Lok Sabha Question No. 2405 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: Development of Green-Certified Buildings and Solar Powered Infrastructure
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2405

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 13, 2025

## DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN-CERTIFIED BUILDINGS AND SOLAR POWERED INFRASTRUCTURE

NO. 2405.   SMT. SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

Will the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has introduced incentives for developing the green-certified  buildings  and  solar-powered  infrastructure  in  urban Odisha and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the financial assistance provided/being provided by the Government for  energy-efficient  housing  and  public  infrastructure  projects  in Odisha during the last three financial years, year-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  extend  solar  rooftop schemes to the Government buildings in Balangir and Sonepur and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  energy conservation awareness among urban residents in Odisha?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) to (d):   As per 12th Schedule of the Constitution of India, urban planning is the function of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/  Urban  Development Authorities.  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States through  schematic  interventions/  advisories.  It  provides  financial  and technical support to the States.

The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India has issued Urban and Regional Development  Plan Formulation and Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines, 2014 (https://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/URDPFI%20Guidelines%20Vol %20I(2).pdf).

URDPFI Guidelines 2014, in Chapter 6 'Sustainable Guidelines' para 6.1.2 on Energy Efficiency narrates development of Energy efficient design of  Buildings  based  on  Energy  Conservation  Building  Code  (ECBC)  which provides  minimum  energy  performance  standards  for  energy  efficient buildings. It also recommends promotion of use of Non-Conventional Energy /Renewable  energy  and  promotion  of  green  Buildings,  thereby  reducing carbon emissions and Green House Gas emissions.

The  Chapter  10  'Green  Buildings  and  sustainability'  para  10.2.5 Sustainable waste management  & 10.2.6 Sustainability of Building Materials of Model Building Bye Laws (MBBL) 2016 published by MoHUA recommends  use  of  sustainable  environment  friendly  and  local  building materials based on geo-climatic conditions.

The Government launched PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana in February 2024.  One  of  its  components  involves  the  saturation  of  Government buildings with rooftop solar. Operational guidelines, issued on 03.07.2024, delineate  the  roles  of  various  stakeholders  in  ensuring  the  saturation  of Government  buildings  at  both  the  Central  and  State  levels  under  the Scheme.  The  main  objective  of  this  component  is  to  saturate  all  the government buildings  including  those  in  Balangir  and  Sonepur  of  Odisha state,  by  installation  of  rooftop  solar.  No  Central  Financial  Assistance  is provided  under  the  Scheme  for  buildings  in  the  Government  sector.  The Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  is  coordinating  with  all Central Ministries/ State/ Union Territory  Governments  to  undertake saturation of Government buildings with Rooftop Solar.

Ministry  of  Power  has  informed  that  the  State  Designated  Agency (SDA) of Odisha is actively engaging with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar and the Odisha University of Technology and Research (OUTR),  Bhubaneswar,  to  foster  collaboration  in  the  field  of  energy efficiency  and  conservation.  SDA  Odisha  has  organized  31  awareness training  programs  for  pump  technicians  and  farmers  to  promote  the adoption of energy-efficient agricultural pump sets through 31 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) across Odisha. Approximately 2.3 Lakhs Street lights have been replaced with LEDs covering 109 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). Further, Investment Grade Energy Audit at 10 Sewerage Treatment Plants at Puri have been completed. Under Municipality Demand Side Management, SDA Odisha  is  promoting  the  use  of  Energy  Efficiency  and  Conservation measures  through  conducting  Capacity  Building  Programs  for utility services like street lighting, water pumping, sewage treatment plants etc. Capacity Building programmes have been organized for the students.

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