Lok Sabha Question No. 108 (STARRED), answered on 2015-07-28
Subject: Report of Subramanian Committee
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST and Climate Change

**LOK SABHA**

**STARRED QUESTION NO. 108**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2015

**Report of Subramanian Committee**

*108. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

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

(a) whether the TSR Subramanian Committee constituted to review the environmental laws has submitted its report to the Government;

(b) if so, the major recommendations contained in the report;

(c) whether the Government has considered the report and taken any action/decision;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) the time by which the recommendations are likely to be implemented?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

| (a) to (e)   | A statement is laid on the Table of the House.   |
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**Statement referred to in Reply to parts (a) TO (e) of LOK Sabha Starred Question No. 108 for Answer on 28.07.2015 regarding “REPORT OF SUBRAMANIAN COMMITTEE” by SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN**

| (a) and (b)   | The High Level Committee (HLC) headed by Shri T.S.R. Subramanian has submitted its report with 55 major recommendations, which includes:  - Enacting a new umbrella Environment Law- Environment Law (Management) Act (ELMA) to provide for setting up of National Environment Management Authority(NEMA) and State Environment Management Authority(SEMA). - Setting up of a national level institute on Environment. - NEMA/SEMA to develop systems for effective monitoring of compliances. - NEMA/SEMA to make recommendations to the Ministry on environment clearances. - A National level electronic database to be developed for environment and forest parameters. - Integration of various clearances. - Integration of provisions of Water and Air act in the new law and subsequent sub-subsumation of CPCB and SPCB in NEMA and SEMA respectively, and others.   |
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| (c) to (e)    | In order to prepare a broad framework based on the recommendations of HLC, the Ministry has appointed a Technical Consultant who has submitted the Inception Report and Gap Assessment Report which is to be followed by a final report expected in November 2015. A final decision on the recommendation of High Level Committee will be taken thereafter and after completing stakeholder consultations.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

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