Water
State Subject
- center made law a states demanded
- to maintain Wholesomeness of Water
- permission ➡️ state bords. mandatory
Statutory Bodies
Recent Amendments
- applicable in
- HP
- Rajasthan
- UT’s
- nomination of the chairman of the State Pollution Control Board ➡️ prescribed by the Central Government;
- Central government may exempt certain categories of industrial plants from the application of Section 25 relating to restriction on new outlets and new discharges
- decriminalising of minor offences ➡️ monetary penalty
- the amount of penalty imposed is to be credited to the Environmental Protection Fund established under section 16 of the EPA 1986
Need
- consonance with the spirit of Ease of Living and Ease of Doing Business.
- emphasizes that the cornerstone of democratic governance lies in the government trusting its own people and institutions.
- Bill indicates that outdated rules and regulations causes trust deficit