Lok Sabha Question No. 4276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Funds for Tackling Air Pollution
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4276

## March, 2021/Chaitra 1, 1943 (Saka)

## Answered on Monday the 22 nd Funds for Tackling Air Pollution

## 4276. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI :

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) The details of Rs. 2200 crore released by the Government to 15 states for dealing with air pollution;
- (b) The details of 'performance targets'' and 'actions and outcomes'' along with their evaluation criteria that will determine disbursal of the remaining Rs. 2200 crore of the package;
- (c) Whether the Government has appointed a third party for evaluation of the same; and
- (d) If so, details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR  FINANCE

## (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) On the recommendations of the 15 th Finance Commission for the award period 202021,  1 st installment  of  Rs.  2200  crore  was  released  by  the  Union  Government  for improving  ambient  air  quality  to  the  15  State  Governments  for  million  plus cities/urban agglomerations. The details are placed at Annexure-I.
- (b) to (d) The details are placed at Annexure-II.

*****

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4276 FOR ANSWER ON 22.03.2021.

The details of Rs. 2200 crore released by the Union Government to 15 State Governments for improving ambient air quality

| S. No.   | Name of State   | 1 st installment released for improving ambient air quality during 2020-21   |
|----------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State   | (Rs. in crore)                                                               |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh  | 67.5                                                                         |
| 2        | Bihar           | 102.0                                                                        |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh    | 53.5                                                                         |
| 4        | Gujarat         | 202.5                                                                        |
| 5        | Haryana         | 24.0                                                                         |
| 6        | Jharkhand       | 79.5                                                                         |
| 7        | Karnataka       | 139.5                                                                        |
| 8        | Madhya Pradesh  | 149.5                                                                        |
| 9        | Maharashtra     | 396.5                                                                        |
| 10       | Punjab          | 45.0                                                                         |
| 11       | Rajasthan       | 140.5                                                                        |
| 12       | Tamil Nadu      | 116.5                                                                        |
| 13       | Telangana       | 117.0                                                                        |
| 14       | Uttar Pradesh   | 357.0                                                                        |
| 15       | West Bengal     | 209.5                                                                        |
| x        | Total           | 2200.0                                                                       |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  to  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4276 FOR ANSWER ON 22.03.2021.

- i) Table I contains criteria for performance evaluation for the financial year 2020-21.
2. ii) Table II contains fund allocation to cities (performance-based)

Table-I:

| S. No.   | Activities                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   Scores | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Allocation of funds* released as first instalment of grant to the cities for implementation of activities of city action plan approved by CPCB *Sanctions by ULBs will be considered as allocation of funds |       50 | The score will be proportionately given on the basis of sanctions issued for activities of city action plan as percentage of total Finance Commission grant received by the ULB. e.g., if sanction of 40 crores has been issued for activities of city action plan against total release of 50 crores as Finance Commission grant (I st installment), then scoring will be 50 x (40/50) = 40. |
| 2.       | Preparation and approval of city action plan by CPCB                                                                                                                                                        |       10 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 3.       | Preparation of city micro plan and approval by CPCB                                                                                                                                                         |       10 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 4.       | Constitution of Air Quality Management Cell and Constitution of City level Implementation Committee at ULB level                                                                                            |       10 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 5.       | Establishment of IT enabled data management system.                                                                                                                                                         |       10 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 6.       | Signing of MoU with Institution of Repute (IoR)                                                                                                                                                             |        5 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 7.       | Development of ERS (Emergency Response System)                                                                                                                                                              |        5 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|          | Total Score                                                                                                                                                                                                 |      100 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

CPCB: Central Pollution Control Board

Table-II

| Score of the city   | Fund allocation in %for the year 2020-21   |
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 80-100              | 100                                        |
| 60-80               | 75                                         |
| 50-60               | 50                                         |
| 40-50               | 25                                         |
| Below 40            | NIL                                        |

The  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  will  depute  an  appropriate  committee  to  assess  the performance of cites based on the prescribed criteria.

*****