Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Maharashtra)

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Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Maharashtra
Seal of Maharashtra.png
Seal of the state of Maharashtra
Ministry overview
JurisdictionIndia Maharashtra
HeadquartersMantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Parent departmentGovernment of Maharashtra
Websiteenvd.maharashtra.gov.in/default.aspx


The Ministry of Environment is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. The ministry is responsible for promoting environmental issues in Maharashtra.

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Aaditya Thackeray is current Minister of Environment and Climate Change.[2]

History[edit]

Ministry of Environment was renamed as Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in 2020.[3]

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board[edit]

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is execution wing of the ministry.[4]
MPCB is responsible for implementation of -

  • Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
  • Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
  • Water (Cess) Act, 1977
  • Few provisions under Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986
  • Biomedical Waste (M&H) Rules, 1998,
  • Hazardous Waste (M&H) Rules, 2000,
  • Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2000 etc.

MPCB is an ISO 9000 and ISO 27001 certified organization.[5]

Composition of the MPCB[6][edit]

As per provisions of section 4 of the Water (P&CP) Act, 1974 and section 5 of Air (P&CP) Act, 1981), board consists of -

  1. Chairman,
  2. Member Secretary
  3. Official and Non-Official Members

See All Ministry Government of Maharashtra[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Climate change is here, need to adapt to ways to handle it: Maharashtra environment minister Aaditya Thackeray". Hindustan Times. 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  2. ↑ Sep 12, TNN /; 2020; Ist, 10:16. "Maharashtra environment minister Aditya Thackeray surveys Aarey Colony's 'reserved forest' | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-06-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Maharashtra renames its environment ministry as 'Environment and Climate Change Ministry'". ANI News. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  4. ↑ "Introduction | Maharashtra Pollution Control Board". www.mpcb.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  5. ↑ "MPCB gets ISO 9000, ISO 27001 Certification". The Hitavada.
  6. ↑ "Establishment of MPCB | Maharashtra Pollution Control Board". www.mpcb.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-06-30.

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