Lok Sabha Question No. 1406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-03
Subject: Monitoring of 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. 1406

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.05.2016

## Monitoring of Air Pollution

## 1406. DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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

- (a) the  total  funds  allocated  and  utilized  for  checking  and  monitoring  air  pollution  in  the metropolitan cities of the country during each of the last three years and the current year, scheme and city/State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  considering  America's  proposal  regarding  monitoring  air quality in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal for implementing public-private partnership module for traffic and industrial pollution management schemes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) 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  and  city/State-wise  is annexed.
- (b) 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.
- (c)  &  (d)  Yes,  Sir.  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  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1406 DUE FOR REPLY ON 03/05/2016 REGARDING 'MONITORING OF AIR 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                   | -                         |
|          | Total =                     | 79227282                  | 72583500                  | 58778462                  | 65820581                  |

## 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.