Lok Sabha Question No. 1551 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-26
Subject: Pollution Level
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SULTAN  AHMED

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1551

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2016

## Pollution Level

## 1551. SHRI SULTAN AHMED:

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

- (a)   whether the Government is proposing to review measures taken to check pollution levels in various parts of the country;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise;
- (c)   the impact of air quality monitoring stations set up across the country till date, State/UTwise with special reference to West Bengal; and
- (d)  the financial assistance granted by the Union Government for checking pollution under various schemes, State/UTwise particularly in West Bengal ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) & (b)   The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) / Central Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  periodically  reviews  the  measures  taken  to  check  the pollution  levels.  Various  issues  relating  to  functioning  of  State  Pollution  Control  Boards (SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) are discussed during the periodical conference of Chairmen and Member Secretaries of SPCBs/PCCs held by CPCB/MoEF&CC. Apart  from  this  review  meetings  have  been  convened  with  Environment  Ministers  of Government  of  NCT  of  Delhi  and  Governments  of  States  of  Haryana,  Rajasthan,  Uttar Pradesh and Punjab to implement the action plan formulated by these states/UT for control of Air Pollution in NCR including Delhi.
- (c) Based on monitoring under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme during 20112015, Four (04) cities are identified as non-attainment cities with respect to NO2 and Ninety Four (94) cities identified as non-attainment cities with respect to Particulate Matter (PM10). The  details  of  non-attainment  cities  state/UT  wise  including  West  Bengal  is  given  at Annexure-I.
- (d) The financial assistance provided by the Ministry for checking pollution under various schemes, State/UT wise including West Bengal is given at Annexure-II.

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1551 DUE FOR REPLY ON 26/07/2016 REGARDING  'POLLUTION LEVEL' RAISED BY SHRI SULTAN AHMED, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

State / UT wise Non-attainment Cities during 2011-2015

| Sl. No.                               | State                                 | No. of non- attainment cities         | Name of the Cities                                                                                                                                        |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A. Non-attainment Cities w.r.t. PM 10 | A. Non-attainment Cities w.r.t. PM 10 | A. Non-attainment Cities w.r.t. PM 10 | A. Non-attainment Cities w.r.t. PM 10                                                                                                                     |
| 1.                                    | Andhra Pradesh                        | 05                                    | Guntur, Kurnool, Nellore, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam                                                                                                       |
| 2.                                    | Assam                                 | 05                                    | Guwahati, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sibsagar, Silchar                                                                                                              |
| 3.                                    | Chandigarh                            | 01                                    | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                |
| 4.                                    | Chattisgarh                           | 02                                    | Bhillai, Korba                                                                                                                                            |
| 5.                                    | Delhi                                 | 01                                    | Delhi                                                                                                                                                     |
| 6.                                    | Gujarat                               | 01                                    | Surat                                                                                                                                                     |
| 7.                                    | Himachal Pradesh                      | 07                                    | Baddi, Damtal, Kala Amb, Nalagarh, Paonta Sahib, Parwanoo, Sunder Nagar                                                                                   |
| 8.                                    | Jammu & Kashmir                       | 01                                    | Jammu                                                                                                                                                     |
| 9.                                    | Jharkhand                             | 01                                    | Dhanbad                                                                                                                                                   |
| 10.                                   | Karnataka                             | 04                                    | Bangalore, Devanagere, Gulburga, Hubli-Dharwad                                                                                                            |
| 11.                                   | Madhya Pradesh                        | 05                                    | Bhopal, Dewas, Indore, Sagar, Ujjain                                                                                                                      |
| 12.                                   | Maharashtra                           | 18                                    | Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Badlapur, Chandrapur, Jalgaon Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Sangli, Solapur, Ulhasnagar |
| 13.                                   | Meghalaya                             | 01                                    | Byrnihat                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14.                                   | Nagaland                              | 02                                    | Dimapur, Kohima                                                                                                                                           |
| 15.                                   | Orissa                                | 06                                    | Angul, Balasore, Bhubneshwar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Talcher                                                                                                  |
| 16.                                   | Punjab                                | 08                                    | Dera Bassi, Gobindgarh, Jalandhar, Khanna, Ludhiana, Naya Nangal, Pathankot/Dera Baba, Patiala                                                            |
| 17.                                   | Rajasthan                             | 05                                    | Alwar, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur                                                                                                                     |
| 18.                                   | Tamilnadu                             | 01                                    | Tuticorin                                                                                                                                                 |
| 19.                                   | Telangana                             | 03                                    | Hydrabad, Nalgonda, Patencheru                                                                                                                            |
| 20.                                   | Uttar Pradesh                         | 15                                    | Agra, Allahabad, Anpara, Bareily, Firozabad, Gajraula, Ghaziabad, Jhansi, Kanpur, Khurja, Lucknow, Muradabad, Noida, Raebareli, Varanasi                  |
| 21.                                   | Uttarakhand                           | 02                                    | Kashipur, Rishikesh                                                                                                                                       |
| 22.                                   | West Bengal                           | 01                                    | Kolkata                                                                                                                                                   |
| B. Non-attainment Cities w.r.t. NO 2  | B. Non-attainment Cities w.r.t. NO 2  | B. Non-attainment Cities w.r.t. NO 2  | B. Non-attainment Cities w.r.t. NO 2                                                                                                                      |
| 1.                                    | Maharashtra                           | 03                                    | Badlapur, Pune, Ulhasnagar                                                                                                                                |
| 2.                                    | West Bengal                           | 01                                    | Kolkata                                                                                                                                                   |

ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1551 DUE FOR REPLY ON 26/07/2016 REGARDING  'POLLUTION LEVEL' RAISED BY SHRI SULTAN AHMED, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

- A. Details of Payment Released to State / UT under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP)

| S. No.   | State / UT       | Payment released (in Rupees)   | Payment released (in Rupees)   | Payment released (in Rupees)   | Payment released (in Rupees)   | Payment released (in Rupees)   |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State / UT       | 2011-12                        | 2012-13                        | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                        |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   | 2710000                        | 9365000                        | 8450000                        | 7666250                        | -                              |
| 2.       | Assam            | 11608333                       | 2920000                        | 8690000                        | 7842500                        | -                              |
| 3.       | Chandigarh       | 4594167                        | 248333                         | 1986667                        | -                              | -                              |
| 4.       | Chattisgarh      | 2225000                        | 1373750                        | -                              | -                              | 1526250                        |
| 5.       | Gujarat          | 4387500                        | 805000                         | 3809583                        | -                              | -                              |
| 6.       | Goa              | 7647500                        | 9248000                        | 8882500                        | 7125000                        | 7789333                        |
| 7.       | Jharkhand        | 5291667                        | 1960000                        | -                              | -                              | -                              |
| 8.       | Jammu & Kashmir  | 1462500                        | -                              | -                              | -                              | -                              |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh | 5813333                        | 3480000                        | 5578333                        | -                              | 10128333                       |
| 10.      | Karnataka        | 4095834                        | 2867500                        | -                              | 354167                         | 6749583                        |
| 11.      | Kerala           | 7286666                        | 3808333                        | -                              | 6474167                        | -                              |
| 12.      | Maharashtra      | 5772917                        | 9428750                        | 7467083                        | -                              | -                              |
| 13.      | Meghalaya        | 3082500                        | 2496667                        | 2297500                        | -                              | 7845833                        |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh   | 3680000                        | 5153583                        | -                              | -                              | -                              |
| 15.      | Mizoram          | 945000                         | 472500                         | 5931667                        | 1765000                        | 5413333                        |
| 16.      | Nagaland         | 1586667                        | 793333                         | 1360000                        | 906667                         | -                              |
| 17.      | Orissa           | 4120000                        | 3956417                        | -                              | 5734583                        | -                              |
| 18.      | Punjab           | 12179583                       | -                              | -                              | 7795417                        | -                              |
| 19.      | Pondicherry      | 1170000                        | 1266000                        | -                              | -                              | -                              |
| 20.      | Rajasthan        | 2621250                        | 4788750                        | -                              | -                              | 4218750                        |
| 21.      | Tamil Nadu       | -                              | 5327000                        | 4399166                        | 2358333                        | -                              |
| 22.      | Uttar Pradesh    | 3159583                        | 4150000                        | 9586667                        | -                              | 7263333                        |
| 23.      | Uttarakhand      | 4306667                        | -                              | 3694334                        | -                              | 4085833                        |
| 24.      | West Bengal      | 5873750                        | -                              | -                              | -                              | -                              |

Note: ' -' Payment not released.

Contd.. Annexure-II

- B. Details of Payment  Released  to  State  /  UT under  National  Water  Quality Monitoring Programme (NWMP)

| S. No.   | State / UT                     | Payment released (in Rupees)   | Payment released (in Rupees)   | Payment released (in Rupees)   | Payment released (in Rupees)   | Payment released (in Rupees)   |
|----------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State / UT                     | 2011-12                        | 2012-13                        | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                        |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh                 | 2787972                        | 3880109                        | 2653674                        | No payment released            | 2481784                        |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh              | -                              | 14825                          | -                              |                                | -                              |
| 3.       | Assam                          | 1699735                        | 1347990                        | 617140                         |                                | 1331010                        |
| 4.       | Bihar                          | 458581                         | 2205519                        | 1910413                        |                                | 1328964                        |
| 5.       | Chattisgarh                    | 602565                         | 771405                         | 981535                         |                                | 914385                         |
| 6.       | Goa                            | 865425                         | 1252205                        | 1697490                        |                                | 141540                         |
| 7.       | Gujarat                        | 943543                         | 477650                         | 302762                         |                                | 1513411                        |
| 8.       | Haryana                        | 92457                          | 66026                          | 14189                          |                                | 66028                          |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh               | 2856090                        | 2497680                        | 3023765                        |                                | 4483840                        |
| 10.      | Jammu & Kashmir                | 207375                         | 241085                         | 1496715                        |                                | -                              |
| 11.      | Jharkhand                      | 460860                         | 1242810                        | 165435                         |                                | -                              |
| 12.      | Karnataka                      | 1586134                        | 1298218                        | 1888989                        |                                | 925981                         |
| 13.      | Kerala                         | 1731265                        | 3005010                        | 3315827                        |                                | 3899767                        |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh                 | 1681531                        | 1177919                        | 1899376                        |                                | 671822                         |
| 15.      | Maharastra                     | 8596660                        | 5719058                        | 4182476                        |                                | 2859707                        |
| 16.      | Manipur                        | 355125                         | 1105395                        | -                              |                                | -                              |
| 17.      | Meghalaya                      | 462465                         | 801445                         | 56640                          |                                | 3576450                        |
| 18.      | Mizoram                        | 347565                         | 195030                         | 303855                         |                                | 602635                         |
| 19.      | Nagaland                       | 144050                         | 93945                          | 143745                         |                                | 104880                         |
| 20.      | Orissa                         | 3551087                        | 2676000                        | 3052593                        |                                | 3147859                        |
| 21.      | Punjab                         | 359951                         | 470768                         | 488440                         |                                | 764512                         |
| 22.      | Rajasthan                      | 1706612                        | 1251002                        | 1992251                        |                                | 1195971                        |
| 23.      | Sikkim                         | 526960                         | 338640                         | -                              |                                | -                              |
| 24.      | Tamil Nadu                     | 1861085                        | 1703185                        | 2012914                        |                                | 1061221                        |
| 25.      | Tripura                        | 223210                         | 179390                         | 138450                         |                                | 81595                          |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh                  | 1985815                        | 1974211                        | 1488119                        |                                | 343862                         |
| 27.      | Uttaranchal                    | 410390                         | 579445                         | 1665015                        |                                | 264925                         |
| 28.      | West Bengal                    | 1883904                        | 11771                          | 1943487                        |                                | 5036455                        |
| 29.      | Chandigarh                     | 111010                         | 135300                         | 11670                          |                                | -                              |
| 30.      | Lakshedweep                    | -                              | -                              | -                              |                                | 474825                         |
| 31.      | Pondicherry                    | 185300                         | 130070                         | 122105                         |                                | 109725                         |
| 32       | Daman, Diu, Dadra Nagar Haveli | 261630                         | 109830                         | 120960                         |                                | -                              |

Note: ' -' Payment not released.

C.

Contd.. Annexure-II Details  of  Payment  Released  to  State  /  UT  under  the  Scheme  'Assistance  for Abatement of Pollution'

| S.   | State /UT                                                                              | Payment released (Rs. in Crore)                                                        | Payment released (Rs. in Crore)                                                        | Payment released (Rs. in Crore)                                                        | Payment released (Rs. in Crore)                                                        | Payment released (Rs. in Crore)                                                        |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No.  |                                                                                        | 2011-12                                                                                | 2012-13                                                                                | 2013-14                                                                                | 2014-15                                                                                | 2015-16                                                                                |
| i)   | Payment Released to State / UT under the Scheme 'Assistance for Abatement of Pollution | Payment Released to State / UT under the Scheme 'Assistance for Abatement of Pollution | Payment Released to State / UT under the Scheme 'Assistance for Abatement of Pollution | Payment Released to State / UT under the Scheme 'Assistance for Abatement of Pollution | Payment Released to State / UT under the Scheme 'Assistance for Abatement of Pollution | Payment Released to State / UT under the Scheme 'Assistance for Abatement of Pollution |
| 1.   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                      | 3.89                                                                                   | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  |
| 2.   | Assam                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 4.66                                                                                   | 31.13                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  |
| 3.   | Chandigarh                                                                             | 31.35                                                                                  | 9.70                                                                                   | 27.95                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 44.25                                                                                  |
| 4.   | Goa                                                                                    | 80.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 6.75                                                                                   | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  |
| 5.   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                       | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 50.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  |
| 6.   | Karnataka                                                                              | 42.04                                                                                  | 96.47                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  |
| 7.   | Manipur                                                                                | 103.27                                                                                 | 34.85                                                                                  | 23.74                                                                                  | 38.16                                                                                  | 47.52                                                                                  |
| 8.   | Meghalaya                                                                              | 74.07                                                                                  | 38.33                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  |
| 9.   | Mizoram                                                                                | 98.69                                                                                  | 51.05                                                                                  | 36.34                                                                                  | 185.00                                                                                 | 39.69                                                                                  |
| 10.  | Nagaland                                                                               | 00.00                                                                                  | 17.25                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  |
| 11.  | Punjab                                                                                 | 81.50                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  |
| 12.  | Puducherry                                                                             | 22.35                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  |
| 13.  | Sikkim                                                                                 | 5.12                                                                                   | 15.40                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  |
| 14.  | Tripura                                                                                | 54.03                                                                                  | 14.19                                                                                  | 23.15                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 19.78                                                                                  |
| ii)  | Payment Released to State / UT under the Scheme 'Common Effluent Treatment Plants      | Payment Released to State / UT under the Scheme 'Common Effluent Treatment Plants      | Payment Released to State / UT under the Scheme 'Common Effluent Treatment Plants      | Payment Released to State / UT under the Scheme 'Common Effluent Treatment Plants      | Payment Released to State / UT under the Scheme 'Common Effluent Treatment Plants      | Payment Released to State / UT under the Scheme 'Common Effluent Treatment Plants      |
| 1.   | Gujarat                                                                                | 1.9946                                                                                 | 4.20                                                                                   | 5.45                                                                                   | 8.40                                                                                   | 11.06                                                                                  |
| 2.   | Maharashtra                                                                            | 0.7054                                                                                 | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  | 00.00                                                                                  |

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