Parliament Question: – National Clean Air Programme
Parliament Question: – National Clean Air Programme
National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in January 2019 with an aim to improve air quality in 130 cities (non-attainment cities and Million Plus Cities in 24 States/UTs through implementation of National, State and City level clean air action plans. NCAP envisages reduction in PM10 level up to 40% or achievement of national standards (60 microgram/cubic meter) by 2025-26.
In addition to this, NCAP emphasises on implementation of City Action Plans (CAPs) through the convergence of resources from various Central Government schemes such as Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), AMRUT, Smart City Mission, SATAT, and Nagar Van Yojana, as well as resources from State Govts./ UT administration and agencies like Municipal Corporations and Urban Development authorities.
Under the Programme, Rs.16,539 Cr. has been allocated for the period 2019-20 till 2025-26, and Rs. 9595.66 Cr has been released so far to 48 Million Plus Cities & Urban Agglomerations under XVth Finance Commission Million Plus City Challenge Fund (MPCCF) as a performance linked incentives for implementing air quality measures under city action plans.
As per the annual performance assessment carried out for 2023-24, 97 cities out of 130 cities have shown improvement in air quality in terms of PM10 concentrations in FY 2023-24 as compared to 2017-18. 55 cities have achieved reduction of 20% and above in PM10 levels in 2023-24 with respect to the levels of 2017-18. Further, 18 cities conform to national ambient air quality standards in terms of Particular Matter concentrations during FY 2023-24.
Details of air quality improvement of 130 cities are enclosed at Annexure-I.
Annexure I
Improvement in PM10 concentrations of 130 Cities in FY 2023-24 w.r.t. FY 2017-18
S. No.
Cities
PM10 concentrations in 2017-18
(µg/m3)
(Annual Avg.)
PM10 concentrations in 2023-24
(µg/m3)
(Annual Avg.)
Percentage reduction in PM10 concentrations in 2023-24 with respect to the year 2017-18 (%)
Varanasi*
230
73
68
Bareily
207
80
61
Firozabad
247
102
59
Dehradun
250
109
56
Dhanbad*
315
138
56
Thoothukudi
123
57
54
Nalagarh
146
68
53
Moradabad
222
115
48
Khurja
195
104
47
Trichy*
88
47
47
Kohima
127
68
46
Lucknow*
253
137
46
Kanpur*
227
125
45
Kadapa
75
42
44
Sibsagar
73
41
44
Sunder Nagar
78
44
44
Agra*
202
116
43
Mumbai*
161
94
42
Rishikesh
129
76
41
Parwanoo
66
39
41
Byrnihat
175
104
41
Ahmedabad*
164
98
40
Ghaziabad*
285
172
40
Rajkot*
150
92
39
Jalandhar
178
111
38
Raebareli
145
91
37
Amritsar*
189
119
37
Baddi
174
111
36
Kolkata*
147
94
36
Jammu
157
101
36
Silchar
49
32
35
Jodhpur*
189
124
34
Vijayawada*
91
61
33
Naya Nangal
87
59
32
Dimapur
142
97
32
Khanna
142
100
30
Durgapur
150
106
29
Kurnool
79
56
29
Pathankot/Dera Baba
79
56
29
Vadodara*
133
95
29
Allahabad*
169
124
27
Asansol*
147
108
27
Srinagar
132**
96
27
Hyderabad*
110
81
26
Gorakhpur
150
111
26
Anantapur
78
59
24
Ranchi*
141
107
24
Bangalore*
92
70
24
Akola
111
85
23
Bhilai*
86
68
21
Surat*
130
103
21
Noida
229
182
21
Howrah
139
111
20
Thane
138
111
20
Latur
82
66
20
Nellore
64
52
19
Gajraula
204
167
18
Faridabad*
229**
190
17
Alwar
152
127
16
Chittoor
70
59
16
Kala Amb
118
100
15
Gobindgarh
148
126
15
Amravati
102
87
15
Patiala
106
91
14
Jaipur*
172
148
14
Ongole
65
56
14
Delhi
241
208
14
Chandrapur
118
102
14
Nashik*
82
72
12
Jhansi
109
96
12
Sangli
87
77
11
Devanagere
74
66
11
Kota*
139
124
11
Rajahmundry
85
76
11
Hubli-Dharwad
79
71
10
Jabalpur*
101
91
10
Ujjain
93
84
10
Guntur
66
61
8
Kalinga Nagar
109
101
7
Meerut*
159
149
6
Nagpur*
100
94
6
Eluru
72
68
6
Madurai*
72
68
6
Damtal
55
52
5
Haldia
92
87
5
Anpara
175
166
5
Badlapur
160
152
5
Udaipur
127
121
5
Sangareddy
85
81
5
Chennai*
66
63
5
Ludhiana*
168
161
4
Pune*
102
98
4
Jamshedpur*
135
130
4
Kolhapur
89
86
3
Ulhasnagar
153
149
3
Srikakulam
69
68
1
Kashipur
99
98
1
Talcher
113
113
0
Nalgonda
59
59
0
Bhopal*
112
113
-1
Sagar
73
74
-1
Vizianagaram
72
73
-1
Chandigarh
114
116
-2
Gulburga
55
56
-2
Jalna
99
102
-3
Patna*
172
178
-3
Korba
57
59
-4
Paonta Sahib
84
90
-7
Gwalior*
126
136
-8
Raipur*
70
76
-9
Navi Mumbai
88
98
-11
Rourkela
99
111
-12
Muzaffarpur
147
168
-14
Barrackpore
86
99
-15
Guwahati
103
119
-16
Dera Bassi
88
102
-16
Solapur
81
96
-19
Dewas
83
99
-19
Indore*
82
99
-21
Vasai-Virar*
99
125
-26
Nagaon
82
107
-30
Aurangabad*
75
98
-31
Gaya
79
104
-32
Bhubaneswar
85
114
-34
Jalgaon
70
97
-39
Cuttack
93
129
-39
Nalbari
87
127
-46
Balasore
84
124
-48
Visakhapatnam*
76
120
-58
Angul
97
167
-72
* Cities are funded under XVth Finance Commission air quality grant (Million Plus City Challenge Fund)
** PM10 levels in the FY 2017-18 for Faridabad and Srinagar are not available. PM10 levels of FY 2020-21 for Faridabad and PM10 levels of FY 2018-19 for Srinagar have been considered as a baseline.
Note: Patancheru non-attainment city has been merged with Hyderabad Urban Agglomeration and accordingly revised number of cities covered under NCAP is 130.
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.