Lok Sabha Question No. 145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: Climate Budget
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Locket Chatterjee, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Sunil Kumar Pintu, Geeta Kora, Ajay Kumar Mandal, Navneet Ravi Rana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 145

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2023

## Climate Budget

## 145. MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA; SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU: SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA: SHRIMATI GEETA KORA: SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the dedicated Climate Budget prepared by any State Governments including Bihar, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand to tackle climate changes;
- (b) if so, the steps proposed to be taken by the Government at national level to tackle the effects of climate change and disasters and to make the environment adaptation and mitigation measures more effective in accordance with the climate response agenda of above mentioned States as contained in the budget 2020-21; and
- (c) the details of works undertaken as per the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC) along with the amount of funds spent thereon during the last two years in the above mentioned States, district -wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE ( S H R I   A S H W I N I   K U M A R   C H O U B E Y )

(a)  to  (c)  The  Union  Budget  2020-21  stated  that  India's  climate  action  would  be implemented in various sectors by the Departments/ Ministries concerned through the normal budgeting process. The successive Union Budgets have scaled up the efforts towards mobilizing resources  for climate action.  The  Union  Budget  2023-24 places greening the economy as one of the top seven priorities. The Budget includes many programmes such as green fuel, green energy, green farming, green mobility, green buildings, green hydrogen and green equipment, and policies for efficient use of energy across various economic sectors.

Climate adaptation and mitigation efforts for climate change are being undertaken by Central and State Governments through convergence of resources which form part of their  annual  budgetary  allocations  and  are  reflected  under  various  schemes  and programs. They are accordingly accounted for in their respective budgets and as part of normal  budgetary  resources.  State  specific  action  plans  are  also  prepared  based  on specific requirements of States.

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.

Thirty-four States /Union Territories (UTs) including Bihar, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir and  Jharkhand have prepared their  State  Action  Plans  on  Climate  Change (SAPCC) in line with NAPCC taking into account the State specific issues relating to climate change.

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