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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-25072024-255716
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2782]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2024/SHRAVANA 1, 1946
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 19th July, 2024
S.O. 2919(E) – The following draft notification which the Central Government proposes
to issue, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7A of the Public Liability Insurance Act,
1991 (6 of 1991), for bringing out amendment in the Environmental Relief Fund Scheme, 2008 is
hereby published for information of the public and other stakeholders likely to be affected thereby
and notice is hereby given that the said notification will be taken into consideration by the Central
Government on or after the expiry of sixty days from the date on which copies of this notification
as published in the 'Gazette of India are made available to the public;
Any person interested in making any objection or suggestion on the proposals contained in the
draft notification may do so in writing within the period so specified through post to the Secretary,
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road,
Aliganj, New Delhi 110003 or electronically at email address: [email protected] or
[email protected].
Draft Notification
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7A of the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
which has been as amended by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of the Provisions) Act, 2023 the
Central Government, hereby makes the following amendments in the Environmental Relief Fund
Scheme 2008, namely: -
1. Short title and commencement:
(1) This scheme may be called Environmental Relief Fund (Amendment) Scheme, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In Environmental Relief Fund Scheme, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as the principal
scheme), after clause (ii) of sub-paragraph (4) of paragraph (3), the following clause shall be
inserted, namely: -
“(iii) (a) penalties and additional penalties collected under the Act;
(b) interest or returns earned on the investments of the Environmental Relief Fund.”.
Provided that the funds collected under clause (iii) shall be monitored separately in the
accounts of Environmental Relief Fund by the fund manager.
3. In the principal scheme after paragraph 7, the following paragraph shall be inserted,
namely: -
“7A. (1) The Central Government shall, upon receipt of the application in Form 1A of the
Public Liability Insurance (Amendment) Rules, 2024 in accordance with sub-section (1) of section
7 of the Public Liability Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2024, scrutinize the extent of the damage
caused and determine the amount of funds to be sanctioned to the Central Pollution Control Board
or State Pollution Control Board, as the case may be, for compensating the such damages.
(2) The Fund Manager shall, upon receipt of recommendation of the Central Government as to
the amount of fund to be sanctioned under sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 7A by an order,
sanction the fund in Form V, and disburse it from the Environmental Relief Fund to the Central
Pollution Control Board or State Pollution Control Board.
(3) The Central Pollution Control Board or State Pollution Control Board or Fund Manager
shall maintain proper records and documentation of the utilization of funds and shall submit
annual reports to the Central Government detailing the progress of environmental remediation
activities.
(4) The Central Government shall monitor the utilization of funds disbursed to the Central
Pollution Control Board or State Pollution Control Board.
4. In the Principal Scheme, for Form-II, the following Form shall be substituted, namely: -
FORM-II
SERIAL NO:
Collector:
Date
ORDER
I hereby sanction Rs........(Rupees...as an interim relief in respect of the death/injury of
Shri/Shrimati/Km.....resulting from accidents due to manufacture, processing, treatment, package,
storage, transportation by vehicle, use, collection, destruction, conversion, offering for sale,
transfer of the like of such hazardous substances which took place at......(Name of the unit &
Place) on to Shri/Shrimati/Kumari...as the legal representative of the deceased or to (Name
of the injured).
Signature of the Collector
Copy to:
1. Fund Manager
2. Office of the insurance Company
3. The Claimant
4. Collector office file
5. The Owner concerned
5. In the Principal Scheme, after Form-IV, the following Form shall be inserted, namely: -
FORM-V
(under sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 7A)
Application No:
Date
ORDER
I hereby sanction Rs..............(Rupees for restoration of environmental
damage as shown by Central Pollution Control Board / State Pollution Control Board resulting
from an industrial operation which took place at........................(Name of the unit & Place) on (date
and time) .................... to Central Pollution Control Board /State Pollution Control Board.
Signature of the Concerned Authorized Officer
Copy to:
1. Fund Manager
2. Office of CPCB/SPCB
[F. No. HSM-12/96/2020-HSM]
NARESH PAL GANGWAR, Add. Secy.
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