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Date: 2026-02-05 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: India

Parliament Question: Promotion of Green Buildings

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**Executive Summary** The document is a response from the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs to a question in Lok Sabha regarding the promotion of green buildings in India. It details steps taken by the government to promote the Energy Conservation and Sustainable Building Code (ECSBC), funds allocated, and projects undertaken. The ECSBC was framed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in 2024. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Energy Conservation and Sustainable Building Code (ECSBC):** * Framed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in 2024, replacing the Energy Conservation and Building Code (ECBC). * Applies to new residential, commercial, or official buildings with a minimum connected load of 100 kW or contracted demand of about 120 kVA and above. * **Awareness and Capacity Building:** * 973 training programs conducted, training approximately 41,000 officials on ECSBC/ECBC by BEE since 2021. * CPWD Works Manual mandates minimum 3-Star GRIHA certification for major projects. * The Delhi Schedule of Rates (E&M) 2025 published by CPWD with BEE includes provisions for energy-efficient E&M items. * **Funding and Implementation:** * Rs. 54,20,55,329/- allocated to States/UTs for energy efficiency programs implemented by BEE between FY 2021-26 (details in Annexure-I). * BEE develops and updates the ECSBC; States adopt it through legal notification, and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) integrate its provisions into building approval processes. * Approximately 1,400 ULBs across 27 States and Union Territories have adopted ECBC for implementation. * BEE does not maintain a list of ECBC-compliant buildings nationwide. * **Retrofitting and Green Building Projects:** * No specific policy exists to retrofit traditional buildings. * Measures are being taken for energy-efficient green buildings as part of renovation, upgradation, and maintenance work. * Examples of projects with green building norms are listed, including: East Kidwai Nagar (New Delhi), AIIMS Bilaspur (HP), KTPO Premises (Bangalore), IIM (Sambalpur, Odisha), Vanijya Bhawan & Kaushal Bhawan & Bharat Mandapam (New Delhi), Aayakar Bhawan (Kochi, Kerala), 2400 Seater Auditorium (Kolkata), All India Institute of Ayurveda (Goa) and ISPAT Post Graduate Medical Institute (Rourkela, Odisha). * **Monitoring and Compliance:** * Provisions related to ECSBC are monitored by all Site/Project in-charges. **Impact Analysis** **States/Union Territories** * **Impact**: Required to adopt ECSBC through legal notification and integrate it into ULB building approval processes. * **Action Required**: Legal adoption and integration of ECSBC into building approval processes. **Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)** * **Impact**: Required to integrate ECSBC provisions into building approval and permitting processes. * **Action Required**: Implementation of ECSBC within building approval and permitting processes. **Central Public Works Department (CPWD)** * **Impact**: Mandated to ensure major projects achieve a minimum 3-Star GRIHA certification and judiciously use C&D waste. * **Action Required**: Comply with the CPWD Works Manual regarding GRIHA certification and C&D waste management. **Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)** * **Impact**: Responsible for developing, updating, and implementing ECSBC, along with monitoring and training. * **Action Required**: Continue to develop and update the ECSBC, oversee its implementation, and provide training. **Site/Project In-Charges** * **Impact**: Responsible for monitoring the provisions related to ECSBC * **Action Required**: Monitor and ensure compliance with ECSBC at respective sites/projects.

Key Entities Referenced

Energy Conservation and Sustainable Building Code (ECSBC): A code promoted across India to promote green buildings and energy conservation. Focus of question and answer. Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs: The primary ministry responsible for the subject matter of the question and answer. Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE): The agency that frames and updates the ECSBC. Plays a key role in implementation. GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Assessment): A national green building rating system in India. CPWD mandates major projects to be minimum 3 Star (Upto 5 Star) GRIHA certified. Central Public Works Department (CPWD): The central government organization that carries out public works including construction and maintenance. Plays a role in implementing green building norms.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1103 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 05, 2026 PROMOTION OF GREEN BUILDINGS NO. 1103. SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS: Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the steps taken by the Government during the last five years to promote green buildings and adoption of the Energy Conservation and Sustainable Building Code (ECSBC) across the country including incentives, awareness campaigns and capacity building initiatives; (b) the details of the funds allocated and utilised for such initiatives, year and State-wise; (c) the number of States and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) implementing ECSBC or equivalent green building codes, particularly for Andhra Pradesh, ULB-wise; (d) whether there is any policy to retrofit traditional or existing buildings into energy efficient green structures and if so, the details thereof; (e) the green buildings constructed by the Government for administrative purposes along with the proposed projects, locations and expected timelines; and (f) the measures taken to ensure monitoring, compliance and effectiveness of ECSBC implementation? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU) (a): The Energy Conservation and Sustainable Building Code (ECSBC) is framed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in 2024, replacing the Energy Conservation and Building Code (ECBC) and applies to new buildings or building complexes, whether residential, commercial, or official use, with a minimum connected load of 100 kW or a contracted demand of about 120 kVA and above. …2/--2- Under awareness campaigns and capacity-building programmes in States/UTs, a total of 973 training programmes were conducted and approximately 41000 officials have been trained on ECSBC/ECBC by BEE during last five years since 2021. Also, CPWD Works Manual mandates all major projects to be minimum 3 Star (Upto 5 Star) GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Assessment-2021) certification in which all eco-friendly features are integrated part of all projects. CPWD with the help of Bureau of Energy Efficiency published Delhi Schedule of Rates (E&M) – 2025 which has provision for Energy efficient E&M items. CPWD has emphasis to use C&D waste judiciously and has issued necessary guidelines in this regard. Use of non-conventional energy such as rooftop Photovoltaic (PV) solar power generation, Solar water heating, Geo-thermal heat exchange are being adopted in CPWD Works. The energy efficient technology and material, Energy efficient lighting, renewable energy system are also being used in CPWD Works to reduce heat loss in building and lesser use of AC appliance etc. (b) During the last five years an amount of Rs. 54,20,55,329/- has been allocated to various States/UTs under energy efficiency programmes implemented by BEE. The details of fund allocation for the last five years (FY 2021-26) are attached at Annexure-I. (c) BEE develops and updates the code, states adopt it through legal notification, and urban local bodies (ULBs) integrate its provisions into the building approval and permitting process. Approximately 1,400 ULBs across twenty-seven States and Union Territories have adopted ECBC for implementation. BEE does not maintain a list of ECBC-compliant buildings or building complexes nationwide. (d) No such policy exists. However, all possible measures are being taken for energy efficient green buildings as part of renovation, upgradation and maintenance work. (e) Some of the projects with green building norms are as follows: i. East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi ii. AIIMS Bilaspur, HP iii. KTPO Premises, Bangalore …3/--3- iv. IIM, Sambalpur, Odisha v. Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi vi. Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi vii. Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi viii. Aayakar Bhawan, Kochi, Kerala ix. 2400 Seater Auditorium (Dhandhanya), Kolkata x. All India Institute of Ayurveda, Yoga AND Naturopathy (AIIAY&N), Goa xi. ISPAT Post Graduate Medical Institute And Super Speciality Hospital at Rourkela, Odisha. (f) Provisions related to ECSBC are monitored by all Site/Project incharges. *****Annexure-I State-wise funds allocation under the Building Head for the period from FY 2021–22 to FY 2025–26 (in Rupees) Funds Allocated 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Total Andaman & - - - - - - Nicobar Andhra Pradesh 2,97,84,900.00 - 2,31,18,976.00 21,09,731.00 7,46,400.00 5,57,60,007.00 Arunachal Pradesh 1,25,00,000.00 - - - - 1,25,00,000.00 Assam 80,01,424.00 48,20,794.00 52,85,354.00 - 14,83,385.00 1,95,90,957.00 Bihar 55,59,423.00 - 23,34,000.00 - - 78,93,423.00 Chandigarh - - - - 18,81,035.00 18,81,035.00 Chhattisgarh 3,21,34,280.00 23,32,152.00 49,35,114.00 - - 3,94,01,546.00 Daman and Diu - - - - - - Delhi 51,68,636.00 - - - - 51,68,636.00 Goa - - - - - - Gujarat 43,28,358.00 - - - 10,00,000.00 53,28,358.00 Haryana 51,81,970.00 34,44,420.00 34,69,898.00 13,27,540.00 11,37,094.00 1,45,60,922.00 Himachal Pradesh 3,05,04,936.00 - 32,73,147.00 13,87,667.00 12,33,854.00 3,63,99,604.00 Jammu and 43,45,940.00 - 40,00,000.00 4,50,000.00 11,00,000.00 98,95,940.00 Kashmir Jharkhand 70,53,981.00 - - 21,61,081.00 - 92,15,062.00 Karnataka 38,45,620.00 17,16,448.00 5,72,448.00 - - 61,34,516.00 Kerala 42,06,107.00 37,90,157.00 37,00,000.00 - 10,00,000.00 1,26,96,264.00 Ladakh 58,85,099.00 - 35,31,057.00 51,26,284.00 13,95,514.00 1,59,37,954.00 Lakshadweep - - - - - - Madhya Pradesh 59,72,057.00 - - - 32,14,896.00 91,86,953.00 Maharashtra 45,43,000.00 18,17,200.00 47,67,970.00 2,00,00,000.00 8,59,200.00 3,19,87,370.00 Manipur 96,99,718.00 - 53,70,180.00 17,90,060.00 78,47,340.00 2,47,07,298.00 Meghalaya - - - - 2,50,000.00 2,50,000.00 Mizoram - - - - - - Nagaland - - - - - - Odisha 62,69,779.00 50,00,000.00 32,85,648.00 - 23,95,514.00 1,69,50,941.00 Puducherry 3,57,86,219.00 - 71,46,014.00 2,25,875.00 - 4,31,58,108.00 Punjab 3,00,17,201.00 17,09,424.00 18,90,057.00 - - 3,36,16,682.00Rajasthan 47,15,280.00 - 27,12,288.00 - - 74,27,568.00 Sikkim 2,50,00,000.00 7,00,000.00 7,25,077.00 - - 2,64,25,077.00 Tamil Nadu 40,29,700.00 - - - 11,05,896.00 51,35,596.00 Telangana 53,93,780.00 18,72,896.00 61,49,249.00 24,09,760.00 - 1,58,25,685.00 Tripura - - - - - - Uttar Pradesh 60,89,980.00 35,71,766.00 2,19,27,664.00 56,70,183.00 - 3,72,59,593.00 Uttarakhand 1,65,78,360.00 9,37,632.00 91,70,717.00 - - 2,66,86,709.00 West Bengal 58,40,410.00 - - 52,33,115.00 - 1,10,73,525.00 Total 31,84,36,158.00 3,17,12,889.00 11,73,64,858.00 4,78,91,296.00 2,66,50,128.00 54,20,55,329.00

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