State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee - authorities which takes care of implementation of norms, rules, and regulations established by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The primary motive to establish State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee is to ensure the implementation of established rules and regulations to protect and preserve environment.

Pollution is the price which humans are paying for living a prosperous life - beside every other contributors of pollution, constant growth in industrial growth plays a major role as a contributor. Moreover, it is a logical fact that growth and environment goes hand to hand, thus, both are essential for an economic growth.

To tackle the issue of pollution, especially to prevent the pollution at all levels, Central Pollution Control Board has been established on September 22, 1974 with the fundamental motive to prevent turning of nature into a barren where nothing can grow or survive. Moreover, to ensure the implementation of established norms, rules and regulations State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee. Bascialy, State Pollution Control Board refers to the pollution control board of State, while Pollution Control Committee belongs to Union Territories .