Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Compulsory ban on polythene bags
Posted On: 25 JUL 2024 1:34PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, on 12th August 2021, prohibiting identified single use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential, with effect from 1st July 2022. The manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of plastic carry bags having thickness less than thickness of one hundred and twenty microns is also prohibited with effect from 31st December, 2022. Non-woven plastic carry bags of less than 60 gram per sqm (GSM) are also prohibited from 30th September 2021. Further, over and above the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, as amended, States/UTs have issued notifications/orders to introduce regulations pertaining to complete or partial ban on plastic carry bags and/or identified single-use plastic items. The details are annexed.
The following steps have been taken to strengthen implementation of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 and to implement ban on identified single use plastic items:
(i) All thirty-six States/UTs have constituted the Special Task Force under the chairpersonship of the Chief Secretary / Administrator for elimination of identified single use plastic items and effective plastic waste management. A National Level Taskforce has also been constituted by the Ministry for taking coordinated efforts to eliminate identified single use plastic items and effective implementation of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.
(ii) Directions under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 have already been issued to plastic raw material manufacturers for not supplying raw material for manufacture of banned single use plastic items and plastic carry bags having thickness less than thickness of one hundred and twenty microns.
(iii) For effective monitoring of ban on identified single use plastic items and plastic waste management the following online platforms are in operation (a) National Dashboard on for monitoring of comprehensive action plan implementation, (b) CPCB Monitoring Module for Compliance on Elimination of Single Use Plastic, and (c) CPCB Grievance Redressal App.
(iv) Pan India enforcement campaigns have been undertaken for implementation of ban on identified single use plastic items since July 2022 by CPCB, SPCBs/PCCs and local authorities. As per available information, during enforcement campaigns, a total of 853832 inspections have been carried out, of which violations were detected in 344689 cases, approximately fine of Rs. 19,05,13,471/- was imposed and 19,49,535 kg. of plastic was seized.
(v) States and Union Territories have been asked to undertake regular enforcement drives to implement ban on identified single use plastic items and on plastic carry bags having thickness less than one hundred twenty microns covering fruit and vegetable markets, wholesale markets, local markets, flower vendors, units manufacturing plastic carry bags etc.
(vi) The Departments of Science and Technology and Biotechnology support research projects for alternatives to banned single-use plastic items, as per scheme guidelines. The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has schemes to provide support to MSME units, which include support to such units which were earlier involved in manufacturing of banned single use plastic items for switching over to alternatives / other products.
Annexure
Notification for banning manufacture, use, sale import and handling of Plastic carry bags/items
(Based on the data available in Annual reports submitted by SPCBs/PCCs)
S.
No
Name of State/UT
Complete or Partial
Ban
Executive order Date and No.
Remarks
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Complete ban
Date: 02.08.2010
Notification No.: 202
Complete ban on manufacture, store, import, distribution, transportation, recycle, sell & use of plastic
carrybags.
2
Andhra Pradesh
Not available
Certain Urban Local Bodies like Tadipatri, Vijayawada, Tirupati & Bobbili have put Ban on Plastic carry bags irrespective of their thickness. All local bodies have taken stand on ban on their own.
3
Arunachal Pradesh
Partial ban
Date: 16.07.2019
Notification No.: FOR.129/E(A)/2019/1271 3-60
Complete ban on manufacture, store, stock, sale of plastic <50 microns.
4
Assam
Notification not available
5
Bihar
Complete ban
Date: 24.10.2018
Notifications No. 943
(urban)Dated 11.12.2018
Notification 1043
Complete ban on manufacture, store, import, distribution, transportation, recycle, sell & use of plastic carrybags (irrespective
Of thickness)
6
Chandigarh
Complete ban
Notification No. ED/2019/1648
Dated 27.09.2019
Complete ban on manufacture, storage, import, sale, use transportation & disposal of plastic items
7
Chhattisgarh
Complete ban
Notification F 5-7/18/2011
Complete ban on manufacture, store,
dated 24.12.2014 (Gazette)
Date: 27-09-2017
Notification No.:क्रमाााांकएफ 05- 88/2014/32
import, transportation, recycle, sell & use of polythene/plastic carrybags.
Further for banned short life PVC and chlorinated plastic
8
Daman Diu & Dadra Nagar Haveli
Complete ban
Notification No.
PCC/DMN/PLASTIC
Bags/12-13/473
Dated 24.01.2014
Forbidding the use, sale/ storage of all kinds of plastic bags
9
Delhi
Information not available
No executive order additional to PWM Rules have been
issued
10
Goa
Complete ban
Amendment bill The Goa nob-biodegradable garbage
Dated :08.08.2019
Government imposed ban on Manufacture, stock, import, transportation, recycle, sale & use of plastic (carrybags, cups, forks, paper plates, spoons)
And other non-
biodegradable items.
11
Gujarat
Notification No: Vl,l(14/Env-10- 2008-2100-E
Dated2Sth June,
201 l
12
Haryana
Complete ban
Date: 20 Aug, 2013
Complete ban on manufacture, stock, import, transportation,
recycle, sell & use of plastic carrybags,
13
Himachal Pradesh
Complete Ban
Complete ban on use of Carrybags (irrespective of size), polythene, non- biodegradable material, disposable plastic cups, plates,
and glasses
14
Jammu & Kashmir
Partial ban
Notification: SRO-45 of 2017 dated :03.02.2017
Partial ban on Polyethene carry bags of thickness below 50 microns
15
Jharkhand
Complete Ban
Notification no 3/Praya Pradu- 52/2007- 3900
Dated 15.09.2017
Complete ban on manufacture, import, storage, transport, sell and usage of
plastic carrybags in
the whole State
16
Karnataka
Complete ban
Date: 11-03-2016
Notification No.: FEE 17EPC 2012, Bengalru
State government banned the plastic banners, buntings, carrybags (plastic & compostable), cups, cling films, flex, flags, plates, spoons & sheets made of plastic or Thermocol and
microbeads usage in the entire state
17
Kerala
Complete ban
Notification No.: G.O.(Ms)No.6/2019Env
dated 27-11-2019
G.O.(M/s) No. 2/2020/ENVT
dated 27-01-2020
GOno. GO(Ms) No. 4/2020
Envt dated 16-02-2020
Complete ban on Single use plastic And plastic carrybags (plastic and compostable )
18
Lakshadweep
Complete ban
Date: 25.01.2019
Notification No.: F.No.66/33/2019
Complete ban on Single use plastic includes:
Plastic carrybags of all thickness, plastic coated carry bags, plastic flags, plastic sheets/films used for wrapping, plastic sheets used as dining table covers, thermocol cups and plates, plastic coated paper cups and plates, plastic teacups, plastic tumblers, plastic teacups, water pouches/packets/PET plastic water bottles,
straws,
19
Madhya Pradesh
Complete ban
Notification : F5-2-2015-18-5 Dated :24.05.2017
Production, Storage, Transportation, sale & use of plastic carrybags.
20
Maharashtra
Complete Ban
No Plastic-2018/C.R.24/TC- 4
Notification, dated 23.3.2018
and amendment dated 11.4.2018, 30.6.2018 &
14.06.2019
complete
ban on certain plastic products like i) plastic bags with or without handle irrespective of size
and thickness, single use diposable items like
cups, plates, straws, spoons etc, Nonwoven Polypropylene
bags through Maharashtra Plastic and
Thermocol Products (Manufacture, Usage, Sale, Transport,
Handling and Storage)
21
Manipur
Complete ban
Date: 12-09-2017
Notification No.: 56/38/99- for&Envt
Complete ban on use, store & sale of plastic carrybags
22
Meghalaya
Partial ban
Date: 16-02-2017
Notification No. MPCB/TB- 144(B)/2016-2017/79
Use and sale of plastic bags less than 50 microns has been prohibited and public notice has been
issued
23
Mizoram
Partial ban
With effect from :01.08.2019 by Aizal municipal
corporation
Complete ban on plastic carry bags
below 50 microns
24
Nagaland
Partial ban
Date: 29th Nov, 2018
Notification No.: UDD/7- GEN/07-PWM/2018
Complete ban on single use plastic less than 50 microns,
25
Odisha
Complete ban
Notification Order No.
18441,
Dt. 30.09.2019
Polythene carry bags thickness of any shape and size has been banned in all Municipal limits in the State.
Govt. of Odisha. Further in the said order State has been prohibited (use polythene sheets of less than50 micron thickness for storing, transporting, dispensing or packaging of any articles, commodity or food items)
26
Puducherry
Complete ban
Not Available
total ban on single use plastics with effect from 02.08.2019.
27
Punjab
Complete ban
Notification no 5/18/2016- 4lg4/692717/1 dated 18.02.2016
S.O.438/P.A.
9/1994/S30/2016 dated
29.03.2016
Complete ban on Manufacture, stock, distribute, recycle, sale & use of plastic carrybags.
28
Rajasthan
Complete ban
Notification dated : 21.07.2010
Complete ban on use, store & sale of plastic
carrybags
29
Sikkim
Complete ban
Notification No.: GOS/UD&HD97-98/6(85)
Date: 04-06-1998
Complete ban on sale & use, storage of plastic carry bags
30
Tamil Nadu
Complete Ban
Date: 25.06.2018
Notification No.: G.O. (Ms). No.84 dated 25.06.2018
Complete ban on manufacture, sell, use, storage, Transportation and distribution of “Single- use plastics” i.e. plastic carrybags, flags, sheets using for food wrapping, straws, tea cups, tumblers, water packets & pouches
31
Telangana
Not
Banned
Not Banned
32
Tripura
Complete ban
Notification no:F.B(30)/DSTE/ENV/Pt-
II//1679-97 dated 10.03.2015
Complete ban on Sell, use, storage, Transportation & import of plastic carrybags (including polypropylene, non- woven fabric type)
plastic tube to pack or cover any book including magazine &
invitation/greeting cards.
33
Uttar Pradesh
Complete ban
Date: 15-07-2018
Notification No. 1056/9-7-18- 29(Lucknow)/18
Manufacture, Sell, use, Storage, Transportation & import of plastic carrybags of thickness 50 microns and cups, bowl, container, tumblers, glasses &
plates etc made of plastic or thermocol
34
Uttarakhand
Complete Ban
Date: 25.01.2017
Notification No. 88/x-3-17- 13(11)/2001
Manufacture, Sell, use, Storage, Transportation & import of plastic carrybags,cups, bowl, container, tumblers, glasses & plates etc
made of plastic or thermocol
35
West Bengal
Not available
Restricted use & sale of plastic carry bags in ecologically fragile areas and in certain heritage & tourist spots
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today
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