Dear PIO,
Subject: Request to furnish information about plans, allocations and capital expenditure on energy transition and net-zero initiatives as per allocation under the 2023-24 budget, u/s Section 6(1) of RTI Act, 2005
I, Aruna Chandrasekhar, a citizen of India request you to furnish me with certain information under Section 6(1) of the Right to Information Act 2005. If the information below is unavailable to your office, please forward it to the concerned public authority as per Section 6(3) of the RTI Act, 2005.
On February 1, 2023, the finance ministry in the Union Budget 2023-24 announced Rs. 30,000 crore towards capital support to public sector oil marketing companies like BPCL for net-zero and energy transition initiatives.
Particulars of the information requested pertaining to the time period 1 Feb 2023 to 1 February 2024:
1. Please provide details of all applications made for grants under this budgetary allocation and corresponding grants made by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas/finance ministry
2. Please furnish details of the amount requested, particulars of the project/investment/cost-head, detailed plans, cost-benefit analysis and any assessments/justification of how the investment would help achieve India's net-zero and energy transition objectives.
3. Please provide details/actuals of expenditure specifying particulars of the project/investment/cost-head, exact costs and any receipts.
4. Please provide estimates of emissions savings of any of these measures, if available.
5. If the money has not been spent, please provide reasons why/why not, and where action is pending.
Name: Aruna Chandrasekhar
Address: 1301, Awesome Heights, Ashok Nagar Society, Marol, Mumbai 400072
Mobile: 9958613162
Many thanks,
Aruna Chandrasekhar