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Planning Commission GOI

Inclusion of Environmental Performance as a Criteria in the Allocation of Central Assistance to State Plans. Planning Commission GOI. Functions of the Planning Commission.

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Planning Commission GOI

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  1. Inclusion of Environmental Performance as a Criteria in the Allocation of Central Assistance to State Plans Planning Commission GOI

  2. Functions of the Planning Commission • Make an assessment of the material, capital and human resources of the country, including technical personnel, and augment such resources which are found to be deficient; • Formulate a Plan for the most effective & balanced utilisation of country's resources; • On a determination of priorities, define the stages in which the Plan should be carried out and propose the allocation of resources for the due completion of each stage; • Allocate resources to States and Ministries of the Central Government • The emphasis of the Commission is on maximising the output by using our limited resources optimally and to increases the efficiency of utilisation of the allocations made.

  3. Criteria and weightage under Gadgil – Mukeerjee formula, 1991 for Non-Category States.

  4. Weightage assigned to items in 3(c)- Progress in respect of National Objectives - Suggestion

  5. Need for inclusion of Environmental Criteria • It is well documented that if the victims of depletion and degradation of natural environment are not identified and compensated by the state the vulnerable section face additional economic hardships. • The approach, should, be to continue to focuses on pollution abatement, promotion of adherence to environmental standards, natural resource conservation and 3R’s /4Rs.

  6. Need for inclusion of Environmental Criteria • Considering the influence of natural resources depletion and unabated pollution on many sectors of the economy, it is considered necessaryto recognize environmental performance by states as a criteria for allocation of resources/in the Gadgil formula 3c-Performance and modify the same.

  7. Objective • Recognise Environmental Management efforts viz; Pollution Abatement, Natural Resource Conservation and Reduction of GHG’s, made by States • Rank the States based on Environmental Performance and encourage their efforts. • Ensure that safe & healthy environment is evident in the National Objective- 3C of the Gadgil formula.

  8. Process • A proposal was presented in the IPC meeting held on 15th Jan, 2010 .

  9. Proposal • Construct Environment Performance Index.{PC-EPI} and Rank States & UTs . • Devolve funds , to incentivise Environmental Performance , based on EPI ranking of the States/ UTs.

  10. Environmental Indicators • Determining the appropriate methodology for arriving at a universally acceptable Environmental Indices is a subject of much debate and research. • Many consider that environmental degradation due to pollution can be measured by actual emission data of hazardous substances alone but others feel that it should include factors which influence its spread and intensity.

  11. Studies • A number of studies have been undertaken on the relationship between economic growth, Per Capita Net Domestic Product (PCNDP) and Environmental Performance. • The efficiency of the environmental governance and pollution abatement in the country is also an area which has received some attention.

  12. PC-EPICriteria Indicators No.

  13. Air Quality • Ambient Air Quality indicators considered for measuring the performance are sulphur dioxide (SOx), nitrogen oxide (NOx) and Respirable Suspended particulate Matter (RSPM) for which standards have been notified. States meeting the Standards were assigned a score of 1.0. • Pondicherry, Goa, Kerala, and Mizoram, with scores of 1.0 are ranked as States with better air quality

  14. Water Quality • Percent Sewage disposal and water quality of rivers viz; Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and Total Feacal Coliform Count (TFC) have been considered under water quality. • Except for Himachal Pradesh, and Goa, no States show any semblance of adherence to river water quality prescribed.

  15. Forestry- Indicators • percent Total Forest Cover (TFC) of state GA and contribution to national forest cover • change in forest cover during 2003 to 2009, • Protected Area (PA) network of the state GA & contribution to national average, and • yearly average afforestation effort during 2006 to 2009. • Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Mizoram, Sikkim and Manipur are ranked 1 2, 3 4 and 5 respectively

  16. Waste Management- indicators • 1. Municipal Solid Waste Collection efficiency, • 2. Treatment and disposal capacity for hazardous wastes , and • 3. Biomedical waste capacity set up for treatment • Chandigarh , Sikkim , Haryana, AP and Mizoram are ranked 1-5 with respect to solid waste management.

  17. Climate Change-Indicators • 1. Existence of a separate State Disaster Management Authority (SDMAs), • 2. Percentage of Non-conventional Energy including Hydro in Total Energy Consumption , and • 3. State's GHG emissions i.e CH4 (Methane) from entric sources.

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