Discuss the suggestion made by the tiwari committee on enviroment
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Answer:
The Government of India set up a committee in January 1980 under the Chairmanship of Shri. N.D. Tiwari, then Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission to review the existing environmental legislation and recommend legislative measures and administrative machinery for environmental protection. The committee stressed the need for the proper management of the country’s natural resources of land, forest and water in order to conserve the nation’s ecological bases.
Explanation:
The committee’s recommendations were
★ creation ofcomprehensive environmental code to cover all types
of pollution and environmental degradation.
★ constitution of environmental Courts in all district
headquarters and appointment of experts to assist the Court.
★ creation of Department of Environment.
★ setting up a Central Land Commission.
★ provisions of economic incentives to industries to encourage
environment friendly products, income tax and sales tax
benefits for adapting cleaner technology, investment tax,
credits for purchases of purification devices, replacement cost
of purification equipment in annual operating costs and
minimal tax or no tax on the manufacture of pollution control
devices.
★ making environmental impact assessment, not only a
prerequisite for industry to start but also repeated periodically.
Answer:
" Tiwari committee was formed in January 1980. It was governed by Central Government. The work of this committee was to recommend legislative measures to ensure environmental protection. The formation of the Department of Environment on 1st November 1980 was one of the initiatives of the Tiwari Committee. Its work was to coordinate national policies for the protection of the environment."