Lok Sabha Question No. 3878 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-24
Subject: EIACP Centres
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3878

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2025

## EIACP Centres

## 3878.   SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO:

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

- (a) the  details  regarding  the  total  number  of  Environmental  Information,  Awareness, Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme (EIACP) Centres currently functioning in the country, State and year-wise;
- (b) the details regarding the funds sanctioned and released under the said Scheme, State, component and year-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  details  regarding  the  total  number  of  States/UTs implementing the revamped Environment Education Program (EEP); and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, including the funds sanctioned and released for the last five years especially in the State of Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  and  (b) Environmental  Information,  Awareness,  Capacity  building  and  Livelihood Programme  (EIACP)  is  one  of  the  components  of  revamped  scheme  of  Environment Education, Awareness, Research and Skill Development(EEARSD) which has been approved for 2021-22 to 2025-26 in June 2022.

There  are  currently  54  Environmental  Information,  Awareness,  Capacity  Building  and Livelihood Programme (EIACP) Centres functioning in the country. The details of the funds released to the EIACP Centres state wise, Centre wise and Year wise are placed at Annex A .

- (c) and (d) With regard to the revamped Environment Education Programme (EEP), which was initiated in Financial Year (FY) 2022-23, year-wise releases to States/ UTs are placed at Annex B.

## Annex A

| Details of Last Three Year of funds release state wise and centre wise (Amount in Rs.)   | Details of Last Three Year of funds release state wise and centre wise (Amount in Rs.)   | Details of Last Three Year of funds release state wise and centre wise (Amount in Rs.)   | Details of Last Three Year of funds release state wise and centre wise (Amount in Rs.)   | Details of Last Three Year of funds release state wise and centre wise (Amount in Rs.)   | Details of Last Three Year of funds release state wise and centre wise (Amount in Rs.)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                  | States                                                                                   | Name of Centres                                                                          | 2022-23                                                                                  | 2023-24                                                                                  | 2024-25 * (as on 18.03.2025)                                                             |
| 1.                                                                                       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                              | Zoological Survey of India, Andaman &Nicobar Regional Centre                             | -                                                                                        | -                                                                                        | -                                                                                        |
| 2.                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                        | Department of Environment& Forests - Arunachal Pradesh                                   | 23,81,370.00                                                                             | 38,23,000.00                                                                             | 18,03,000.00                                                                             |
| 3.                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                    | Assam Science, Technology and Environmental Council (ASTEC), Guwahati                    | 23,48,671.00                                                                             | 92,46,610.00                                                                             | 63,79,000.00                                                                             |
| 4.                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                    | Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI), Patna                                       | 22,23,838.00                                                                             | 34,81,578.00                                                                             | 20,10,106.00                                                                             |
| 5.                                                                                       | Chandigarh                                                                               | Department of Environment - Chandigarh                                                   | 23,48,671.00                                                                             | 24,04,000.00                                                                             | 18,03,000.00                                                                             |
| 6.                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                             | Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB), Raipur                               | 23,81,370.00                                                                             | 63,44,806.00                                                                             | 12,02,000.00                                                                             |
| 7.                                                                                       | Delhi                                                                                    | International Institute of Health and Hygiene (IIHH), Delhi                              | 23,81,370.00                                                                             | 96,15,050.00                                                                             | 1,02,72,000.00                                                                           |
| 7.                                                                                       | Delhi                                                                                    | School of Environmental Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi            | 23,81,370.00                                                                             | 24,05,496.00                                                                             | 18,03,000.00                                                                             |
| 7.                                                                                       | Delhi                                                                                    | School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi                                     | 23,81,370.00                                                                             | 30,71,223.00                                                                             | 20,49,000.00                                                                             |
| 7.                                                                                       | Delhi                                                                                    | The Energy Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi                                         | 23,81,370.00                                                                             | 1,08,56,686.00                                                                           | 83,13,250.00                                                                             |
| 7.                                                                                       | Delhi                                                                                    | World Wide Fund for Nature- India (WWF), New Delhi                                       | 23,81,370.00                                                                             | 80,35,802.00                                                                             | 18,03,000.00                                                                             |
| 8.                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                  | Consumer Education and Research Centre (CERC), Ahmedabad                                 | 23,81,370.00                                                                             | 24,05,431.00                                                                             | 18,58,810.00                                                                             |
| 8.                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                  | Gujarat Cleaner Production Centre (GCPC), Gandhinagar                                    | 23,81,370.00                                                                             | 24,04,000.00                                                                             | 18,03,000.00                                                                             |
| 8.                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                  | National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH)                                         | 22,78,233.00                                                                             | 26,41,885.00                                                                             | 18,31,267.00                                                                             |
| 9.                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh Council for Science Technology& Environment (HIMCOSTE), Shimla          | 23,81,370.00                                                                             | 24,04,000.00                                                                             | 56,55,000.00                                                                             |
| 10.                                                                                      | Jammu& Kashmir                                                                           | Department of Ecology, Environment and Remote Sensing, State Government of J&K           | 22,77,095.00                                                                             | 24,04,000.00                                                                             | 12,02,000.00                                                                             |

|   11. | Jharkhand   | IIT-Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad                                                    | 23,81,370.00   | 30,34,794.00   | 18,03,000.00   |
|-------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|    11 | Jharkhand   | Forest &Environment Department, Govt. of Jharkhand, Ranchi                                   | 23,48,671.00   | 24,04,000.00   | 50,99,000.00   |
|    12 | Karnataka   | Environment Management& Policy Research Institute (EMPRI), Bengaluru                         | 23,48,671.00   | 24,04,000.00   | 18,03,000.00   |
|    12 | Karnataka   | Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bengaluru                                               | 23,81,370.00   | 24,04,000.00   | 18,03,000.00   |
|    13 | Kerala      | Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), Thiruvananthapuram    | 23,48,671.00   | 33,37,500.00   | 18,03,000.00   |
|    14 | Lakshadweep | Department of Environment& Forests (DoE&F), Kavaratti, Lakshadweep                           | 23,78,397.00   | 24,64,000.00   | 18,03,000.00   |
|    15 | Maharashtra | Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai                                                | 23,81,370.00   | 31,85,000.00   | 12,02,000.00   |
|    15 | Maharashtra | Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune                                        | 23,69,145.00   | 24,04,000.00   | 37,09,000.00   |
|    16 | Manipur     | Directorate of Environment, Dept. of Forests and Environment, Govt. of Manipur, Imphal       | 23,81,370.00   | 24,04,000.00   | 33,03,000.00   |
|    17 | Meghalaya   | State Council of Science, Technology& Environment (SCSTE), Meghalaya                         | -              | -              | -              |
|    18 | Mizoram     | Mizoram Pollution Control Board (MPCB), Aizawl                                               | 23,81,370.00   | 24,04,000.00   | 42,69,000.00   |
|    19 | Nagaland    | Nagaland Pollution Control Board (NPCB), Dimapur                                             | 23,81,370.00   | 24,04,000.00   | 12,02,000.00   |
|    20 | Odisha      | Centre for Environmental Studies (CES), Forest& Environment Department, Government of Odisha | 23,81,370.00   | 44,78,000.00   | 12,02,000.00   |
|    21 | Puducherry  | Puducherry Pollution Control Committee (PPCC), Puducherry                                    | 23,75,695.00   | 24,04,000.00   | 56,53,000.00   |
|    22 | Punjab      | Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST), Chandigarh                          | 22,70,691.00   | 36,45,657.00   | 53,06,406.00   |
|    23 | Rajasthan   | Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), Jodhpur                                        | 22,94,276.00   | 24,04,000.00   | 18,03,000.00   |
|    24 | Sikkim      | Forests, Environment& Wildlife Management Department, Sikkim-Hub, Gangtok                    | 23,81,370.00   | 25,03,550.00   | 99,99,000.00   |

|     |               | State Council of Science and Technology Sikkim -RP (SCSTS), Gangtok           | 22,64,870.00   | 24,04,000.00   | 89,30,000.00   |
|-----|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| 25. | Tamil Nadu    | Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology (CASMB), Parangipettai             | 23,81,370.00   | 28,45,825.00   | 18,03,000.00   |
| 25. |               | CPR Environmental Education Centre (CPREEC), Chennai                          | 23,81,370.00   | 24,04,000.00   | 68,33,000.00   |
| 25. |               | Department of Zoology - University of Madras (DzUM), Chennai                  | 23,23,785.00   | 25,41,031.00   | 35,31,000.00   |
| 25. |               | Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB), Coimbatore            | 23,81,370.00   | 27,66,421.00   | 18,03,000.00   |
| 25. |               | Institute for Ocean Management (IOM), Chennai                                 | 23,51,372.00   | 25,56,320.00   | 18,03,000.00   |
| 25. |               | Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), Coimbatore      | 23,48,671.00   | 24,04,000.00   | 18,03,000.00   |
| 25. |               | Department of Environment, Govt. of Tamil Nadu                                | 23,81,370.00   | 24,04,000.00   | 18,03,000.00   |
| 25. |               | Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE), Madurai                             | 22,91,772.00   | 27,66,019.00   | 50,94,000.00   |
| 26. | Telangana     | Environment Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI-Hub), Hyderabad | 23,81,370.00   | 24,04,000.00   | 1,02,55,665.00 |
| 26. |               | Indian institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad                     | 23,81,370.00   | 39,53,933.00   | 21,51,933.00   |
| 27. | Tripura       | Tripura State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB), Agartala                       | 23,81,370.00   | 41,79,000.00   | 18,03,000.00   |
| 28. | Uttar Pradesh | Institute for Wildlife Sciences (IWS), University of Lucknow, Lucknow         | 23,30,257.00   | 32,42,672.00   | 13,12,333.00   |
| 28. |               | National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow                         | 23,81,370.00   | 24,04,000.00   | 12,02,000.00   |
| 29. | Uttarakhand   | Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun                                     | 21,19,564.00   | 24,29,549.00   | 12,19,484.00   |
|     |               | G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (GBPNIHE), Almora       | 23,81,370.00   | 32,04,000.00   | 43,45,000.00   |
|     |               | Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board (UKPCB), Dehradun                         | 22,44,397.00   | 14,10,120.00   | 12,02,000.00   |
|     |               | Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun                                   | 21,92,405.00   | 44,87,407.00   | 18,03,000.00   |

|   30. | West Bengal   | Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Kolkata                                  | 23,48,671.00   | 48,14,500.00   | 18,03,000.00   |
|-------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|    30 | West Bengal   | Department of Environmental Science, University of Kalyani (DESKU), Nadia | 23,81,370.00   | 24,04,000.00   | 18,03,000.00   |
|    30 |               | Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata                                 | 22,53,883.00   | 48,14,500.00   | 18,03,000.00   |

Annex B

| S. No.   | State/ UT        | Release Amount (in Rs.)   | Release Amount (in Rs.)   | Release Amount (in Rs.)    |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT        | 2022-23                   | 2023-24                   | 2024-25 (as on 18.03.2025) |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   | -                         | 4,07,10,000               | 3,05,96,000                |
| 2.       | Assam            | 1,05,00,000               | 3,57,50,000               | 3,57,44,607                |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh     | -                         | 1,70,00,000               | 81,00,000                  |
| 4.       | Goa              | -                         | 28,00,000                 | 29,59,234                  |
| 5.       | Gujarat          | 1,21,00,000               | 4,21,06,070               | 2,78,53,784                |
| 6.       | Himachal Pradesh | 36,00,000                 | 1,56,21,394               | 1,83,60,019                |
| 7.       | Karnataka        | 8,00,000                  | 63,00,765                 | 13,91,814                  |
| 8.       | Kerala           | 44,00,000                 | 1,37,26,407               | 77,46,607                  |
| 9.       | Madhya Pradesh   | -                         | 2,75,20,000               | 2,24,65,342                |
| 10.      | Maharashtra      | -                         | 3,94,00,000               | -                          |
| 11.      | Manipur          | -                         | -                         | 45,50,000                  |
| 12.      | Mizoram          | 46,00,000                 | 1,46,91,184               | 1,06,35,859                |
| 13.      | Nagaland         | -                         | 80,05,000                 | 2,03,34,250                |
| 14.      | Odisha           | 89,50,000                 | 4,73,29,752               | 5,34,48,599                |
| 15.      | Punjab           | 79,00,000                 | 3,73,61,369               | 3,20,82,398                |
| 16.      | Rajasthan        | 16,00,000                 | 5,09,15,000               | 2,30,26,415                |
| 17.      | Sikkim           | 31,00,000                 | 97,10,000                 | 1,39,40,000                |
| 18.      | Tamil Nadu       | -                         | 4,14,00,000               | 5,53,00,000                |
| 19.      | Telangana        | 16,00,000                 | 3,65,60,000               | 86,28,777                  |
| 20.      | Tripura          | 22,68,600                 | 89,07,760                 | 62,40,399                  |
| 21.      | West Bengal      | -                         | 2,34,80,000               | 1,78,95,896                |

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