Lok Sabha Question No. 769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Indoor Air Pollution
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.769

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.03.2016

## Indoor Air Pollution

## 769. SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

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

- (a) the number of deaths reported across the country due to indoor air pollution and the amount spent by the Government on air pollution health-related costs in the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has held awareness drives to inform citizens, using biomass for cooking and lighting, regarding the effects of indoor air pollutions and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide solar cookers to house holds to reduce the incidence of indoor air pollution and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI   PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) There are no conclusive data available across the country to establish direct correlationship  of  death  exclusively  due  to  indoor  air  pollution.  The  details  of  funds released to various monitoring agencies under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP) for air pollution monitoring during last three years (2012-2015) and current financial year (till January 2016) are given at Annexure.
- (b) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing the Unnat Chulha Abhiyan (UCA) Programme with the objective to develop and deploy improved biomass cook stoves for providing clean cooking energy solution with a view to reduce drudgery of  women  and  children  through  reduction  of    consumption  of  fuel  wood,  saving  in cooking  time  and  reduction of  emissions.  The  MNRE  provides  partial  financial assistance  under  this  programme  which  includes  distribution  /installation  of  improved biomass cook stoves, training & user orientation, publicity & awareness generation and monitoring etc. State level workshops are held to create awareness about the need and benefits of improved cook stoves.
- (c) The  Ministry of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  is  promoting  solar  cookers  to reduce  indoor  air  pollution,  under  which  about  7.05  lakhs  solar  cookers  have  been distributed/sold so far.

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## Annexure ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARA  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 769 FOR 1.03. 2016 REGARDING INDOOR AIR POLLUTION RAISED BY SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO

## Details of Payment Released to Various Monitoring Agencies under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP) till January 2016

| S.No .   | Name of Monitoring Agency   | 2012-13 (Amount in Rs.)   | 2013-14 (Amount in Rs.)   | 2014-15 (Amount in Rs.)   | 2015-16 (Amount in Rs.) till Jan. 2016   |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|          | Andhra Pradesh SPCB         | 9365000                   | 8450000                   | 7666250                   | -                                        |
|          | Assam SPCB                  | 2920000                   | 8690000                   | 7842500                   | -                                        |
|          | Chandigarh PCC              | 248333                    | 1986667                   | -                         | -                                        |
|          | Chattisgarh ECB             | 1373750                   | -                         | -                         | 1526250                                  |
|          | Gujarat SPCB                | 805000                    | 3809583                   | -                         | -                                        |
|          | Goa SPCB                    | 9248000                   | 8882500                   | 7125000                   | 7789333                                  |
|          | Jharkhand SPCB              | 1960000                   | -                         | -                         | -                                        |
|          | Himachal Pradesh SEP& PCB   | 3480000                   | 5578333                   | -                         | 10128333                                 |
|          | Karnataka SPCB              | 2867500                   | -                         | 354167                    | 6749583                                  |
|          | Kerala SPCB                 | 3808333                   | -                         | 6474167                   | -                                        |
|          | Maharashtra SPCB            | 9428750                   | 7467083                   | -                         | 16316919                                 |
|          | Meghalaya SPCB              | 2496667                   | 2297500                   | -                         | 7845833                                  |
|          | Madhya Pradesh SPCB         | 5153583                   | -                         | -                         | 7984417                                  |
|          | Mizoram SPCB                | 472500                    | 5931667                   | 1765000                   | 5413333                                  |
|          | Nagaland SPCB               | 793333                    | 1360000                   | 906667                    | -                                        |
|          | Orissa SPCB                 | 3956417                   | -                         | 5734583                   | -                                        |
|          | Punjab SPCB                 | -                         | -                         | 7795417                   | -                                        |
|          | Pondicherry PCC             | 1266000                   | -                         | -                         | -                                        |
|          | Rajasthan SPCB              | 4788750                   | -                         | -                         | 4218750                                  |
|          | Tamil Nadu SPCB             | 5327000                   | 4399166                   | 2358333                   | -                                        |
|          | Uttar Pradesh SPCB          | 4150000                   | 9586667                   | -                         | 7263333                                  |
|          | Uttarakhand EP&PCB          | -                         | 3694334                   | -                         | 4085833                                  |
|          | NEERI                       | 4860000                   | -                         | 7047000                   | 10800000                                 |
|          | IIT Kanpur                  | 458366                    | 450000                    | 3709378                   | -                                        |
|          | Total =                     | 79227282                  | 72583500                  | 58778462                  | 90121917                                 |

Note:-  SPCB  -  State  Pollution  Control  Board,  SEP&PCB  -  State  Environment  Protection  &  Pollution  Control  Board,  EP&  PCB  Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board, PCC - Pollution Control Committee. NEERI is at present monitoring in 6 cities in 5 different states/Union territories namely Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.