Lok Sabha Question No. 2611 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: National Action Plan on Climate Change
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2611

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2016

## National Action Plan on Climate Change

## 2611. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

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

- (a) the objectives of the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture in the country;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  the  National  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change (NAPCC) to support the domestic action for adaptation and mitigation;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the progress made in this regard; and
- (d) the financial assistance received by the Government from the Green Climate Fund, so far?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) The  National  Mission  for  Sustainable  Agriculture  seeks  to  transform  agriculture  into  an ecologically sustainable climate resilient production system by devising appropriate adaptation strategies for ensuring food security, equitable access to food resources, enhancing  livelihood  opportunities  and  contributing  to  economic  stability  at  the  national level.
- (b) &  (c)  The  Government  is  implementing  the  National  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change (NAPCC), which includes eight missions in specific areas of energy efficiency, solar energy, sustainable habitat, water, Himalayan ecosystem, forestry (Green India Mission), agriculture and strengthening the scientific knowledge on climate change. These missions are addressing both  mitigation  and  adaptation  actions.  All  the  missions  are  institutionalised  by  respective nodal ministries/departments and are under various stages of implementation. Summary of the progress made under National Missions as on 31 st March, 2016 is given in Annexure-I.
- (d) No financial assistance has been received by the Government from the Green Climate Fund so far.

## Annexure-I

Annexure-I referred to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2611 by Shri NAGAR RODMAL regarding 'National Action Plan on Climate Change'.

## Summary of the progress of National Missions under NAPCC

|   S. No. | Mission                                         | Objectives/ Key Targets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Progress as on 31 st March 2016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | National Solar Mission                          | - Installing 1,00,000 MW, grid connected solar power plants - 2,000 MW Off-grid solar applications by 2022.                                                                                                                                                            | • Installed 6764 MW of grid- connected solar power plants • Installed 450 MW, off grid solar applications                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|        2 | National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency | - Monitoring and Verification Reports of 478 Designated Consumers (DCs) of PAT Cycle I - Target energy saving of 6.686 Million tonne of oil equivalent - Workshop on trading platform - ESCerts trading - 25000 MW of Supercritical Units to be added during 12th Plan | • Verification of 421 DCs completed (Over 90% compliance - 448 DCs operational) • Energy saving estimated is 8.67 Million tonne of oil equivalent (30% over achievement ) • 4 Regional workshops held on ESCerts trading • Trading regulations finalized by CERC and under process for notification. • 34950 MWcapacity installed • 369399.19 MUGenerated • 13.67 Million Tonne of CO2 emission avoided |
|        3 | National Mission on Sustainable Habitat         | - Development of National Habitat Standards under AMRUT - Launching of schemes on AMRUT, SWACHH Bharat Mission and SMART Cities Program - Power generation from wastes (50 MW)                                                                                         | • Standards have been developed and circulated to State Governments for incorporation in municipality by-laws • The incorporation of NMSH parameters in urban planning and city development plans has been included as one of the mandatory reforms under AMRUT. • 1.5 lakh metric ton of compost sold in year 2015- 16 • Against the target of 50MW power generation from waste processing, 53 MW      |

| S. No.   | Mission                                                 | Objectives/ Key Targets                                                                                                                                                       | Progress as on 31 st March 2016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                               | has been achieved.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 4.       | National Water Mission                                  | Conservation of water, minimizing wastage and enhancing water use efficiency by 20%                                                                                           | • 177 new hydrological Observation Stations have been established. • Draft guidelines on IWRDM have been prepared by CWC and sent to World Bank for peer review • H.P. has revised its State Water Policy (SWP) • UP and Tamil Nadu have initiated action for revision of their SWP                                                                                                                                    |
| 5.       | National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem | Evolving management measures for sustaining and safeguarding the Himalayan glaciers and mountain eco-system                                                                   | • Inter-University consortium (IUCCCC) of 4 Universities ( JNU, Jammu, Kashmir and Sikkim) and 7 State CC Centres (J&K, HP, Sikkim, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya and Mizoram) were set up • 5 Task Forces (Natural and Geological Wealth-WIHG, Water, Ice, Snow-NIH, Forest-GBPIHED, Agriculture-ICAR, Wildlife- WII, Traditional knowledge system-JNU) established • Preliminary Reports in 6 thematic areas finalised |
| 6.       | Green India Mission                                     | Aims to increase forest/tree cover on 5 million hectare of forest/non- forest lands and improve quality of forest cover on another 5 million ha during mission period.        | • Sanctions amounting to 70.09 Crore have been issued to seven states namely, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Kerala and Manipur • Afforestation initiated in 79.99 lakh ha under public and forest land.                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 7.       | National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture            | - Organic farming in 1.79 lakh ha - Production of biofertilizers on demand base - SRI/DSR against conventional rice cultivation in 2 lakh ha - Climate resilient varieties of | • 1.46 lakh ha of area covered under organic Farming • 80,000MT of Biofertilizers produced • 1.5 lakh ha covered under SRI/Direct Seeded Rice                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

| S. No.   | Mission                                                    | Objectives/ Key Targets                                                                                    | Progress as on 31 st March 2016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                                                            | 100 nos. - Plantation in arable land in 1.64 lakh ha - Ration Balancing Programme to cover 7 lakhs animals | Transplantation • 99 climate resilient crop varieties have been identified • Plantation has been made in 1.36 lakhs ha of arable land • 9.68 lakhs mulching animals have been covered ration balancing programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 8.       | National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change | Research & development support to all missions and developing new climate resilient technologies           | • 2 Knowledge Networks on 'CC Modeling' and CC & Health' and 2 State CC Centers in MP and Punjab established • 19 Technical reports have been brought out • Regional Climate Models are being developed • 2 Global Technical Watch Groups, one each on Renewable Energy and Advanced Clean Coal Technology have been set up. A new proposal for 6 other sectors has been approved. • 5 Thematic reports one each on 'CC and Agriculture', 'CC Modelling and 'CC & Ocean' and 2 network reports prepared |