Lok Sabha Question No. 2727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Categorization of Industries
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2727

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2015

## Categorization of Industries

## 2727. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  categorize  the  industries  located  in  the country  into  Red,  Green  and  Orange  category/zone  based  on  environmental  norms and pollution potential;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  number  of  such  industries  which  have  been  categorized,  State-wise  and  Zonewise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a)  &  (b)        The  industrial  sectors  have  been  categorized  into  Red,  Orange  and  Green categories by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued directions to State Pollution Control Boards / Pollution Control Committees for adopting the categorization.  A  proposal  for  categorization  of  industries  on  the  basis  of  composite  score assigned  in  accordance  with  Air  Pollution  Score,  Water  Pollution  Score  and  Hazardous Waste as Red, Orange, Green and non-polluting has been received from CPCB.

- (c)    The details of number of industries category-wise, state-wise are annexed.

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Annexure ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART(C)  of  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2727 DUE FOR REPLY ON 15/12/2015 REGARDING CATEGORIZATION OF INDUSTRIES RAISED BY SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK.

| State/UT          | No. of large/Medium/Small Scale Industries   | No. of large/Medium/Small Scale Industries   | No. of large/Medium/Small Scale Industries   | Total Industries   |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| State/UT          | Red                                          | Orange                                       | Green                                        | Total Industries   |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 4437                                         | 5498                                         | 1208                                         | 11143              |
| Arunachal Pradesh | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                 |
| Assam             | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                 |
| Bihar             | 1137                                         | 4458                                         | 1836                                         | 7431               |
| Chhattisgarh      | 600                                          | 2675                                         | 93                                           | 3368               |
| Goa               | 737                                          | 2132                                         | 1281                                         | 4150               |
| Gujarat           | 7308                                         | NA                                           | NA                                           | 7308               |
| HP                | 1111                                         | 3085                                         | 3956                                         | 8152               |
| J&K               | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                 |
| Jharkhand         | 4400                                         | 140                                          | 35                                           | 4575               |
| Karnataka         | 6069                                         | 5368                                         | 14977                                        | 26414              |
| Kerala            | 3710                                         | 6246                                         | 3355                                         | 13311              |
| MP                | 2227                                         | 3209                                         | 2967                                         | 8403               |
| Maharashtra       | 17790                                        | 15900                                        | 46508                                        | 80198              |
| Manipur           | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                 |
| Meghalaya         | 361                                          | 437                                          | 34                                           | 832                |
| Mizoram           | 56                                           | 437                                          | 225                                          | 718                |
| Nagaland          | 156                                          | 112                                          | 400                                          | 668                |
| Odisha            | 3127                                         | 5000                                         | 11901                                        | 20028              |
| Punjab            | 3333                                         | 187                                          | 745                                          | 4265               |
| Rajasthan         | 9291                                         | 7980                                         | 2318                                         | 19589              |
| Sikkim            | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                 |
| Tamil Nadu        | 20023                                        | 15625                                        | 8381                                         | 44029              |
| Tripura           | 495                                          | 877                                          | 2499                                         | 3871               |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 4133                                         | NA                                           | NA                                           | 4133               |
| Uttarakhand       | 706                                          | 1335                                         | 1334                                         | 3375               |
| West Bengal       | 12810                                        | 16442                                        | 9432                                         | 38684              |
| A& N Islands      | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                 |
| Chandigarh        | 195                                          | 136                                          | 538                                          | 869                |
| Delhi (NCT)       | Nil                                          | 9260                                         | 5550                                         | 14810              |
| Daman & Diu       | 48                                           | 1315                                         | 4177                                         | 5540               |
| Dadra NH          | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                 |
| Lakshadweep       | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                                           | NA                 |
| Puducherry        | 258                                          | 1237                                         | 2241                                         | 3736               |
| Haryana           | Air Act- 8532                                | Water Act- 4563                              | --                                           | --                 |

Source: CPCB (December, 2015) NA- Not available