Jain & Babu International Journal on Emerging Technologies 15(2): 33-38(2024) 33 International Journal on Emerging Technologies 15(2): 33-38(2024) ISSN No. (Print): 0975-8364 ISSN No. (Online): 2249-3255 Incentivization of the Green Rated Projects by Government for Promoting Sustainable Development: Case Study of Indian States and Union Territories Anshul Jain 1* and Ananda Babu K. 2 1 Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, SVVV, Indore (Madhya Pradesh), India. 2 Associate Professor & HOD, Department of Civil Engineering, SVVV, Indore (Madhya Pradesh), India. (Corresponding author: Anshul Jain*) (Received 18 June 2024, Revised 16 July 2024, Accepted 18 August 2024) (Published by Research Trend, Website: www.researchtrend.net) ABSTRACT: The developing countries are continuously witnessing the rapid urbanization. The infrastructural development is directly proportional to development of any nation. In this scenario it is equally important for any country to adopt sustainable or green building technologies. The incentives by the concerned government bodies are a great source of inspiration for any developer or owner of the project. In the current research work an attempt has been made to highlight the benefits of constructing a green rated project as per the guidelines of Green Rated Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA), Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) etc. which are the most popular rating system of the nation. These rating system works streamlined as per the Indian government policies by adopting several measures in the design, operation, and construction of the projects. 17 states and Union territories of India are willingly providing incentives if the project has been certified as green by GRIHA, IGBC, LEED etc. About 25% of the proposals for smart city have inculcated green rating system. The current incentivizing schemes of the government will attract the attention of the remaining states and Union territories in India to promote incentivization of green rated projects. Keywords: Urbanization, Sustainable construction, Incentivization, Green rated projects, Low carbon emission. INTRODUCTION About 50% of the population residing in the world is a part of city. Due to the economical and developmental activities, negative impact is created over the environment (Balaban and de Oliveira 2017). As a result, the Carbon dioxide emissions have increased a level of 35 billion tones already in 2012. Due to which the gap between the noble cause of reducing CO 2 emission and the sources of releasing CO 2 in atmosphere is arising rapidly (Sun et al., 2019). In the manmade fraternity, buildings are the major source of CO 2 emission in any city, accounting to 40% of the energy needs (Saadatian et al., 2012). The measures of reducing the carbon emission from buildings can aid in improving the life of the habitants and simultaneously lead to the path of sustainable development. One such solution of reducing the environmental burden is the construction of green rated projects and green buildings (Alwisy et al., 2019). The aim of the current research paper is the promotion of green buildings in the developing country like India. Various state government and union territories in India have started providing incentives to promote the green building initiatives. Similarly, an attempt is being made that the remaining states and union territories also start promoting this concept. The incentives motivate the builders & developers to go for green rated projects rather than the conventional one (Li et al., 2014). Green building can be also termed as ecological building, sustainable building (Ghaffarian Hoseini et al., 2013). The green building utilizes the renewable energies, technologies to design passive building, along with waste management techniques to minimize land filling of waste (Gupta et al., 2022). Table 1: Evaluation system of GRIHA. Sr. No. Points scored Rating 1. 50-60 One star 2. 61-70 Two stars 3. 71-80 Three stars 4. 81-90 Four stars 5. 91-100 Five stars The construction of green buildings is one of the most important way by which energy and water can be saved. The reduction in solid waste and waste water generation is another milestone which has been achieved by green rated projects. Studies have proved that as per the star ratings of the green rated residential and commercial projects, all the concerned data varies accordingly. e t