Environment & Energy
Government Schemes · पर्यावरण और ऊर्जा · 18 facts
National Solar Mission (JNNSM): Part of NAPCC; 500 GW renewable energy by 2030 (175 GW solar by 2022 revised to 500 GW); India world's 4th in installed solar capacity (2024)
PM Kusum (PM Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan): Solar pumps for farmers; 30 lakh solar pumps; 10,000 MW of grid-connected solar on barren/fallow land; farmers earn selling power
PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana: 1 crore households; up to 300 units free electricity/month from rooftop solar; subsidy Rs 30,000-78,000 for 1-3 kW; Rs 75,021 crore outlay
FAME Scheme (Faster Adoption of EV): Phase II Rs 10,000 crore; 7090 e-buses, 5 lakh e-3-wheelers, 55,000 e-4-wheelers, 10 lakh e-2-wheelers; 2500+ EV charging stations
UJALA Scheme (Unnat Jyoti Affordable LED for All): 37 crore LED bulbs distributed; Rs 2 per unit electricity saving; 48 billion kWh annual savings; Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
PM Ujjwala Yojana 2.0: LPG connections to BPL women; 9.6 crore connections; Rs 1600 per connection; first refill + hotplate free; migrants get portable connections without documents
National Clean Air Programme (NCAP): Launched 2019; 20-30% PM reduction target by 2024 (revised to 40% by 2026); 131 non-attainment cities; Rs 3500 crore for clean air
AMRUT 2.0 (Atal Mission Rejuvenation Urban Transformation): 2021-2026; water supply to all urban households; sewerage coverage; Rs 2.99 lakh crore; 4700+ ULBs
Jal Shakti Abhiyan (Catch the Rain): Rainwater harvesting, rejuvenation of water bodies; 256 water-stressed districts covered; Rs 6000 crore; integrated water management
Van Dhan Vikas Kendras: Tribal forest produce value addition; 3000+ VDVKs; 89 lakh tribal artisans; TRIFED manages; Rs 3000 crore investment; online sales through Tribes India
Green Hydrogen Mission: Rs 19,744 crore; target 5 million tonne green hydrogen by 2030; 125 GW renewable energy for hydrogen production; export potential Rs 8 lakh crore
National Water Mission: One of 8 NAPCC missions; 20% water use efficiency; basin-level management; groundwater recharge; 1 lakh+ water bodies rejuvenated
SVAMITVA Scheme: Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas; drone mapping of rural land; Rs 5.59 lakh crore rural asset value mapped; property rights
TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) and IEA: India joined IEA as Associate 2017; Ambitious target — 500 GW non-fossil fuel by 2030; LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) campaign
National Forest Policy 2018 (proposed): 33% land under forest/tree cover; 12% strict forest; carbon sink creation; eco-tourism; 10% green GDP accounting
PM Jan Man Yojana: For Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs); 75 PVTGs; housing, roads, telecom, drinking water, health centres; Rs 24,000 crore; 3-year scheme
Waste to Energy projects: 500+ waste-to-energy plants planned; Okhla WtE Delhi (25 MW), Ghazipur plant; municipal solid waste energy; 300 kg/capita/year urban waste generation
International Solar Alliance (ISA): India's initiative; 120+ member countries; headquartered in Gurugram; mobilise USD 1 trillion investment in solar by 2030; PM Modi's brainchild