Lok Sabha Question No. 3661 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Special Assistance to Combat Climate Change
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri K Gopinath

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3661

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025

## Special Assistance to Combat Climate Change

## 3661.  SHRI GOPINATH:

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

- (a) whether the State Government of Tamil Nadu has demanded any special central
- assistance for capital investment to combat the adverse impacts of climate change;
- (b) if so, the details thereof,
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to integrate the climate concerns especially at the grass root level for climate-proof districts and villages in Tamil Nadu, if so, the details thereof along with timeline; and
- (d) the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  invest  in  climate  resilient  and ecologically sensitive development with sustainable infrastructure?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

- (a) to (d)  As per information provided by the Ministry of Finance, the State government of Tamil  Nadu  had  requested  Special  Assistance  (Loan)  of  Rs.  1126.08  crore  under  the 'Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2024-25' for reconstruction of  infrastructure  damaged  in  the  State  due  to  natural  disasters  of  severe  nature.  After examining the proposal and eligibility, an amount of Rs. 1121.50 crore was approved and released to the State government of Tamil Nadu in March 2025.

In addition to that, with the objective of combating the adverse impacts of climate change at grass root level, assistances has been provided to the Govt. of Tamil Nadu under National  Adaptation  Fund  for  Climate  Change  (NAFCC)  for  implementation  of  two projects. The details of the projects are as under:

|   Sl. No. | Name of the project                                                                   | Grant Assistance Sanctioned (Rs crore)   | Grant Released (Rs crore)   | Executing Entity           | Project Period        |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | Management and Rehabilitation of Coastal Habitats and Biodiversity for Climate Change |                                          |                             | Department of Environment, | 4 years (April, 2016- |

| Sl. No.   | Name of the project                                                                   |   Grant Assistance Sanctioned (Rs crore) |   Grant Released (Rs crore) | Executing Entity                        | Project Period            |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|           | Adaptation and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu              |                                    24.74 |                       23.03 | Govt. of Tamil Nadu                     | April, 2020)              |
| 2         | Climate Proofing in Rainfed Watershed in Salem & Virudhunagar Districts of Tamil Nadu |                                    23.8  |                       11.52 | Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency | February 2019- March 2026 |

India's climate actions across various sectors are embedded in various programmes and schemes. The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) provides the overarching framework for all climate actions and comprises missions in specific areas of solar energy, enhanced  energy  efficiency,  sustainable  habitat,  water,  sustaining  Himalayan  ecosystems, Green India, sustainable agriculture, human health and strategic knowledge for climate change. All these Missions are institutionalized and implemented by their respective nodal Ministries/Departments, including allocation of funds under their relevant schemes as a part of their annual budgetary allocations.

Further, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is supporting State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC) for States/UTs including Tamil Nadu. SAPCC are designed  to  address  state-specific  issues  related  to  climate  change  through  commensurate mitigation and adaptation measures. SAPCCs are intended to be context- specific, considering the different ecological, social, and economic conditions of each State.

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