Lok Sabha Question No. 2700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Funds for Air Pollution
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2700

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02/08/2016

## Funds for Air Pollution

## 2700. DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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

- (a)   whether the Government has allocated funds for checking and monitoring air pollution in metropolitan cities across the country;
- (b)  if so, the details of the funds allocated and utilized so far during the last three years and the current year, Schemewise;
- (c)   whether the Government is considering the American proposal for monitoring air quality across the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e)   whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  for  public  private  partnership  in  regard  to transport and industry pollution management schemes; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

(a) Yes, Sir.

(b)  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  is  monitoring  the  ambient  air  quality  in  the country  including  metropolitan  cities  in  association  with  State  Pollution  Control  Boards (SPCBs) / Pollution Control Committee (PCCs) of UTs, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) under the scheme 'National Air Quality Monitoring Programme' (NAMP). The total  funds  allocated  and  utilized  for  checking  and  monitoring  air  pollution during each of the last three years and the current year, scheme wise is annexed.

(c) & (d) A proposal of Environment Protection Agency, United States of America regarding monitoring of air quality in the country in collaboration with CPCB is at conceptual stage.

(e) & (f) CPCB has embarked upon to set up Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System  (CAAQMS)  in  46  million  plus  cities  under  Corporate  Social  Responsibilities Programme of Central Public Sector Undertakings. The CPCB is setting up 62 air monitoring systems in the first phase.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2700 DUE FOR REPLY ON 02/08/2016 REGARDING 'FUNDS FOR POLLUTION' RAISED BY  DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

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

|   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.)   |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh SPCB         | 9365000                   | 8450000                   | 7666250                   | -                         |
|        2 | Assam SPCB                  | 2920000                   | 8690000                   | 7842500                   | -                         |
|        3 | Chandigarh PCC              | 248333                    | 1986667                   | -                         | -                         |
|        4 | Chattisgarh ECB             | 1373750                   | -                         | -                         | 1526250                   |
|        5 | Gujarat SPCB                | 805000                    | 3809583                   | -                         | -                         |
|        6 | Goa SPCB                    | 9248000                   | 8882500                   | 7125000                   | 7789333                   |
|        7 | Jharkhand SPCB              | 1960000                   | -                         | -                         | -                         |
|        8 | Himachal Pradesh SEP &PCB   | 3480000                   | 5578333                   | -                         | 10128333                  |
|        9 | Karnataka SPCB              | 2867500                   | -                         | 354167                    | 6749583                   |
|       10 | Kerala SPCB                 | 3808333                   | -                         | 6474167                   | -                         |
|       11 | Maharashtra SPCB            | 9428750                   | 7467083                   | -                         | -                         |
|       12 | Meghalaya SPCB              | 2496667                   | 2297500                   | -                         | 7845833                   |
|       13 | Madhya Pradesh SPCB         | 5153583                   | -                         | -                         | -                         |
|       14 | Mizoram SPCB                | 472500                    | 5931667                   | 1765000                   | 5413333                   |
|       15 | Nagaland SPCB               | 793333                    | 1360000                   | 906667                    | -                         |
|       16 | Orissa SPCB                 | 3956417                   | -                         | 5734583                   | -                         |
|       17 | Punjab SPCB                 | -                         | -                         | 7795417                   | -                         |
|       18 | Pondicherry PCC             | 1266000                   | -                         | -                         | -                         |
|       19 | Rajasthan SPCB              | 4788750                   | -                         | -                         | 4218750                   |
|       20 | Tamil Nadu SPCB             | 5327000                   | 4399166                   | 2358333                   | -                         |
|       21 | Uttar Pradesh SPCB          | 4150000                   | 9586667                   | -                         | 7263333                   |
|       22 | Uttarakhand EP&PCB          | -                         | 3694334                   | -                         | 4085833                   |
|       23 | NEERI                       | 4860000                   | -                         | 7047000                   | 10800000                  |
|       24 | IIT Kanpur                  | 458366                    | 450000                    | 3709378                   | -                         |

## 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.