Lok Sabha Question No. 3537 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Green Job Creation
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Manoj Tiwari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3537

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025

## Green Job Creation

## 3537.   SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  integrated  green  job  creation  as  a  strategy  to  fight pollution in Delhi NCR;
- (b) the details of any skilling or employment programmes launched in Delhi in connection with air quality improvement;
- (c) whether youth from vulnerable or pollution-impacted areas like North East Delhi are being targeted; and
- (d) if so, the number of persons trained and employed under such green initiatives?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d): The  sectors  like  renewable  energy,  energy  efficiency,  sustainable  agriculture, environmental conservation, sectors that are addressing environmental concerns and schemes like Smart City Mission and the National Solar Mission have the potential of engaging green skilled workforce.

New products/ services based on repair, refurbishment/ recycling are the new markets which have a wide  array of jobs for minimally skilled roles in waste collection,  semi-skilled role in repair, refurbishment/ recycling, and highly skilled roles in design & re-engineering. As per estimate, recycling of every 10,000 tonnes of waste products generates approximately 115 jobs.

The role of State and UTs Govt. (s) is very important for providing improved working conditions and income stability to enhance the contribution of informal sector workers and integration  of  waste  management  &  recycling  sector.    Several  State/UT  Govt.(s)  have equipped/trained Self-Help Groups (SHGs) for waste collection, sorting and transportation, for example:   Kerala  (Haritha  Karma  Sena),    Chhattisgarh  (Swachhta  Didis),  Odisha  (Women SHGs) &  Maharashra (SwaCh cooperative).

Several skilling/training programs through universities/institutes for skill development by States/ UTs are going on. There are over 30 Sector Skill Councils (SSC) facilitating need based training programmes. Over 4 lakh candidates have been certified under Skill Council for green jobs, which is one of the SSC.

The Mission LiFE also emphasizes the importance of circular economy principles reduce, repair, reuse, recycle. The Country's projected waste generation in years 2030 and 2050 presents a huge opportunity to transform waste from 'environment bad' to 'economic good'. The Government has identified 11 focus areas, namely, solid waste, plastic waste, e-waste, battery  waste,  liquid  waste,  used  oil,  waste  tyre,  end-of-life  vehicles  waste,  metal  scrap, construction & demolition waste and hazardous waste for promoting circular economy. The circular economy  has  the  potential  to  create additional  33  lakh  employment,  adding  to  the current 50 lakh, in a wide range of roles for diverse skillsets. There is a significant progress in skilling/training and also there is need to address challenges like infrastructure, investment, technology, skills & informal sector integration.

To implement Circular Economy, MoEF&CC has notified regulations on market based Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in respect of plastic packaging waste, battery waste, e-waste, waste tyres, used oil, end-of-life vehicles, construction & demolition waste and nonferrous metal scrap.

Implementation of EPR framework creates a sustainable ecosystem for environmentally  sound  management  of  wastes  which  provides  additional  revenues  and promotes integration of informal recycling sector into formal sector, along with recovery of resources from waste.   Promotion  of  recycling eco-system under  EPR framework  provides opportunities for creation of lakhs of green jobs.

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