Lok Sabha Question No. 1238 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-28
Subject: Funds for Environmental Awareness
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: KRISHNA RAJ

OIH

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1238**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2015

**Funds for Environmental Awareness**

1238.	        SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ:

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

(a) 	the steps being taken by the Government for proper implementation of 			National Environmental  Awareness Campaign in the Country; and

( b)  	the details of funds allocated for the said campaign during the last three years 		and the current year, State- wise?

**ANSWER**

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

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) For implementation of National Environmental Awareness Campaign in the Country, the proposals are invited through open advertisement. The proposals are then scrutinised thoroughly at three levels before granting sanction and release of funds.

(b) The details of funds allocated for the said campaign during the last three years and the current year, State- wise is annexed.

Grant released to states through NEAC during 2012-2013  to  2014-15

| **S.No.**   | **Name of the RRA**                                                                                                             | **States**                                              | **2012-2013**      | **2013-2014**      | **2014-15**        |
|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| 1           | Indian Environmental Society, Western UP and Delhi                                                                              | Western UP and Delhi                                    | 61,28,000/-        | 68,19,000/-        | 71,00,000/-        |
| 2           | Shohratgarh Environment Society,SES, Eastern  Uttar Pradesh                                                                     | Eastern  Uttar Pradesh                                  | 65,73,000/-        | 70,93,318/-        | 76,64,502/-        |
| 3           | Consumer Unity & trust Society(CUTS)Rajasthan                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                               | 24,92,100/-        | 27,39,000/-        | 32,59,000/-        |
| 4           | Rural Youth Coordination centre,(RYCC)Bihar                                                                                     | Bihar                                                   | 65,92,000/-        | 80,00,000/-        | 91,10,000/-        |
| 5           | Animal Welfare Society (Orissa) Orissa(North)                                                                                   | Orissa(North)                                           | 45,33,869/-        | 51,54,548/-        | 52,03,555/-        |
| 6           | Centre for Environmental Studies, Bhubaneswar, (South Orissa)                                                                   | (South Orissa)                                          | 44,14,714/-        | 51,71,369/-        | 60,39,403/-        |
| 7           | Federation of Societies for environmental Protection (FOSEP) Darjeeling including Siliguri, WB                                  | Darjeeling including Siliguri, West Bengal              | 26,47,976/-        | 30,92,000/-        | -                  |
| 8           | School of Fundamental Research Foundation West Bengal Except Darjeeling Hilly Areas and Silliguri                               | Except Darjeeling Hilly Areas and Silliguri West Bengal | 45,01,000/-        | 55,82,500/-        | 61,77,129/-        |
| 9           | C.P. Ramaswamy Aiyar Foundation CPRAF, Tamil Nadu                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                              | 35,51,000/-        | 35,20,900/-        | 40,81,000/-        |
| 10          | BAIF Development Research Foundation, Maharashtra  Pune.                                                                        | Maharashtra                                             | 63,78,336/-        | 85,11,051/-        | 98,87,475/-        |
| 11          | C.P. Ramaswamy Environmental Education Centre,CPREEC Pondicherry                                                                | Pondicherry                                             | 5,15,000/-         | 6,98,000/-         | 7,16,000/-         |
| 12          | Sri Swarupa Nistha Ashrama Philosophical Welfare Society (SNAPS) SNAPS Andhra Pradesh (South)                                   | Andhra Pradesh (South)                                  | 47,60,000/-        | 43,02,946/-        | 49,56,000/-        |
| 13          | Baif Institute for Rural Vocations and Advancement (BIRVA)Jharkhand                                                             | Jharkhand                                               | -                  | 20,62,000/-        | -                  |
| 14.         | Deccan Development Society(Hyderabad)DDS Andhra Pradesh (North)                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh (North)                                  | 27,93,000/-        | 32,68,554/-        | 32,59,000/-        |
| 15.         | Jan kalian Parishad, Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                            | 11,62,000/-        | 18,23,447/-        | -                  |
| 16.         | Vikram Sarabhai Centre for Development Interaction(VIKSAT)Gujarat                                                               | Gujarat                                                 | 65,69,000/-        | 75,67,814          | 83,54,000/-        |
| 17.         | Tripura State Pollution Control Board, Tripura                                                                                  | Tripura                                                 | 25,33,000/-        | 31,82,000          | 37,55,000/-        |
| 18.         | Assam Science Society, Assam                                                                                                    | Assam                                                   | 36,89,000/-        | 38,47,837          | -                  |
| 19.         | Nagaland Pollution Control Board, Nagaland                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                | 16,05,000/-        | 17,05,000/-        | 18,62,000/-        |
| 20.         | Center for Environment Protection CEP( Mizoram)                                                                                 | Mizoram                                                 | 25,40,000/-        | 26,73,429/-        | -                  |
| 21.         | Center for Environment & Development,CED, Kerala                                                                                | Kerala                                                  | 28,11,000/-        | 29,77,312/-        | 34,22,525/-        |
| 22.         | Tamil Nadu (South) Peace Trust                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu (South)                                      | 29,54,000/-        | 27,34,600          | -                  |
| 23.         | State Council for Science, Technology & Environment,  Himachal Pradesh                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                        | 33,99,104/-        | 52,84,035/         | 72,08,291/-        |
| 24.         | The NGOs Coordination Federation, J&K Srinagar                                                                                  | J&K Srinagar                                            | -                  | 29,16,000          | -                  |
| 25.         | Environment & Ecology Wing Deptt. Of Environment And  forests Government of Manipur Manipur                                 | Manipur                                                 | *26,00,000/-*      | 27,75,000/-        | -                  |
| 26.         | Haryana Nav Yuvak Kala Sangam (HNYKS), Haryana                                                                                  | Haryana                                                 | 40,77,000/-        | 57,55,785/-        | 91,69,134/-        |
| 27.         | Environmental Planning & Coordination Organization(EPCO)  Madhya Pradesh                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                          | 86,09,000/-        | -                  | -                  |
| 28          | State Environment Agency Forest  Environment and Wild Management Department Government of Sikkim, Sikkim                        | Sikkim                                                  | 8,86,000/-         | -                  | -                  |
| 29          | World Wide Fund for Nature-India WWF(Jammu)J&k, Jammu                                                                           | J&k, Jammu                                              | 73,51,300/-        | 49,72,104          | -                  |
| 30          | Karnataka Rajya Vijnana Parishat,KRVP, Karnataka                                                                                | Karnataka                                               | 22,75,000/-        | 20,99,592          | -                  |
| 31          | Punjab State Council for Science & Technology, Punjab, Chandigarh and  uttarakhand                                          | Punjab, Chandigarh and uttarakhand                      | 67,10,000/-        | 68,56,800          | -                  |
| 32          | Principle Chief Conservator of Forests & Principal. Secry. Department of Environment & Forests, Government of Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh                                       | -                  | -                  | -                  |
| 33.         | Dept. of Forests and Environment, Govt. of Meghalaya                                                                            | Meghalaya                                               | -                  | -                  | -                  |
| **Total**   |                                                                                                                                 |                                                         | **11,56,50,399/-** | **12,31,85,941/-** | **10,12,22,014/-** |

- Due to slash of fund at RE stage the balance amount of fund of FY 2014-2015 is being released in current financial year i.e 2015-2016.