{"id":93458,"date":"2021-03-09T18:04:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T12:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=93458"},"modified":"2021-03-11T11:46:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T06:16:28","slug":"parliamentary-standing-committee-report-on-environment-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/parliamentary-standing-committee-report-on-environment-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliamentary Standing Committee report on Environment Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is the news?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answeredwhat-are-parliamentary-standing-committees-discuss-their-need-and-significance-in-parliamentary-democracy\/\">Parliamentary Standing Committee<\/a> on Environment, Forests and Climate Change chaired by a Rajya Sabha member has tabled its report. The report demands more grants to the Environment ministry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What were the key highlights of the report?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On Budget allocation for Environment Ministry:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Budget 2020-21, Government has reduced the revised budgetary estimates for the Environment Ministry by 35% due to adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This has resulted in the non-release of funds for the proposed schemes.<\/li>\n<li>Moreover, the budget estimates for the Environment Ministry are the lowest in the last three years. The ministry requires additional funds of Rs 900 crore to carry out its programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>On Measures needed to Control Air Pollution:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Central Mechanism: <\/strong>The control of pollution projects is carried out by different agencies at the Centre and by state governments. Hence, a central mechanism should be set up to monitor all central and state agencies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capacity Building exercises <\/strong>should be undertaken at the municipal level to ensure proper implementation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ngt-slams-moef-over-national-clean-air-programme\/\">National Clean Air Programme(NCAP).<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>The government should allocate grants<\/strong> based on the recommendation of the 15th Finance Commission. It recommended for the installations of air quality monitoring systems in smaller cities and towns.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Invest in Infrastructure: <\/strong>Government should invest in setting up infrastructure for pollution abatement measures. It includes installing superchargers for electric vehicles, establishing effective microorganism bio-digester units for waste treatment and biogas production in urban areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other Key Findings and suggestions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Man Animal Conflict: <\/strong>Ministry of Environment should take measures to minimise man-animal conflicts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Low Expenditure on Conservation and Development: <\/strong>The committee has expressed concern over low expenditure on R&amp;D in Conservation and Development. The ministry has spent 16.3%, 35.8%, and 23.5% of its allocated amount in the last three years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/budget-estimates-for-environment-ministry-lowest-in-3-yrs-rs-900-cr-additional-funds-needed-house-panel\/\"><strong>Indian Express<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the news? The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Environment, Forests and Climate Change chaired by a Rajya Sabha member has tabled its report. The report demands more grants to the Environment ministry. What were the key highlights of the report? 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