**Summary:**
This document summarizes the Indian government's response to a parliamentary question regarding Jharkhand's dedicated climate budget and its alignment with national climate action plans. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change acknowledges Jharkhand's climate initiatives and confirms that India's climate actions are implemented through various programs across Union Ministries, Departments, and State/Union Territory Governments, including Jharkhand. The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) serves as the overarching framework, encompassing missions in solar energy, energy efficiency, sustainable habitat, water, Himalayan ecosystems, Green India, sustainable agriculture, human health, and strategic knowledge. These missions are managed by respective nodal Ministries/Departments with funding allocated through their annual budgets.
Jharkhand has aligned its climate agenda with the NAPCC and Mission LiFE, promoting public investment through schemes like Birsa Harit Gram Yojana and Jharkhand Jalchhajan Yojana, which support both adaptation and mitigation. The state has also developed and submitted its State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC) with central government support. Additionally, Jharkhand is undertaking a project under the National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change (NMSKCC), with expenditures of Rs. 58.61 lakh allocated to research studies and community capacity building.
Key Entities Referenced
Jharkhand: A state in India that has prepared a dedicated climate budget and is working on climate change initiatives.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for environmental protection and climate change.
National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC): An overarching framework for climate actions in India, comprising missions in specific areas.
Mission LiFE: An initiative related to lifestyle for environment, aligned with climate agenda in Jharkhand.
Birsa Harit Gram Yojana: A scheme in Jharkhand promoting green cover and income generation.
Jharkhand Jalchhajan Yojana: A scheme in Jharkhand promoting water conservation.
State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC): A climate change action plan prepared and submitted by the state of Jharkhand with the support of the Central Government.
National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change (NMSKCC): One of the missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) focused on research studies and capacity building.
OIH
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1266
TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025
Dedicated Climate Budget of Jharkhand
1266. SHRI NALIN SOREN:
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to
state :
(a) whether the Government is aware of the dedicated climate budget prepared by the State
Government of Jharkhand to tackle climate change;
(b) if so, whether the Government has set out the climate response agenda of the State of
Jharkhand in line with the last budget at the national level to tackle the impacts of
climate change and disasters and also the measures taken to facilitate greater
effectiveness of climate-related public expenditures as well as for effective climate
adaptation and mitigation; and
(c) the details of the works carried out in the said State as per the strategy of National
Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) and amount of fund utilised during the last
two years?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND
CLIMATE CHANGE
(SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)
(a) to (c) India’s climate actions cut across various sectors and are being implemented through
various programs and schemes of different Union Ministries, Departments and State/ Union
Territory Governments including Jharkhand. The National Action Plan on Climate Change
(NAPCC) provides the overarching framework for all climate actions and comprises missions
in specific areas of solar energy, enhanced energy efficiency, sustainable habitat, water,
sustaining Himalayan ecosystems, Green India, sustainable agriculture, human health and
strategic knowledge for climate change. All these Missions are institutionalized and
implemented by their respective nodal Ministries/Departments, including allocation of funds
under their relevant schemes as a part of their annual budgetary allocations.
Jharkhand has set the climate agenda in line with National Action Plan on Climate Change
(NAPCC) and Mission LiFE. For facilitating the public investment, Government has taken
steps like promoting green cover along with income generation through Birsa Harit Gram
Yojana, Jharkhand Jalchhajan Yojana and similar schemes. These schemes are helping in
adaptation through income generation and mitigation through enhanced green cover. Further,
Jharkhand has prepared and submitted its State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC) with
the support of Central Government.The state is also working on a project under National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for
Climate Change (NMSKCC), which is one of the nine missions under National Action plan on
Climate Change (NAPCC), through which an expenditure of Rs. 58.61 lakh has been done on
research & studies and also capacity building of communities.
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