Govt has no plans to levy tax on polluting industries: Min

NEW DELHI: Industries which cause pollution can take it easy, at least for now, as the government has no plans to levy tax on them to curb carbon emission.

"There is no proposal by the government to levy tax on polluting industries to scale down carbon emissions," Environment Minister Namo Narain Meena told Rajya Sabha in a written reply.

He explained that there is no proposal to measure and analyse the carbon footprint of polluting industries.

"India has been following a path to sustainable development through a range of policies and programmes to mitigate climate change and reduce carbon emissions," Meena added.

Power sector reforms, use of cleaner and lesser carbon-emmiting fuel for transport, encouraging mass rapid transport systems and environmental quality management are some of the measures taken by the ministry to mitigate global warming, the minister added.