Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Cabinet Minister
  • Kirti Vardhan Singh, Minister of State
    • Agency executives
    • Tanmay Kumar, IAS, Secretary (EF&CC)
    • Jitender Kumar, IFS, Director General of Forests and Special Secretary
    Websitehttps://moef.gov.in/
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    The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is an

    Climate Change.[3]

    The ministry is responsible for planning, promoting, coordinating, and overseeing the implementation of

    national parks of India
    .

    COP21
    in Paris.

    The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is the cadre controlling authority of the Indian Forest Service (IFS), one of the three All India Services.

    History

    Environmental debates were first introduced into the national political agenda during

    4th Five-Year Plan (1969–74), for example, proclaimed "harmonious development [...] on the basis of a comprehensive appraisal of environmental issues." In 1977 (during the Emergency) Gandhi added Article 48A to the constitution stating that: "The State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country." The same decree transferred wildlife and forests from state list to concurrent list of the constitution, thus giving the central government the power to overrule state decisions on that matter. Such political and constitutional changes prepared the groundwork for the creation of a federal Department of Environment in 1980, turned into the Ministry of Environment and Forests in 1985.[4]
    Although tackling climate change was already a responsibility of the ministry, its priority was raised when in May 2014 the ministry was renamed to the current title of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.[5]

    Administration

    The forest administration is based on demarcation of states into Forest Divisions which consists of Forest Ranges. Forest Beats under Ranges are the smallest unit of administration hierarchy. Natural features on the field form the boundaries of each beat which has an average area of around 16 km square.[6]

    Organisation

    Cabinet Ministers

    • Note: MoS, I/C – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
    No. Portrait Minister
    (Birth-Death)
    Constituency         		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
    From To Period
    Minister of Environment and Forests
    1 Rajiv Gandhi
    (1944–1991)
    MP for Amethi
    (Prime Minister)     		31 December
    1984     		22 October
    1986     		1 year, 295 days
    Indian National Congress (I)
    		 Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
    2
    Bhajan Lal
    (1930–2011)
    Rajya Sabha MP for Haryana
    		 22 October
    1986     		14 February
    1988     		1 year, 115 days
    3 Ziaur Rahman Ansari
    (1925–1992)
    MP for Unnao
    (MoS, I/C until 25 June 1988)     		14 February
    1988     		2 December
    1989     		1 year, 291 days
    – Vishwanath Pratap Singh
    (1931–2008)
    MP for Fatehpur
    (Prime Minister)     		2 December
    1989     		23 April
    1990     		142 days Janata Dal Vishwanath Vishwanath Pratap Singh
    4 Nilamani Routray
    (1920–2004)
    MP for Puri         		23 April
    1990     		10 November
    1990     		201 days
    5 Maneka Gandhi
    (born 1956)
    MP for Pilibhit
    (MoS, I/C)     		10 November
    1990     		21 June
    1991     		223 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
    6 Kamal Nath
    (born 1946)
    MP for Chhindwara
    (MoS, I/C)     		21 June
    1991     		15 September
    1995     		4 years, 86 days
    Indian National Congress (I)
    		 Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
    7 Rajesh Pilot
    (1945–2000)
    MP for Dausa
    (MoS, I/C)     		15 September
    1995     		16 May
    1996     		244 days
    – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
    (1924–2018)
    MP for Lucknow
    (Prime Minister)     		16 May
    1996     		1 June
    1996     		16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Atal Bihari Vajpayee
    – H. D. Deve Gowda
    (born 1933)
    Unelected
    (Prime Minister)     		1 June
    1996     		29 June
    1996     		28 days Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
    8 Jai Narain Prasad Nishad
    (1930–2018)
    MP for Muzaffarpur
    (MoS, I/C)     		29 June
    1996     		21 February
    1997     		237 days
    9 Saifuddin Soz
    (born 1937)
    Rajya Sabha MP for Jammu and Kashmir         		21 February
    1997     		21 April
    1997     		1 year, 26 days
    Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
    21 April
    1997     		19 March
    1998     		Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
    10 Suresh Prabhu
    (born 1953)
    MP for Rajapur         		19 March
    1998     		13 October
    1999     		1 year, 208 days
    Shiv Sena
    		 Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
    11 T. R. Baalu
    (born 1941)
    MP for Chennai South         		13 October
    1999     		21 December
    2003     		4 years, 69 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Vajpayee III
    – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
    (1924–2018)
    MP for Lucknow
    (Prime Minister)     		21 December
    2003     		9 January
    2004     		19 days Bharatiya Janata Party
    12 Ramesh Bais
    (born 1947)
    MP for Raipur
    (MoS, I/C)     		9 January
    2004     		22 May
    2004     		134 days
    13 A. Raja
    (born 1963)
    MP for Perambalur         		23 May
    2004     		15 May
    2007     		2 years, 357 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
    – Manmohan Singh
    (1932–2024)
    Rajya Sabha MP for Assam
    (Prime Minister)     		15 May
    2007     		22 May
    2009     		2 years, 7 days Indian National Congress
    14 Jairam Ramesh
    (born 1954)
    Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh
    (MoS, I/C)     		22 May
    2009     		12 July
    2011     		2 years, 51 days Manmohan II
    15 Jayanthi Natarajan
    (born 1954)
    Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu
    (MoS, I/C)     		12 July
    2011     		21 December
    2013     		2 years, 162 days
    16 Veerappa Moily
    (born 1940)
    MP for Chikballapur         		21 December
    2013     		26 May
    2014     		156 days
    Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
    17 Prakash Javadekar
    (born 1951)
    Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh
    (MoS, I/C)     		26 May
    2014     		5 July
    2016     		2 years, 40 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
    18 Anil Madhav Dave
    (1956–2017)
    Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh
    (MoS, I/C)     		5 July
    2016     		18 May
    2017
    (died in office)     		317 days
    19 Harsh Vardhan
    (born 1954)
    MP for Chandni Chowk         		18 May
    2017     		30 May
    2019     		2 years, 12 days
    (17) Prakash Javadekar
    (born 1951)
    Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra         		31 May
    2019     		7 July
    2021     		2 years, 37 days Modi II
    20 Bhupender Yadav
    (born 1969)
    Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan
    MP for Alwar         		7 July
    2021     		9 June
    2024     		3 years, 270 days
    10 June
    2024     		Incumbent Modi III

    Ministers of State

    No. Portrait Minister
    (Birth-Death)
    Constituency         		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
    From To Period
    Minister of State for Environment and Forests
    1 Vir Sen
    MP for Khurja     		31 December
    1984     		25 September
    1985     		268 days
    Indian National Congress (I)
    		 Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
    2 Ziaur Rahman Ansari
    (1925–1992)
    MP for Unnao         		25 September
    1985     		14 February
    1988     		2 years, 142 days
    3 Sumati Oraon
    (born 1935)
    MP for Lohardaga         		4 July
    1989     		2 December
    1989     		151 days
    4 Maneka Gandhi
    (born 1956)
    MP for Pilibhit         		6 December
    1989     		6 November
    1990     		335 days Janata Dal Vishwanath Vishwanath Pratap Singh
    5 Jai Narain Prasad Nishad
    (1930–2018)
    MP for Muzaffarpur         		1 June
    1996     		29 June
    1996     		28 days Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
    6 Babulal Marandi
    (born 1958)
    MP for Dumka         		19 March
    1998     		13 October
    1999     		2 years, 233 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
    13 October
    1999     		7 November
    2000     		Vajpayee III
    7 Dilip Singh Judeo
    (1949–2013)
    MP for Chhattisgarh (Rajya Sabha)         		29 January
    2003     		17 November
    2003     		292 days
    8 Namo Narain Meena
    (born 1943)
    MP for Sawai Madhopur         		23 May
    2004     		22 May
    2009     		4 years, 364 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
    9 S. Regupathy
    (born 1950)
    MP for Pudukkottai         		15 May
    2007     		22 May
    2009     		2 years, 7 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change
    10
    Gautam Buddh Nagar
    		 3 September
    2017     		30 May
    2019     		1 year, 269 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
    11 Babul Supriyo
    (born 1970)
    MP for Asansol         		31 May
    2019     		7 July
    2021     		2 years, 37 days Modi II
    12 Ashwini Kumar Choubey
    (born 1953)
    MP for Buxar         		7 July
    2021     		10 June
    2024     		2 years, 339 days
    13 Kirti Vardhan Singh
    (born 1966)
    MP for Gonda         		10 June
    2024     		Incumbent 297 days Modi III

    Initiatives

    In August 2019 Ministry of Environment released the Draft National

    sustainable and equitable economic growth. The policy is guided by principle of reduction in primary resource consumption; creation of higher value with less material through resource efficient circular approach; waste minimization; material security and creation of employment opportunities and business model beneficial to cause of environment protection and restoration. It was based on the report of NITI Aayog and European Union titled, The strategy on resource efficiency. The policy seeks to set up a National Resource Efficiency Authority with core working group housed in the Ministry. It also plans to offer tax benefits on recycled materials and soft loans to set up waste disposal and material recovery facilities.[9][10]

    As of 8 December 2021, some states have received more than Rupees 47,000 crore for afforestation. The states are directed to channel this amount as compensatory afforestation which shall be used for plantations, assisted natural forest regeneration, forest fire-prevention, pest and disease control in forest, and expedite soil and moisture conservation works.[citation needed]

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "Contact Us | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Government of India". Moef.gov.in. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
    2. ^ "MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE DEMAND NO. 27 : Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change" (web). Indiabudget.gov.in. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
    3. ^ "Following Anil Daves death, Dr Harsh Vardhan gets additional charge of environment". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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    5. ^ "Ministry of environment and forests undergoes a nomenclature change". The Economic Times. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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    7. ^ "About ENVIS".
    8. ^ "Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Government of India". Envfor.nic.in. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
    9. ^ "Comments called for on the Draft National Resource Efficiency Policy Released". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
    10. ^ "EU-India joint declaration on resource efficiency and circular economy(PDF)". Consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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