(a) whether the Government has constituted State Level Impact Assessment Authorities in the country under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committees are mandatory in this regard; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Ministry of Environment and Forests has constituted 26 State/UT level Impact Assessments Authorities (SEIAA/UTIAA) and State/UT level Expert Appraisal Committees (SEAC/UTEAC) under the provisions of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2006.
(c) & (d) The EIA Notification 2006 provides that the SEIAA shall base its decision for grant of environmental clearance on the recommendations of the State level Expert Appraisal Committees so constituted vide the provisions of the EIA Notification 2006.