Lok Sabha Question No. 173 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Ban on Single-use Plastic
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: P. C. Mohan

## *173.  SHRI P.C.MOHAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  a  roadmap  to  meet  the  2022  deadline  for eliminating  single  use  plastic  in  accordance  with  its  2018  World  Environmental  Day pledge;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  guidelines  issued  by  the  Government  mandate  the  States  and  Union Territories to phase-out single-use plastic by 2022 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to sensitize people against the use of single-use plastic leading to its gradual elimination?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 173

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2021

## Ban on Single-use Plastic

## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question No. 173 to be answered on 12 th February, 2021 on 'Ban on Singleuse Plastic' by Shri P.C. Mohan.

(a)  to  (b):  A  multi-pronged  strategy  has  been  adopted  for  implementing  the  announcement  of Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  on  World  Environment  Day  in  2018  to  phase  out  Single-use  plastic (SUP) by 2022. The strategy comprises of (i) Awareness generation and behavioural change, (ii) regulatory  regime  for  phase  out  of  identified  single  use  plastic  items  under  Plastic  Waste Management (PWM) Rules, 2016, (iii) engagement with central ministries, State Governments, Local  Bodiesfor better  enforcement  and  wider  penetration  of  alternatives  to  single  use  plastic items,  (iii)  engagement  with  industry  and  industry  associationsfor  assistance  and  capacity building, and (iv) strengthening of institutional mechanism for enforcement  of  PWM Rules.Already under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, plastic carry bag and sheets less than  fifty  microns  in  thickness  have  been  prohibited.  There  is  complete  ban  on  sachets  using plastic material used for storing, packing or selling gutkha, tobacco and pan masala. Further, the single use plastic items to be phased out by 2022 have been identified on the basis of report of the Expert Committee constituted by Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals on 'Single Use Plastic'.

(c)  The Ministry had also issued 'Standard Guidelines for Single-Use Plastic' on 21 st January 2019 to all States/UTs and Ministries. The Standard guidelines entails waste management system improvements, legal options for States/UTs to prohibit SUP items through regulatory measures, eco-friendly  alternatives,  social  awareness  and  public  education.  The  guidelines  also  included measures  to  be  taken  by  government  offices.  32  States/UTs  have  issued  notifications/orders introducing  regulations  pertaining  to  complete  or  partial  ban  on  plastic  carry  bags  and/or identified single-use plastic items details are annexed. CPCB has issued directions under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, to all States/UTs for setting up for institutional mechanism for  strengthening  enforcement  of  PWM  Rules.  Guidelines  for  assessment  of  Environmental Compensation for Violation of PWM Rules 2016 have also been issued.

(d) The Government has taken the following steps to sensitize people against the use of single use plastic leading to its gradual elimination are as follows: -

-  A  three-phase  campaign  'Swachhta  Hi  Sewa'  was  undertaken  in  2019  where  citizens collected  Single  Use  Plastic  from  the  houses,  streets  etc.  and  deposited  the  waste  at designated locations for recycling.
-  Further,  for  spreading  awareness  among  the  coastal  cities  and  towns,  beach  cleaning drive was also taken up across 50 beaches.
-  Under  the  National  Green  Corps  (NGC)  programme  of  the  Ministry,  about  one  lakh schools  have  been  identified  as  Eco-clubs,  wherein,  nearly  thirty  lakh  students  are actively  participating  in  various  environment  protection  and  conservation  activities including plastic waste management.
-  The Ministry and CPCB have held extensive interactions with the industry and industry associations on issues related to phasing out of single use plastic.

## Annexure

## Notification for banning manufacture, use, sale import and handling of single use plastic products

## (Based on the data available in submitted Annual reports by SPCBs/PCCs)

|   S. No | Name of State/UT              | Complete or Partial Ban   | Date of Gazette or Executive Order   | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|---------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands     | Complete ban              | 02.08.2010 (Gazette)                 | Complete ban on manufacture, store, import, distribution, transportation, recycle, sell & use of plastic carry bags.                                                                                                                         |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh                | Not Banned                | Not Available                        | Not Banned                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh             | Complete ban              | 03.07.2012 (Executive Order)         | Complete ban on manufacture, store, import, transportation, sell& use of polythene/plastic carry bags                                                                                                                                        |
|       4 | Assam                         | Complete Ban              | 30.04.2019 (Gazette)                 | Plastic carry bags, banners, buntings, cups, cling films, flex, flags, plates, sheets (used for spreading on dining tables irrespective of thickness) including the above items made of thermocol and plastic which use plastic micro beads. |
|       5 | Bihar                         | Complete ban              | 11.12.2018 (Gazette)                 | Complete ban on manufacture, store, import, transportation, sell& use of plastic carry bags                                                                                                                                                  |
|       6 | Chandigarh                    | Complete ban              | 30.07.2008 (Gazette)                 | Complete ban on manufacture, storage, import, sale, use transportation & disposal of plastic carry bags                                                                                                                                      |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh                  | Complete ban              | 24.12.2014 (Gazette)                 | Complete ban on manufacture, store, import, transportation, recycle, sell & use of polythene/plastic carry bags.                                                                                                                             |
|       8 | Daman Diu &Dadra Nagar Haveli | Complete ban              | 24-01-2014 & 22.09.2017 (Gazette)    | Forbidding the use, sale/ storage of all kinds of plastic bags                                                                                                                                                                               |
|       9 | Delhi                         | Complete ban              | 23.10.2012 (Gazette)                 | Complete ban on manufacture, import,store, sell & use of plastic products (poly Propylene, non-woven fabric type carry bags), plastic film or plastic tube to pack or cover any book including magazine & invitation/greeting cards.         |
|      10 | Goa                           | Partial ban               | 16.03.2015                           | Government imposed ban on Manufacture, stock, import, transportation, recycle, sale & use of plastic (carry bags, cups, forks, paper                                                                                                         |

|    |                  |                              |                                                                                                                                        | plates, spoons) inChorla Ghat area Mandi Wildlifesanctuaries .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|----|------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 11 | Gujarat          | Partial ban                  | 28.06.2011 (Gazette)                                                                                                                   | Complete ban on plastic products in Gandhi Nagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 12 | Haryana          | Complete ban                 | 20.08.2013 (Gazette)                                                                                                                   | Complete ban on manufacture, stock, import, transportation, recycle, sell & use of plastic (carry bags, cups, forks, paper plates, straws, spoons& containers for the usage of foodstuffs)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | Complete Ban                 | 07-07-2009 & 13-08-2009 (Gazette)                                                                                                      | Complete ban on use of Carry bags (irrespective of size), polythene, non- biodegradable material, disposable plastic cups, plates, and glasses                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14 | Jammu & Kashmir  | Complete Ban                 | 03.01.2017 (SRO 45 order- Notification) Jammu District Magistrate has on 01.10.2020 ordered strict enforcement of SRO 45 notification. | Complete ban on manufacture, stocking, distribution, sale and use of polyethylene carry bags, plastic sheets or like, cover made of plastic sheet, plastic packaging and multilayered packaging less than fifty microns in thickness within territorial limits of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 15 | Jharkhand        | Complete Ban                 | 17.10.2017 (Gazette)                                                                                                                   | Complete ban on manufacture, import, storage, transport, sell and usage of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 16 | Karnataka        | Complete ban                 | 11.03.2016 (Gazette)                                                                                                                   | plastic carry bags in the whole State State government banned the plastic banners, buntings, carry bags (plastic & compostable), cups, cling films, flex, flags, plates, spoons & sheets made of plastic or Thermocol and microbeads usage in the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 17 | Kerala           | 01.01.2020 (Executive Order) | 22.11.2010 (Executive Order)                                                                                                           | entire state Complete ban on the manufacture, storage, transport and sale of plastic carry bags( irrespective of thickness); plastic sheets( used as table spread); plates, cups and decorative materials made of thermocol/stryrofoam; SUP items like cups, plates, dishes, spoons, forks, straw, stirrer; plastic coated paper cups, plastic coated paper plates, plastic coated paper bowls, plastic coated paper bags; Non woven bags, plastic flags, plastic bunting; plstic water pouches, non branded plastic juice packets ; plastic juice packets; PET/PETE bottles of |

|    |                |              |                                                  | drinking water of capacities less than 500 ml; garbage bags (plastic); PVC flex materials and plastic packets.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|----|----------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 18 | Ladakh         | Partial Ban  | (Order no-40- LA (GAD) of 2020 dated 23.06.2020) | Ban on the use of plastic water bottles and other plastic made objects in Government offices and other institutions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 19 | Lakshadweep    | Complete ban | 25.01.2019 (Gazette)                             | Complete ban on use, store & sale of 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, |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh | Complete ban | 24-05-2017 (Gazette)                             | Production, Storage, Transportation, sale & use of plastic carrybags.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 21 | Maharashtra    | Complete Ban | 23-03-2018 (Gazette) Amendment 11th April, 2018  | Complete ban in the whole State for manufacture, usage, sale storage,transport, and distribution, wholesale & retail, import of the plastic& compostable bags and the disposable products manufactured from plastic &thermocol (polystyrene) - disposable dish/spoon, cups, bowl, container, fork, plates, glasses, straw, non- woven polypropylene bags, cups/pouches.              |
| 22 | Manipur        | Not Banned   | Not Available                                    | Not Banned                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 23 | Meghalaya      | Not Banned   | Not Available                                    | Not Banned                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 24 | Mizoram        | Not Banned   | Not Available                                    | Not Banned                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 25 | Nagaland       | Complete ban | 01.01.2004 (Gazette)                             | Complete ban on use, store & sale of plastic carry bags                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 26 | Odisha         | Partial ban  | 29.09.2018 (Executive Order)                     | Ban on use and sale of plastic carry bags, bottled drinking water Polyethylene Terephthalate bottles of less than 200 ml capacity; SUP disposable cutleries like thermocol (polystyrene), dish/spoon, cups, bowl, container, fork, glasses & plates in Bhubaneshwar, Berhampur, Cuttack, Puri, Rourkela & Sambalpur                                                                  |
| 27 | Puducherry     | Complete     | 30.07.2019                                       | (i) Polythene/Plastic/Polypropylene carry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

|    |               | ban          |                              | bags; (ii) Polythene/Plastic/Styrofoam (Thermocol) cups; (iii) Polythene/Plastic/Styrofoam (Thermocol) plates; (iv) Plastic sheet pouches used for cooked food wrapping; (v) Plastic sheets used for spreading on dining table; (vi) Water pouches; (vii) Plastic straw; (viii) Plastic flag.   |
|----|---------------|--------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 28 | Punjab        | Complete ban | 18.02.2016 (Gazette)         | Complete ban on Manufacture, stock, distribute, recycle, sale & use of plastic carry bags.                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 29 | Rajasthan     | Complete ban | 01.08.2010 (Gazette)         | Complete ban on use, store & sale of plastic carry bags                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 30 | Sikkim        | Complete ban | 19.05.2016 (Gazette)         | Complete ban on sale & use, storage of disposable items (cups, plates, spoons, containers, etc..) made from Styrofoam.                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu    | Complete Ban | 01.01.2019 (Gazette)         | 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                                                                    |
| 32 | Telangana     | Not Banned   | Not Available                | Not Banned                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 33 | Tripura       | Complete ban | 10.03.2015 (Gazette)         | 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.                                                                        |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | Complete ban | 22.12.2015 (Gazette)         | 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.                                                                                        |
| 35 | Uttarakhand   | Complete Ban | 01.01.2017 (Gazette)         | Sell, use, storage& Transportation, of plastic carry bags.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 36 | West Bengal   | Partial ban  | 11.01.2018 (Executive Order) | Completely banned in religious and historical places.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

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