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Posted 28 Mar 2024

Updated 30 Mar 2024

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  • Despite collecting a total of Rs 777.69 crore through Environment Protection Charge (EPC) and Environmental Compensation, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has utilized only 20% of these funds. 
    • These funds were utilised for: R&D on air quality, health impact studies, infrastructure development for air and water quality surveillance, remediation of contaminated sites etc.

 

  • CPCB receives compensation under two heads:
    • Environment Protection Charge (EPC):  The dealer/manufacturer is required to pay one per cent EPC for specified new diesel vehicles, registered only in Delhi and NCR. 
      • It is received as per order of Supreme Court.
    • Environmental compensation is policy instrument for protection of environment which works on the Polluter Pay Principle.
      • It is received as per orders of NGT.
      • It is utilized to protect environment through strengthening of laboratories/monitoring network, projects in compliance of NGT orders, capacity building of pollution control boards, etc.

 

  • CPCB is Statutory Body formed under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
    • Also, it is entrusted with powers and functions under Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
    • Functions under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • Tags :
  • Pollution
  • CPCB
  • Environmental Compensation
  • Environment Protection Charge
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