Top 10 States/UTs with respect to Funds released under National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-Systems during 2017-18

July 20, 2020

Author: susil

In India, the total amount released under national plan for conservation of aquatic eco-systems (NPCA) was Rs. 59.8 crore in 2016-17 and Rs. 55.62 crore in 2017-18. The top 10 States/UTs with respect to funds NPCA during 2017-18 were Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Odisha, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh.

Funds released for Jammu & Kashmir was Rs. 23.82 crore under NPCA during 2017-18, which accounted 42.83% of the total funds released under NPCA in India. There was release of Rs. 8.74 crore for Maharashtra under NPCA in 2017-18. It accounted 15.71% of the total funds released under NPCA in India during the same period. The amount of funds released for Odisha was Rs. 6.18 crore under NPCA in 2017-18, which accounted 11.11% of the total funds released under NPCA in India.

During 2017-18, there was release of Rs. 3.61 crore and Rs. 2.5 crore under NPCA for Bihar and Uttar Pradesh respectively. Bihar accounted for 6.49% and Uttar Pradesh accounted for 4.49% of the total funds released under NPCA in India during 2017-18.

The amount of funds released was Rs. 2.07, 1.84, 1.54, 1.06 and 0.99 crore for Kerala, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh respectively under NPCA during 2017-18. These aforementioned top 10 States/UTs accounted for 94.12% of the total funds released under NPCA in India as a whole during 2017-18.

Note: Source: RAJYA SABHA SESSION – 246 UNSTARRED QUESTION No 517.

Dataset URL: https://data.gov.in/resources/stateut-wise-funds-released-under-national-plan-conservation-aquatic-eco-systems-npca

Resource Title: State/UT-wise funds released under National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems (NPCA) during 2016-17 and 2017-18 (From : Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change)