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Funds for NCAP

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

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04 APR 2022 3:34PM by PIB Delhi


City-wise details of funds utilized till date is given at Annexure –I. The funds are released to support the implementation of City Specific action plans (CAPs) for the improvement of Air Quality. These CAPs include activities such as expansion of monitoring network, construction and demolition waste management facilities, non-motorised transport infrastructure, green buffers zone, use of mechanical street sweepers, composting units etc.

Under National Clean Air Program (NCAP), the Centrallevel Steering Committee, Monitoring Committee and Implementation Committee have been constituted and periodic review of the implementation progress is conducted. Also, State Level Steering Committee Chaired by Chief Secretary ; Monitoring Committee chaired  by Principal Secretary Environment Department;  City/ District level Implementation Committee chaired by Municipal Commissioner/ District Magistrate have been constituted which periodically reviews the status of progress of implementation of actions under NCAP.

15th Finance Commission (XV-FC) has identified 42 Urban Agglomerations (UAs) with million plus population for performance based grants based on improvement in air quality for period FY 2020-21 to 2025-26 under Million-Plus Cities Challenge Fund (MPCCF) and Rs. 12,139 crore has been allocated for the said purpose.  Funds to the tune of Rs. 4400 crore in 2020-21 and Rs. 1833 crore in 2021-22have been disbursed to these cities for implementing the activities enlisted under NCAP. The details of the funds transferred to the urban local bodies is given at Annexure- II. Further, under NCAPfunds to the tune of Rs. 472.06 crore have been released to the Non-attainment cites.

City Action Plans of 132 Non-Attainment cities are to be implemented by the coordinated action of the state government and its agencies at the state and city levels. The funding for implementation of these plans is also to be mobilized through the convergence of resources from various schemes of Central Government such as Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), Atal Mission For Rejuvenation And Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Smart City Mission, Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT, Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicle – II (FAME) etc. and resources from State/UT Governments and its agencies such as Municipal Corporations, Urban Development authorities and industrial development authorities etc. Funding from NCAP/XV-FC is a performance-based supplemental grant for funding of unfunded critical gap of action plans.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

 

 

 

 

Annexure I

 

Details of Grants released under NCAP during the Financial Year 2019-20 & 2020-21 (In Rs. crore)

 

S. No.

State

City

 Total fund released upto 31.03.2021

(In ₹ Crore)

 Funds Utilized till 30.03.2022

(In ₹ Crore)

  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada

6.00

6.00

  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

Guntur

0.88

0.88

  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

Kurnool

0.82

0.82

  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

Nellore

0.82

0.82

  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

Visakhapatnam

0.12

0.12

  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

Srikakulam

2.00

1.83

  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

Chittoor

2.00

2.00

  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

Ongole

2.00

1.58

  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

Vizianagaram

2.00

1.83

  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

Eluru

2.00

1.83

  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

Rajahmundry

2.00

2.00

  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

Anantapur

2.00

2.00

  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

Kadapa

1.00

1.00

  1.  

Assam

Guwahati

5.12

0.11

  1.  

Assam

Nagaon

2.06

0.10

  1.  

Assam

Nalbari

1.06

0.11

  1.  

Assam

Sibsagar

2.06

0.06

  1.  

Assam

Silchar

2.06

0.06

  1.  

Bihar

Patna

10.00

9.47

  1.  

Bihar

Gaya

2.10

1.87

  1.  

Bihar

Muzaffarpur

5.10

3.86

  1.  

Chandigarh

Chandigarh

13.28

10.83

  1.  

Chhattisgarh

Raipur

6.00

* 1.18

  1.  

Chhattisgarh

Bhillai

6.00

  1.  

Chhattisgarh

Korba

1.06

  1.  

Gujarat

Surat

6.00

0.00

  1.  

Gujarat

Ahmedabad

6.00

0.00

  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

Baddi

3.06

1.95

  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

Nalagarh

0.06

0.06

  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

Paonta Sahib

1.06

0.68

  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

Sunder Nagar

1.06

0.71

  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

Kala Amb

3.00

1.80

  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

Damtal

1.00

0.61

  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

Parwanoo

1.00

0.61

  1.  

Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu & Kashmir

3.12

1.94

  1.  

Jammu & Kashmir

Srinagar

5.00

3.20

  1.  

Jharkhand

Dhanbad

6.00

0.00

  1.  

Karnataka

Bangalore

6.00

5.03

  1.  

Karnataka

Gulburga

0.50

0.89

  1.  

Karnataka

Hubli-Dharwad

0.50

0.80

  1.  

Karnataka

Devanagere

0.82

0.67

  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

10.00

 10.37

  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

Gwalior

10.00

13.01

  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

Indore

0.20

0.23

  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

Ujjain

0.58

0.57

  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

Sagar

0.86

0.86

  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

Dewas

0.48

0.45

  1.  

Maharashtra

Mumbai

9.50

5.94

  1.  

Maharashtra

Nagpur

9.45

5.54

  1.  

Maharashtra

Navi Mumbai

9.45

3.88

  1.  

Maharashtra

Pune

9.45

5.72

  1.  

Maharashtra

Amravati

1.34

0.83

  1.  

Maharashtra

Aurangabad

0.20

0.12

  1.  

Maharashtra

Nashik

0.20

0.02

  1.  

Maharashtra

Kolhapur

0.96

0.02

  1.  

Maharashtra

Sangli

0.96

0.59

  1.  

Maharashtra

Solapur

0.58

0.37

  1.  

Maharashtra

Ulhasnagar

2.10

0.75

  1.  

Maharashtra

Akola

1.24

0.82

  1.  

Maharashtra

Badlapur

2.00

1.26

  1.  

Maharashtra

Chandrapur

1.24

0.10

  1.  

Maharashtra

Jalgaon

0.86

0.73

  1.  

Maharashtra

Jalna

1.24

0.04

  1.  

Maharashtra

Latur

0.48

0.33

  1.  

Nagaland

Dimapur

3.06

3.06

  1.  

Nagaland

Kohima

3.06

3.06

  1.  

Odisha

Bhubaneshwar & Cuttack

6.00

3.44

  1.  

Odisha

Balasore

0.82

0.06

  1.  

Odisha

Rourkela

 1.20

 0.06

  1.  

Odisha

Angul&Talcher

1.20

0.06

  1.  

Odisha

Kalinga Nagar

3.00

0.00

  1.  

Punjab

Ludhiana

6.00

0.53

  1.  

Punjab

Amritsar

6.00

0.45

  1.  

Punjab

Jalandhar

4.12

0.00

  1.  

Punjab

Khanna

1.96

0.00

  1.  

Punjab

Gobindgarh

3.06

0.00

  1.  

Punjab

NayaNangal

1.06

0.00

  1.  

Punjab

Pathankot/DeraBaba

0.82

0.21

  1.  

Punjab

Patiala

4.06

0.00

  1.  

Punjab

DeraBassi

0.44

0.00

  1.  

Rajasthan

Jaipur

6.00

 

* 2.82

 

 

 

  1.  

Rajasthan

Jodhpur

6.00

  1.  

Rajasthan

Kota

6.00

  1.  

Rajasthan

Alwar

1.96

  1.  

Rajasthan

Udaipur

1.96

  1.  

Telangana

Hyderabad

10.80

7.17

  1.  

Telangana

Nalgonda

0.48

0.48

  1.  

Telangana

Patencheru

0.48

0.48

  1.  

Telangana

Sangareddy

2.00

1.28

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

Agra

9.45

2.38

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

Allahabad

9.45

3.86

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

Kanpur

 9.45

1.96

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow

9.45

3.96

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi

9.47

4.31

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

Muradabad

2.10

*0.064

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

Bareily

2.10

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

Firozabad

2.10

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

Jhansi

1.34

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

Khurja

2.00

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

Anpara

1.24

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

Gajraula

1.24

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

Raebareli

1.24

  1.  

Uttarakhand

Kashipur

3.06

3.12

  1.  

Uttarakhand

Rishikesh

5.06

2.83

  1.  

Uttarakhand

Dehradun

3.00

2.18

  1.  

West Bengal

Kolkata

6.00

*4.95

 

 

 

 

  1.  

West Bengal

Howrah

5.00

  1.  

West Bengal

Haldia

3.00

  1.  

West Bengal

Durgapur

3.00

  1.  

West Bengal

Barrackpore

2.00

  1.  

Meghalaya

Byrnihat

3.00

1.97

  1.  

Tamil Nadu

Tuticorin

3.06

0.00

 

 

Total

 375.44

176.59

         *City wise UC not available

 

 

Annexure -II

Amount sanctioned as per recommendations of XV Finance Commission 2020-21 (Rs. Cr)

State

S.No.

 U.A

Amount Sanctioned

State wise Amount Sanctioned

Andhra Pradesh

1

Vijayawada U.A

62

135

2

Visakhapatnam

73

Bihar

3

Patna U.A.

204

204

Chhattisgarh

4

Durg

Bhilainagar U.A.

52

107

5

Raipur U.A.

55

Gujarat

6

Ahmadabad U.A.

182

405

7

Rajkot U.A.

40

8

Surat U.A.

131

9

Vadodara U.A.

52

Haryana

10

Faridabad

48

48

Jharkhand

11

Dhanbad U.A.

52

159

12

Jamshedpur U.A.

58

13

Ranchi U.A.

49

Karnataka

14

Bruhat Bangalore U.A.

279

279

Madhya Pradesh

15

Bhopal U.A.

88

299

16

Gwalior U.A.

51

17

Indore U.A.

101

18

Jabalpur U.A.

59

Maharashtra

19

Aurangabad U.A.

32

793

20

Greater Mumbai U.A.

488

21

Nagpur U.A.

66

22

Nashik U.A.

41

23

Pune U.A.

134

24

Vasai-Virar City

32

Punjab

25

Amritsar U.A.

38

90

26

Ludhiana

52

Rajasthan

27

Jodhpur U.A.

62

281

28

Jaipur

165

29

Kota

54

Tamil Nadu

30

Chennai U.A.

181

233

31

Madurai U.A.

31

32

Tiruchirappalli U.A.

21

Telangana

33

Hyderabad U.A.

234

234

Uttar Pradesh

34

Agra U.A.

90

714

35

Allahabad U.A.

62

36

Ghaziabad U.A.

121

37

Kanpur U.A.

148

38

Lucknow U.A.

148

39

Meerut U.A.

72

40

Varanasi U.A.

73

West Bengal

41

Asansol U.A.

34

419

42

Kolkata U.A.

385

Total (in Rs Cr)

4400

4400

U.A – Urban Agglomerate

 

 

Release of Ambient Air Quality Grant to Millions Plus Cities (MPCs)/Urban Agglomeration (UA) during 2021-22.

State S. No.

Name of State

Amount of Ambient Air quality Grant released for the States* (Rs. In crore)

City S. No.

Million Plus Cities/ Urban Agglomeration

MPC/UA wise grant distribution* (Rs. In crore)

1

Andhra Pradesh

58.75

1

Vijayawada U.A

31

 

 

 

2

Visakhapatnam

27.75

2

Bihar

77.25

3

Patna U.A.

77.25

3

Chhattisgarh

54.00

4

Durg Bhilainagar U.A.

26.00

 

 

 

5

Raipur U.A.

28.00

4

Gujarat

197.50

6

Ahmadabad U.A.

92.00

 

 

 

7

Rajkot U.A.

20.00

 

 

 

8

Surat U.A.

66.00

 

 

 

9

Vadodara U.A.

19.50

5

Haryana

6.25

10

Faridabad

6.25

6

Jharkhand

60.50

11

Dhanbad U.A.

6.50

 

 

 

12

Jamshedpur U.A.

29.00

 

 

 

13

Ranchi U.A.

25.00

7

Karnataka

140

14

Bruhat Bangalore U.A.

140.00

8

Madhya Pradesh

131.5

15

Bhopal U.A.

44.00

 

 

 

16

Gwalior U.A.

6.50

 

 

 

17

 Indore U.A.

51.00

 

 

 

18

Jabalpur U.A.

30.00

9

Maharashtra

400.00

19

Aurangabad U.A.

16.00

 

 

 

20

Greater Mumbai U.A.

246.00

 

 

 

21

Nagpur U.A.

33.00

 

 

 

22

Nashik U.A.

21.00

 

 

 

23

 Pune U.A.

68.00

 

 

 

24

Vasai-Virar City

16.00

10

Punjab

33.75

25

Amritsar U.A.

14.25

 

 

 

26

Ludhiana

19.50

11

Rajasthan

111.00

27

Jodhpur U.A.

7.75

 

 

 

28

Jaipur

83.00

 

 

 

29

 Kota

20.25

12

Tamil Nadu

117.00

30

Chennai U.A.

91.00

 

 

 

31

Madurai U.A.

15.00

 

 

 

32

Tiruchirappalli U.A.

11

13

Telangana

118.00

33

Hyderabad U.A.

118.00

14

Uttar Pradesh

169.25

34

Agra U.A.

11.25

 

 

 

35

Allahabad U.A

31.00

 

 

 

36

Ghaziabad U.A

15.25

 

 

 

37

Kanpur U.A.

56.25

 

 

 

38

Lucknow U.A.

18.75

 

 

 

39

Meerut U.A.

9.00

 

 

 

40.

Varanasi U.A.

27.75

15

West Bengal

158.25

41

Asansol U.A.

12.75

 

 

 

42

Kolkata U.A.

145.50

 

 

 

 

Total

1833.00

(*) Ambient Air Quality grant distribution is based on the performance assessment of each MPC/UA at various levels and subsequent recommendations from the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Govt. on India

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