National Award for Prevention of Pollution

 

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Category

Descriptions

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Name of Award

National Award for Prevention of Pollution

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Division Dealing with the Award

Control of Pollution Division

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Year when the award was institute

1992

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Number of Categories in  which the award is given

Awards numbering upto eighteen (18) will be given each year, one in each of the identified category of highly polluting industries. These industries have been identified as

1.    Sugar

2.    Fertilizer

3.    Cement

4.    Fermentation and Distillery

5.    Aluminum

6.    Petro-Chemicals

7.    Thermal Power

8.    Caustic Soda

9.    Oil Refinery

10. Sulphuric Acid

11. Tanneries

12. Copper Smelting

13. Zinc Smelting

14. Iron and Steel

15. Pulp and Paper

16. Dye and Dye Intermediates

17. Pesticides

18. Pharmaceuticals

 

Awards numbering upto five (5) will be given each year to small scale industries in the following categories:

1.    Tanneries

2.    Pulp and Paper

3.    Dye and Dye Intermediates

4.    Pesticides

5.    Pharmaceuticals

 

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Procedure for inviting

Application for the award

Nominations are invited from the Industrial units through sponsoring authorities, which shall be the pollution control Board of the State where the unit is located.

- Nomination received are reviewed by the selection committee and selection committee makes recommendations for awards to Government.

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Eligibility Criteria

1.    Success in defining environmental pollution needs meeting pollution prevention goals and overall improvements  to the quality of air, water and land.

2.    Soundness of approach, scientific design and cost effectiveness .

3.    Abatement including reduction, reuse recycling or any beneficial use of waste generated, substantial and steady reduction in the effluents and emissions in the year.

4.    Reduction of risk to the community living in the vicinity of units handling hazardous chemicals.

5.    Any other identifiable specific and significant contribution towards the manufacture of environmentally friendly products and development and use of environmentally sound technologies.

6.    Substantial and continuing steps for environmental improvement . and

7.    Any other identifiable specific and significant contribution towards the manufacture of environmentally friendly products and development and use of environmentally sound technologies and aspects such as voluntary afforestation and even pioneering work in research towards environmental friendly technology and maximum amount of recycling possible in that category of industries. These steps will include substantial and continuing steps for environmental improvement and any other item which would be indicative of the corporate philosophy of the company towards positive environmental management.

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Constitution of the Committee(if the selection is made by committee)

1.    Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Chairman & other member are:

2.    Chairman CPCB

3.    Director General, technical Development

4.     Chairman, Standing Conference of Public Enterprise

5.    Director General, Indian Standards Institution.

6.    Director, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur

7.     President FICCI,

8.    President CII,

9.    Development Commissioner, Small scale Industries

10. Officer in charge of Pollution Control in the Ministry of Environment and Forests .

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Contents of the Award

  1. A Trophy

2.    A Citation

3.    Rupees One Lakh

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Periodicity of the award

Annual