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The Pathways to Manage Air Pollution: An Ontological Assessment of The National Clean Air Programme 2019, India


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1 Ramaiah Public Policy Centre, Gokula Education Foundation (Medical), MS Ramaiah Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bengaluru 560 054, India
2 University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60607, United States
 

The National Clean Air Programme 2019 (NCAP 2019) addresses India’s air pollution problem systematically and systemically. Its 198 action points comprehensively encapsulate the recommended pathways of the programme. We present an ontological analysis of these action points and highlight the pathways they emphasize frequently, infrequently and overlook. Subsequently, we discuss the selectivity and segmentation of the pathways in the action points, the gaps in them and the potential gaps in the effectiveness of NCAP 2019. Last, we present recommendations to discover and design novel pathways to bridge the gaps and improve the effectiveness of the programme.

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Air Pollution, Action Points, Ontological Analysis, Policies and Programmes.
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Authors

Munikrishnappa Anilkumar
Ramaiah Public Policy Centre, Gokula Education Foundation (Medical), MS Ramaiah Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bengaluru 560 054, India
Shwetmala Kashyap
Ramaiah Public Policy Centre, Gokula Education Foundation (Medical), MS Ramaiah Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bengaluru 560 054, India
Susanna G. Mitra
Ramaiah Public Policy Centre, Gokula Education Foundation (Medical), MS Ramaiah Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bengaluru 560 054, India
Devina Neogi
Ramaiah Public Policy Centre, Gokula Education Foundation (Medical), MS Ramaiah Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bengaluru 560 054, India
Arkalgud Ramaprasad
University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60607, United States
Anupama Sanjeev
Ramaiah Public Policy Centre, Gokula Education Foundation (Medical), MS Ramaiah Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bengaluru 560 054, India
Chetan Singai
Ramaiah Public Policy Centre, Gokula Education Foundation (Medical), MS Ramaiah Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bengaluru 560 054, India
S. D. Sreeganga
Ramaiah Public Policy Centre, Gokula Education Foundation (Medical), MS Ramaiah Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bengaluru 560 054, India
Nibras K. Thodika
Ramaiah Public Policy Centre, Gokula Education Foundation (Medical), MS Ramaiah Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bengaluru 560 054, India

Abstract


The National Clean Air Programme 2019 (NCAP 2019) addresses India’s air pollution problem systematically and systemically. Its 198 action points comprehensively encapsulate the recommended pathways of the programme. We present an ontological analysis of these action points and highlight the pathways they emphasize frequently, infrequently and overlook. Subsequently, we discuss the selectivity and segmentation of the pathways in the action points, the gaps in them and the potential gaps in the effectiveness of NCAP 2019. Last, we present recommendations to discover and design novel pathways to bridge the gaps and improve the effectiveness of the programme.

Keywords


Air Pollution, Action Points, Ontological Analysis, Policies and Programmes.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv120%2Fi8%2F1295-1302