Karnataka to Implement Grassroots Climate Action Plans for 5,994 Gram Panchayats

Key facts

• Karnataka is developing individual climate action plans for 5,994 gram panchayats and 340 urban local bodies to institutionalise climate accountability at the grassroots level.
• The Environmental Management and Policy Research Institute (EMPRI) is spearheading the initiative to align local actions with India’s net-zero journey.
• The state is monitoring 105 climate targets across 15 departments for the 2025–2030 period, which are reviewed monthly by an apex committee headed by the Chief Secretary.
• Key focus areas for the village-level plans include water-use efficiency, cultivation of drought-resistant crops and millets, agroforestry, and a target to plant five crore saplings.
• A research report by the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) and SDM Institute for Management Development highlighted that Karnataka has crossed the 50 per cent mark in renewable energy generation.