GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.22

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2018

Environment Friendly Technologies

22. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to

state:

(a) the details of new development project undertaken by the Government to promote the

development of environment friendly technologies that could help in the reduction of

harmful emissions;

(b) whether the Government is aware that nations such as China have increased their

efforts to combat the issues of Smog and Air based pollution by calling for strict

monitoring and implementation of pollution norms, most notably with vehicle

transport;

(c) if so, whether the Government has taken similar efforts to ensure that traffic police

and other agencies are conducting inspection of Emission stickers on vehicles, if so,

the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government proposes to set up an innovation fund, that stratus and

established firms can compete to gain funding in trying to create emission reducing

technology; and

(e) if so, the details thereof ?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND

CLIMATE CHANGE

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change implements Pollution

Abatement Schemes which includes promotion of clean technology projects. Under the

Scheme development of technologies with an objective to promote environment friendly and

energy efficiency projects that reduce emissions are undertaken. So far funding has been

provided to 26 such projects which include projects related to emission reduction. Further, to

combat the emission of CO2 and vehicular pollution, Government has initiated programmes

to achieve about 40 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel

based energy resources by 2030 with help of transfer of technology and low cost international

finance including Green Climate Fund with respect to climate change.

(b) The environmental standards have been laid down for 106 categories of industries

under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 that are in line with the international standards,

including countries like China. In case of vehicular emissions, norms have been made

stringent from time to time and BS-VI norms shall come into force by 2020.

(C) Appropriate directions have been issued by Government to control vehicular pollution

and action against visibly polluting vehicles and vehicles found plying without valid

Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate.

(d) & (e) ‘Pollution Abatement Scheme’ provides for funding for innovative technologies

including those relating to reduction of emission.

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