Lok Sabha Question No. 2469 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: National Green Corps Programme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2469

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021

## National Green Corps Programme

## 2469. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

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

- (a) the number of eco-clubs in Maharashtra State, district wise operating under the National Green Corps programme;
- (b) the  details  of  the  utilisation  of  the  funds  allocated  under  the  National  Green  Corps programme since its inception;
- (c) the details of the districts which have failed to utilize the allotted funds; and
- (d) the total funds returned to the Ministry since the inception of the programme till date, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) District-wise  number  of  Eco-clubs  in  Maharashtra,  as  provided  by  the  State  Nodal Agency for implementation of National Green Corps (NGC) programme in the State, is given at Annexure-1.
- (b)  The  National  Green  Corps  (NGC)  programme  is  supported  under  the  Central  Sector Scheme -  Environment  Education,  Awareness  and  Training  (EEAT).  There  is  no  separate budget  allocation  for  the  said  programme.  However,  details  of  utilization  of  funds  under EEAT scheme since the inception of NGC programme is given as Annexure-2.

(c)&  (d)District-wise  information  regarding  utilization  of  funds  is  not  maintained  by  the Ministry. However, Utilization Certificates are issued by the State Government [State Nodal Agencies] based on overall utilization of funds by the State. Till the year 2018-19, unutilized amount wasin general permitted to be carried forward to be utilized in the next financial year. Funds returned to the Ministry during the subsequent years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (as  on  08.12.2021)  are  Rs.  0.97  crore,  Rs.  3.88  crore  and  Rs.  1.61crore  respectively.  This returned  amount  includes  unutilized  grant-in-aid  out  of  that  released  for  various  activities under  EEAT  scheme,  including  NGC  programme,  as  well  as  bank  interest  earned  on  the released grant-in-aid.

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Annexure-1 referred in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2469 due for answer on 13.12.2021 regarding 'National Green Corps Programme'

Annexure-1 District-wise number of Eco-clubs in Maharashtra state

| S. No   | Name of the District   |   No. of Eco clubs |
|---------|------------------------|--------------------|
| 1.      | Ahmednagar             |                250 |
| 2.      | Akola                  |                250 |
| 3.      | Amravati               |                250 |
| 4.      | Aurangabad             |                250 |
| 5.      | Beed                   |                250 |
| 6       | Bhadara                |                250 |
| 7.      | Buldhana               |                250 |
| 8.      | Chandrapur             |                250 |
| 9.      | Dhule                  |                250 |
| 10.     | Gadchiroli             |                250 |
| 11.     | Gondia                 |                250 |
| 12.     | Hingoli                |                191 |
| 13.     | Jalgaon                |                250 |
| 14.     | Jalna                  |                250 |
| 15.     | Kolhapur               |                250 |
| 16.     | Latur                  |                250 |
| 17.     | Mumbai (N)             |                240 |
| 18.     | Mumbai (S)             |                227 |
| 19.     | Mumbai (W)             |                217 |
| 20.     | Nagpur                 |                250 |
| 21.     | Nanded                 |                250 |
| 22.     | Nandurbar              |                250 |
| 23.     | Nashik                 |                250 |
| 24.     | Osmanabad              |                250 |
| 25.     | Parbhani               |                250 |
| 26.     | Pune                   |                250 |
| 27.     | Raigad                 |                249 |
| 28.     | Ratnagiri              |                250 |
| 29.     | Sangli                 |                250 |
| 30.     | Satara                 |                250 |
| 31.     | Sindhudurga            |                205 |
| 32.     | Solapur                |                250 |
| 33.     | Thane                  |                228 |
| 34.     | Wardha                 |                250 |
| 35.     | Washim                 |                250 |
| 36.     | Yavatmal               |                250 |
|         | Total                  |               8807 |

Annexure-2 referred in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2469 due for answer on 13.12.2021 regarding 'National Green Corps Programme'

## Annexure-2

## Budget allocation and actual expenditure under

## Environment Education, Awareness and Training (EEAT) Scheme

(Amount in Rs. crore)

| Financial Year   |   Budget Estimate (BE) |   Revised Estimate (RE) | Actual Expenditure       |
|------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2001-02          |                   8    |                   10.25 | 10.00*                   |
| 2002-03          |                  19    |                   12    | 12.40*                   |
| 2003-04          |                  17    |                   17    | 19.01*                   |
| 2004-05          |                  34    |                   24    | 20.78*                   |
| 2005-06          |                  32.5  |                   28    | 32.81*                   |
| 2006-07          |                  35    |                   40    | 36.17                    |
| 2007-08          |                  32.23 |                   40    | 38.44                    |
| 2008-09          |                  53.5  |                   53.5  | 47.60                    |
| 2009-10          |                  53.5  |                   43.5  | 42.91                    |
| 2010-11          |                  49    |                   46.25 | 42.29                    |
| 2011-12          |                  46.25 |                   46.25 | 44.25                    |
| 2012-13          |                  60.56 |                   60.56 | 49.28                    |
| 2013-14          |                  54.06 |                   50    | 47.25                    |
| 2014-15          |                  55    |                   33.54 | 32.72                    |
| 2015-16          |                  40.88 |                   40.88 | 37.11                    |
| 2016-17          |                  51    |                   48    | 43.80                    |
| 2017-18          |                  60    |                   58.29 | 49.61                    |
| 2018-19          |                  40    |                   45    | 39.50                    |
| 2019-20          |                  50    |                   55    | 53.09                    |
| 2020-21          |                  87.36 |                   45    | 44.76                    |
| 2021-22          |                  60    |                   60    | 28.16 (as on 08.12.2021) |