Lok Sabha Question No. 2131 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Utilisation of Funds
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2131

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

## Utilization of Funds

## 2131.    Dr. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of less utilization of funds by the cities under the National Clean Air Program;
- (b) if so, the details of the initiatives taken till now to encourage the States to utilize the funding;
- (c) whether the Government has the details of the utilization of funds in metro cities; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (d):  Under  National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), an amount of Rs. 19,614.44 crores have been earmarked to 131 cities during the period FY 2019-20 till FY 2025-26 out  of  which  49  Million  Plus  Cities/Urban  Agglomerations  are  funded  under  XVth Finance Commission air quality grant and remaining 82 cities are funded by MoEF&CC under  Control  of  Pollution  Scheme.  So  far,  an  amount  of  Rs.  11,211.13  crores  were released to 131 cities to implement City Action Plans in their respective cities.

To monitor implementation of city action plans including financial progress of 131 cities, several  review  meetings  were  held  at  various  levels  during  FY  2023-24,  namely,  4 Monitoring and Implementation Committee meetings each at National Level, 31 Steering Committee  meetings  and  67  Air  Quality  Monitoring  Committee  meetings  at  State/UT level  and  436  District/  City  level  Monitoring  and  Implementation  Committee  meetings have been held. Project Management Units have been established in cities for expediting the  implementation  of  city  action  plans.  Further,  City  level  nodal  officers  have  been nominated  by  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  to  conduct  field  inspections  for monitoring ground level implementation of NCAP activities.

Utilization of funds by all cities under NCAP is 66% as on 31 st  March, 2024 as against the utilization  levels  of  49%  as  on  31 st March,  2023.  The  details  of  utilization  of  funds  in metro cities is attached at Annexure-I.

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Annexure-I

## Details of release and utilisation of funds in metro cities under NCAP (Rs. in Crore)

| State       | City                | Fund released   | %Utilization of funds   |
|-------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
| Gujarat     | Ahmedabad UA        | 571.29          | 63.48%                  |
| Gujarat     | Surat UA            | 261.18          | 100.00%                 |
| Karnataka   | Bruhat Bangalore UA | 541.1           | 30.82%                  |
| Maharashtra | Greater Mumbai UA   | 938.59          | 72.84%                  |
| Maharashtra | Pune UA             | 271.3           | 46.45%                  |
| Rajasthan   | Jaipur UA           | 344.7           | 92.05%                  |
| Tamilnadu   | Chennai UA          | 387.72          | 94.79%                  |
| Telangana   | Hyderabad UA        | 614.34          | 66.19%                  |
| West Bengal | Kolkata UA          | 960.27          | 73.80%                  |
| Delhi       | Delhi               | 42.69           | 31.76%                  |
|             | Total               | 4,890.49        | 69.81%                  |