Lok Sabha Question No. 2467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Funds Allocated/Utilised under NCAP
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2467

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## Funds Allocated/ Utilised under NCAP

## 2467.   SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  funds  allocation  and  utilization  under  the  National  Clean  Air Programme  (NCAP)  for  FY  2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-2022 respectively, State/UT-wise ;
- (b) the  details  of  funds  released  and  utilized  under  NCAP  as  of  June  2022,  Nonattainment cities, city-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  non-attainment  cities  where  NCAP  fund  release  is  withheld  due  to pending utilization certificates as of June 2022;
- (d) the  details  of  the  funds  allocation  and  utilization  under  NCAP  for  Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities State and UT-wise;
- (e) the details of funds allocated to States in the North Eastern Region under the NCAP since 2019, and under the 15th Finance Commission since 2017, Year-wise; and
- (f) the details of the number of city action plans by non-attainment cities that have been submitted, approved and funded respectively?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

## (a) to(f)

National  Clean  Air  Programme  (NCAP),  which  was  launched  by  the  Ministry  of Environment  Forest  &Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC)  in  January  2019,  is  a  long-term, time-bound, national level strategy for prevention, control and abatement of air pollution. Under  NCAP,  it  has  been  envisaged  to  achieve  targets  of  20  to  30  %  reduction  in Particulate Matter concentration by 2024 across the country.

Details  of  State/UT  and  city-wise  allocation  and  utilisation  of  funds  for  FY  2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-2022 are enclosed at Annexure I.

Funds  are  released  to  cities  to  implement  city  action  plans  inter-alia  cover  air  quality improvement measures, capacity building of local bodies and Information, Education & Communication activities (IEC).

Details  of  funds  allocated  to  the  non-attainment  cities  located  in  the  states  of  North Eastern Region under NCAP since 2019 are at Annexure I. No city from North Eastern Region  is  covered  under  the  15 th Finance  Commission  (XVFC)  Million  Plus  Cities Challenge fund (MPCCF).

Under NCAP, 132 cities have submitted the city action plans which have been approved. All  cities  have  been  funded  through  NCAP  funding  and/  or  XVFC  MPCCF air quality performance grant.

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Annexure I

## Details  of  State/  UT  and  city  wise  allocation  and  utilisation  of  funds  under  NCAP during FY 2019-20, FY 2020-21 & FY 2021-22 (Rs. in crore):

|   S. No. | State          | City          | Amoun t release d during FY 2019-20   | Amount released during FY 2020-21   | Amount released during FY 2021- 22   | Total fund released   | Utilisation as on June 2022   |
|----------|----------------|---------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh | Vijaywada     | 6.00                                  | -                                   | -                                    | 6.00                  | 22.91                         |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh | Guntur        | 0.12                                  | 0.76                                | 1.96                                 | 2.84                  |                               |
|        3 | Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool       | 0.06                                  | 0.76                                | 1.36                                 | 2.18                  |                               |
|        4 | Andhra Pradesh | Nellore       | 0.06                                  | 0.76                                | 1.92                                 | 2.74                  |                               |
|        5 | Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam | 0.12                                  | -                                   | -                                    | 0.12                  |                               |
|        6 | Andhra Pradesh | Srikakulam    | -                                     | 2.00                                | 0.49                                 | 2.49                  |                               |
|        7 | Andhra Pradesh | Chitoor       | -                                     | 2.00                                | 0.46                                 | 2.46                  |                               |
|        8 | Andhra Pradesh | Ongole        | -                                     | 2.00                                | 0.64                                 | 2.64                  |                               |
|        9 | Andhra Pradesh | vizianagaram  |                                       | 2.00                                |                                      | 2.83                  |                               |
|       10 | Andhra Pradesh | Eluru         | - -                                   | 2.00                                | 0.83 0.82                            | 2.82                  |                               |
|       11 | Andhra Pradesh | Rajahmundry   | -                                     | 2.00                                | 1.13                                 | 3.13                  |                               |
|       12 | Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur     | -                                     | 2.00                                | 1.04                                 | 3.04                  |                               |
|       13 | Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa        | -                                     | 1.00                                | 0.83                                 | 1.83                  |                               |
|       14 | Assam          | Guwahati      | 0.12                                  | 5.00                                | -                                    | 5.12                  |                               |
|       15 | Assam          | Nagaon        | 0.06                                  | 2.00                                | -                                    | 2.06                  |                               |
|       16 | Assam          | Nalbari       | 0.06                                  | 1.00                                | -                                    | 1.06                  | 1.45                          |
|       17 | Assam          | Sibsagar      | 0.06                                  | 2.00                                | -                                    | 2.06                  |                               |
|       18 | Assam          | Silchar       | 0.06                                  | 2.00                                | -                                    | 2.06                  |                               |
|       19 | Bihar          | Patna         |                                       |                                     |                                      |                       | 15.20                         |
|       20 | Bihar          | Gaya          | 10.00                                 | -                                   | -                                    | 10.00                 |                               |

|    |                  |                                                         | 0.10   | 2.00   | 1.90   | 4.00   |       |
|----|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
| 21 | Bihar            | Muzaffarpur                                             | 0.10   | 5.00   | 2.50   | 7.60   |       |
| 22 | Chandigarh       | Chandigarh                                              | 8.28   | 5.00   | 4.61   | 17.89  | 10.83 |
| 23 | Chhattisgarh     | Raipur                                                  | 6.00   | -      | -      | 6.00   | 2.76  |
| 24 | Chhattisgarh     | Durg Bhilainagar                                        | 6.00   | -      | -      | 6.00   | 2.76  |
| 25 | Chhattisgarh     | Korba                                                   | 0.06   | 1.00   | -      | 1.06   | 2.76  |
| 26 | Delhi            | Delhi                                                   | -      | -      | 11.25  | 11.25  | -     |
| 27 | Gujarat          | Surat                                                   | 6.00   | -      | -      | 6.00   | 12.00 |
| 28 | Gujarat          | Ahmedabad                                               | 6.00   | -      | -      | 6.00   | 12.00 |
| 29 | Himachal Pradesh | Baddi (Baddi&nalagarh considered twin during FY 20- 21) | 0.06   | 3.00   | 0.20   | 3.26   | 6.35  |
| 30 | Himachal Pradesh | Nalagarh                                                | 0.06   | -      | 0.06   | 0.12   | 6.35  |
| 31 | Himachal Pradesh | Paonta Sahib                                            | 0.06   | 1.00   | 0.10   | 1.16   | 6.35  |
| 32 | Himachal Pradesh | Sunder Nagar                                            | 0.06   | 1.00   | 0.08   | 1.14   | 6.35  |
| 33 | Himachal Pradesh | Kala Amb                                                | -      | 3.00   | 0.00   | 3.00   | 6.35  |
| 34 | Himachal Pradesh | Damtal                                                  | -      | 1.00   | 0.01   | 1.01   | 6.35  |
| 35 | Himachal Pradesh | Parwanoo                                                | -      | 1.00   | 0.03   | 1.03   | 6.35  |
| 36 | Jammu& Kashmir   | Jammu                                                   | 0.12   | 3.00   | 4.89   | 8.01   | 0.12  |
| 37 | Jammu& Kashmir   | Srinagar                                                | -      | 5.00   | 7.95   | 12.95  | 0.12  |
| 38 | Jharkhand        | Dhanbad                                                 | 6.00   | -      | -      | 6.00   | 3.00  |
| 39 | Karnataka        | Bangalore                                               | 6.00   | -      | -      | 6.00   |       |
| 40 | Karnataka        | Gulburga                                                | 0.12   | 0.38   | 2.24   | 2.74   | 7.39  |
| 41 | Karnataka        | Hubli-Dharwad                                           | 0.12   | 0.38   | 3.68   | 4.18   | 7.39  |
| 42 | Karnataka        | Devangere                                               | 0.06   | 0.76   | 1.40   | 2.22   |       |
| 43 | Madhya           | Bhopal                                                  |        |        |        |        | 20.96 |

|    | Pradesh        |             | 10.00   | -    | -    |   10.00 | 29.92   |
|----|----------------|-------------|---------|------|------|---------|---------|
| 44 | Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior     | 10.00   | -    | -    |   10    | 29.92   |
| 45 | Madhya Pradesh | Indore      | 0.20    | -    | -    |    0.2  | 29.92   |
| 46 | Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain      | 0.20    | 0.38 | 2.33 |    2.91 | 29.92   |
| 47 | Madhya Pradesh | Sagar       | 0.10    | 0.76 | 1.36 |    2.22 | 29.92   |
| 48 | Madhya Pradesh | Dewas       | 0.10    | 0.38 | 1.33 |    1.81 | 29.92   |
| 49 | Maharashtra    | Mumbai      | 9.50    | -    | -    |    9.5  |         |
| 50 | Maharashtra    | Nagpur      | 9.45    | -    | -    |    9.45 |         |
| 51 | Maharashtra    | Navi Mumbai | 9.45    | -    | -    |    9.45 |         |
| 52 | Maharashtra    | Pune        | 9.45    | -    | -    |    9.45 |         |
| 53 | Maharashtra    | Amravati    | 0.20    | 1.14 | 2.91 |    4.25 |         |
| 54 | Maharashtra    | Aurangabad  | 0.20    | -    | -    |    0.2  |         |
| 55 | Maharashtra    | Nashik      | 0.20    | -    | -    |    0.2  |         |
| 56 | Maharashtra    | Kolhapur    | 0.20    | 0.76 | -    |    0.96 |         |
| 57 | Maharashtra    | Sangli      | 0.20    | 0.76 | 1.72 |    2.68 |         |
| 58 | Maharashtra    | Solapur     | 0.20    | 0.38 | 4.20 |    4.78 |         |
| 59 | Maharashtra    | Ulhasnagar  | 0.20    | 1.90 | -    |    2.1  |         |
| 60 | Maharashtra    | Akola       | 0.10    | 1.14 | 1.47 |    2.71 |         |
| 61 | Maharashtra    | Badlapur    | 0.10    | 1.90 | -    |    2    |         |
| 62 | Maharashtra    | Chandrapur  | 0.10    | 1.14 | -    |    1.24 |         |
| 63 | Maharashtra    | Jalgaon     | 0.10    | 0.76 | -    |    0.86 |         |
| 64 | Maharashtra    | Jalna       | 0.10    | 1.14 | -    |    1.24 |         |
| 65 | Maharashtra    | Latur       | 0.10    | 0.38 | 1.60 |    2.08 |         |
| 66 | Meghalaya      | Byrnihat    | -       | 3.00 | 0.00 |    3    | 1.97    |
| 67 | Nagaland       | Dimapur     | 0.06    | 3.00 | 0.53 |    3.59 | 6.12    |

|   68 | Nagaland   | Kohima                          | 0.06   | 3.00   | 0.40   |   3.46 |       |
|------|------------|---------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
|   69 | Odisha     | Twin City Bhubaneshwar &Cuttack | 6.00   | -      | -      |   6    | 3.62  |
|   70 | Odisha     | Balasore                        | 0.06   | 0.76   | -      |   0.82 | 3.62  |
|   71 | Odisha     | Rourkela                        | 0.06   | 1.14   | -      |   1.2  | 3.62  |
|   72 | Odisha     | Angul                           | 0.06   | 1.14   | -      |   1.2  | 3.62  |
|   73 | Odisha     | Kalinga Nagar                   | -      | 3.00   | -      |   3    | 3.62  |
|   74 | Odisha     | Talcher                         | -      | -      | 0.22   |   0.22 | 3.62  |
|   75 | Odisha     | Cuttack                         | -      | -      | 3.42   |   3.42 | 3.62  |
|   76 | Punjab     | Ludhiana                        | 6.00   | -      | -      |   6    | 3.02  |
|   77 | Punjab     | Amritsar                        | 6.00   | -      | -      |   6    | 3.02  |
|   78 | Punjab     | Jalandhar                       | 0.12   | 4.00   | -      |   4.12 | 3.02  |
|   79 | Punjab     | Khanna                          | 0.06   | 1.90   | -      |   1.96 | 3.02  |
|   80 | Punjab     | Gobindgarh                      | 0.06   | 3.00   | -      |   3.06 | 3.02  |
|   81 | Punjab     | NayaNangal                      | 0.06   | 1.00   | -      |   1.06 | 3.02  |
|   82 | Punjab     | Dera Baba Nanak                 | 0.06   | 0.76   | -      |   0.82 | 3.02  |
|   83 | Punjab     | Patiala                         | 0.06   | 4.00   | -      |   4.06 | 3.02  |
|   84 | Punjab     | DeraBassi                       | 0.06   | 0.38   | -      |   0.44 | 3.02  |
|   85 | Rajasthan  | Jaipur                          | 6.00   | -      | -      |   6    | 12.55 |
|   86 | Rajasthan  | Jodhpur                         | 6.00   | -      | -      |   6    | 12.55 |
|   87 | Rajasthan  | Kota                            | 6.00   | -      | -      |   6    | 12.55 |
|   88 | Rajasthan  | Alwar                           | 0.06   | 1.90   | -      |   1.96 | 12.55 |
|   89 | Rajasthan  | Udaipur                         | 0.06   | 1.90   | -      |   1.96 | 12.55 |
|   90 | Tamil Nadu | Tuticorin                       | 0.06   | 3.00   | -      |   3.06 | -     |
|   91 | Telangana  | Hyderabad                       | 10.80  | -      | -      |  10.8  | 9.72  |

|   92 | Telangana     | Nalgonda   | 0.10   | 0.38   | 0.47   | 0.95   |       |
|------|---------------|------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
|   93 | Telangana     | Patencheru | 0.10   | 0.38   | -      | 0.48   |       |
|   94 | Telangana     | Sangareddy | -      | 2.00   | 0.32   | 2.32   |       |
|   95 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra       | 9.45   | -      | -      | 9.45   |       |
|   96 | Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad  | 9.45   | -      | -      | 9.45   |       |
|   97 | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur     | 9.45   | -      | -      | 9.45   |       |
|   98 | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow    | 9.45   | -      | -      | 9.45   |       |
|   99 | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi   | 9.47   | -      | -      | 9.47   |       |
|  100 | Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad  | 0.20   | 1.90   | -      | 2.10   |       |
|  101 | Uttar Pradesh | Bareily    | 0.20   | 1.90   | -      | 2.10   |       |
|  102 | Uttar Pradesh | Firozabad  | 0.20   | 1.90   | -      | 2.10   |       |
|  103 | Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi     | 0.20   | 1.14   | -      | 1.34   |       |
|  104 | Uttar Pradesh | Khurja     | 0.10   | 1.90   | -      | 2.00   |       |
|  105 | Uttar Pradesh | Anpara     | 0.10   | 1.14   | -      | 1.24   |       |
|  106 | Uttar Pradesh | Gajraula   | 0.10   | 1.14   | -      | 1.24   |       |
|  107 | Uttar Pradesh | Raebareli  | 0.10   | 1.14   | -      | 1.24   |       |
|  108 | Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur  | -      | -      | 9.64   | 9.64   |       |
|  109 | Uttar Pradesh | Noida      | -      | -      | 6.67   | 6.67   |       |
|  110 | Uttarakhand   | Kashipur   | 0.06   | 3.00   | 0.79   | 3.85   | 8.15  |
|  111 | Uttarakhand   | Rishikesh  | 0.06   | 5.00   | -      | 5.06   | 8.15  |
|  112 | Uttarakhand   | Dehradun   | -      | 3.00   | 4.88   | 7.88   | 8.15  |
|  113 | West Bengal   | Kolkata    | 6.00   | -      | -      | 6.00   | 19.00 |
|  114 | West Bengal   | Howrah     |        |        |        |        | 19.00 |
|  115 | West Bengal   | Haldia     | -      | 5.00   | -      | 5.00   | 19.00 |
|  116 | West          | Durgapur   | -      | 3.00   | -      | 3.00   | 19.00 |

|     | Bengal      |             | -      |   3.00 | -     |   3.00 |        |
|-----|-------------|-------------|--------|--------|-------|--------|--------|
| 117 | West Bengal | Barrackpore | -      |   2    | -     |   2    |        |
|     | Total       |             | 224.92 | 150.52 | 96.62 | 472.06 | 227.61 |