat          |              16 | Surat          | 6,00,00,000                 |
| Gujarat          |              17 | Ahmedabad      | 6,00,00,000                 |
| Himachal Pradesh |              18 | Baddi          | 6,00,000                    |
| Himachal Pradesh |              19 | Damtal         | -                           |
| Himachal Pradesh |              20 | Kala Amb       | -                           |
| Himachal Pradesh |              21 | Nalagarh       | 6,00,000                    |
| Himachal Pradesh |              22 | Paonta Sahib   | 6,00,000                    |
| Himachal Pradesh |              23 | Parwanoo       | -                           |
| Himachal Pradesh |              24 | Sunder Nagar   | 6,00,000                    |
| Jammu&           |              25 | Jammu          | 12,00,000                   |
| Kashmir          |              26 | Srinagar       | -                           |
| Jharkhand        |              27 | Dhanbad        | 6,00,00,000                 |

| State/UT       | Cities Sl. No   | Cities               | Funds Released   |
|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------|
| Karnataka      | 28.             | Bangalore            | 6,00,00,000      |
| Karnataka      | 29.             | Devanagere           | 12,00,000        |
| Karnataka      | 30.             | Gulburga             | 12,00,000        |
| Karnataka      | 31.             | Hubli-Dharwad        | 6,00,000         |
| Madhya Pradesh | 32.             | Bhopal               | 6,00,00,000      |
| Madhya Pradesh | 33.             | Dewas                | 6,00,00,000      |
| Madhya Pradesh | 34.             | Indore               | 12,00,000        |
| Madhya Pradesh | 35.             | Sagar                | 12,00,000        |
| Madhya Pradesh | 36.             | Ujjain               | 6,00,000         |
| Madhya Pradesh | 37.             | Gwalior              | 6,00,000         |
| Maharashtra    | 38.             | Akola                | 6,00,000         |
| Maharashtra    | 39.             | Amravati             | 12,00,000        |
| Maharashtra    | 40.             | Aurangabad           | 12,00,000        |
| Maharashtra    | 41.             | Badlapur             | 6,00,000         |
| Maharashtra    | 42.             | Chandrapur           | 6,00,000         |
| Maharashtra    | 43.             | Jalgaon              | 6,00,000         |
| Maharashtra    | 44.             | Jalna                | 6,00,000         |
| Maharashtra    | 45.             | Kolhapur             | 12,00,000        |
| Maharashtra    | 46.             | Latur                | 6,00,000         |
| Maharashtra    | 47.             | Mumbai               | 6,00,00,000      |
| Maharashtra    | 48.             | Nagpur               | 6,00,00,000      |
| Maharashtra    | 49.             | Nashik               | 12,00,000        |
| Maharashtra    | 50.             | Navi Mumbai          | 6,00,00,000      |
| Maharashtra    | 51.             | Pune                 | 6,00,00,000      |
| Maharashtra    | 52.             | Sangli               | 12,00,000        |
| Maharashtra    | 53.             | Solapur              | 12,00,000        |
| Maharashtra    | 54.             | Ulhasnagar           | 12,00,000        |
| Meghalaya      | 55.             | Byrnihat             | -                |
|                | 56.             | Dimapur              | 6,00,000         |
| Nagaland       | 57.             | Kohima               | 6,00,000         |
| Orissa         | 58.             | Angul                | -                |
|                | 59.             | Balasore             | 6,00,000         |
|                | 60. Twin city   | Bhubaneswar &Cuttack | 6,00,00,000      |

| State/UT      |   Cities Sl. No | Cities              | Funds Released   |
|---------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------|
|               |              61 |                     |                  |
|               |              62 | Rourkela            | 6,00,000         |
|               |              63 | Talcher             | 6,00,000         |
| Punjab        |              64 | DeraBassi           | 6,00,000         |
| Punjab        |              65 | Gobindgarh          | 6,00,000         |
| Punjab        |              66 | Jalandhar           | 12,00,000        |
| Punjab        |              67 | Khanna              | 6,00,000         |
| Punjab        |              68 | Ludhiana            | 6,00,00,000      |
| Punjab        |              69 | NayaNangal          | 6,00,000         |
| Punjab        |              70 | Pathankot/Dera Baba | 6,00,000         |
| Punjab        |              71 | Patiala             | 6,00,000         |
|               |              72 | Amritsar            | 6,00,00,000      |
| Rajasthan     |              73 | Alwar               | 6,00,000         |
| Rajasthan     |              74 | Jaipur              | 6,00,00,000      |
| Rajasthan     |              75 | Jodhpur             | 6,00,00,000      |
| Rajasthan     |              76 | Kota                | 6,00,00,000      |
| Rajasthan     |              77 | Udaipur             | 6,00,000         |
| Tamilnadu     |              78 | Tuticorin           | 12,00,000        |
| Telangana     |              79 | Hyderabad           | 6,00,00,000      |
| Telangana     |              80 | Nalgonda            | 6,00,000         |
| Telangana     |              81 | Patencheru          | 6,00,000         |
| Uttar Pradesh |              82 | Agra                | 6,00,00,000      |
| Uttar Pradesh |              83 | Allahabad           | 6,00,00,000      |
| Uttar Pradesh |              84 | Kanpur              | 6,00,00,000      |
| Uttar Pradesh |              85 | Lucknow             | 6,00,00,000      |
| Uttar Pradesh |              86 | Varanasi            | 6,00,00,000      |
| Uttar Pradesh |              87 | Moradabad           | 12,00,000        |
| Uttar Pradesh |              88 | Bareily             | 12,00,000        |
| Uttar Pradesh |              89 | Firozabad           | 12,00,000        |
| Uttar Pradesh |              90 | Jhansi              | 12,00,000        |
| Uttar Pradesh |              91 | Khurja              | 6,00,000         |

| State/UT    | Cities Sl. No   | Cities      | Funds Released      |
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------------|
|             | 92.             | Anpara      | 6,00,000            |
|             | 93.             | Gajraula    | 6,00,000            |
|             | 94.             | Raebareli   | 6,00,000            |
|             | 95.             | Agra        | 6,00,00,000         |
|             | 96.             | Allahabad   | 6,00,00,000         |
| Uttarakhand | 97.             | Kashipur    | 6,00,000            |
| Uttarakhand | 98.             | Rishikesh   | 6,00,000            |
| West Bengal | 99.             | Kolkata     | 6,00,00,000         |
| Bihar       | 100.            | Patna       | 6,00,00,000         |
| Bihar       | 101.            | Gaya        | 6,00,000            |
| Bihar       | 102.            | Muzaffarpur | 6,00,000            |
| Grand Total | Grand Total     | Grand Total | Rs.172,86,00,000.00 |