Lok Sabha Question No. 2526 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: Funds for 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. 2526

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025

## Funds for Climate Change

## 2526.  SHRI K 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  Central  Government  has  any  proposal  to  integrate  the  climate  concerns especially at the grass-roots level for climate-proof districts and villages in Tamil Nadu, if so, the details thereof along with its timeline; and
- (d) the corrective steps taken by Government to invest in climate resilient and ecologically sensitive development with sustainable infrastructure in the State?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b)   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.

(c) & (d)   With the objective of combating the adverse impacts of climate change at grass root level, assistance has been provided to the Government 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                                                                                              |   Amount Sanctioned (Rs. crore) |   Amount Released to EE (Rs. crore) | Executing Entity (EE)                               | Project Period             |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|         1 | Management and Rehabilitation of Coastal Habitats and Biodiversity for Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable |                           24.74 |                               23.03 | Department of Environment, Government of Tamil Nadu | (April, 2016- April, 2020) |

| Sl. No.   | Name of the project                                                                    | Amount Sanctioned (Rs. crore)   | Amount Released to EE (Rs. crore)   | Executing Entity (EE)                   | Project Period             |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|           | Livelihoods in the Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu                                          |                                 |                                     |                                         |                            |
| 2         | Climate Proofing of Rainfed Watersheds in Salem & Virudhunagar Districts of Tamil Nadu | 23.80                           | 11.52                               | Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency | Februar y 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.

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 statespecific  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.

As regards hazards linked to climate resilience, the Government of India has approved the proposal of the Catalytic Assistance to 12 (Twelve) most Drought-prone States under earmarked allocated funds of the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF), including Ramanthapuram, Sivagangai and  Virudhunagar districts  of  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu.  The  focus  is  on  area  specific  farming system, surface and ground water management, agro-forestry schemes, etc.

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