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Lok Sabha Question No. 797 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Illegal cutting of Trees
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 797

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 07.02.2022

## Illegal cutting of Trees

## 797.  SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government takes action only after getting complaints regarding illegal cutting of trees and does not take suo moto action in this regard;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether people fearing mafias avoid complaining regarding illegal cutting of trees and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard and the extent to which the Government is successful?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a)  to (d) Trees in forests managed by State Forest Departments are felled as per the Working Plans approved by the Ministry, and their records are maintained by the State Forest Departments. Protection and management of forests is primarily the responsibility of  State  Governments  /Union  Territory  Administrations.  There  are  strong  legal frameworks  for  protection  and  management  of  tree  resources  which  include National Forest Policy 1988, Indian  Forest  Act, 1927, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980,  Wildlife  (Protection)  Act,  1972  and  State  Forest  Acts/State  specific  Tree Preservation Acts and Rules, etc. The State Governments /UT Administrations take appropriate actions in accordance with the provisions made under these Acts/ Rules for regulating felling of trees.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 796 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Atmanirbhar Bharat Corner
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Sanjeev Kumar Singari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 796

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 07/02/2022

## ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT CORNER

796 . SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL: SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY: DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI: DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI::

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  present  status  of  setting  up  Atmanirbhar  Bharat  Corner  in  100  Indian  Missions/ Embassies across the world;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  devised  a  plan  in  identification  of  which  Geographical Indication tagged tribal art and craft products would be promoted there; and (c) if so, the details thereof??

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a) As per the information received from Tribal Co-Operative Marketing Development Federation of  India  (TRIFED),  tribal  products  have  been  dispatched  to  63  Indian  Mission/Embassies abroad for Atmanirbhar Bharat Corners, out of which the products have already been displayed in 42 places as on 1.2.2022.
- (b) & (c) So far, 14 GI tagged tribal art and craft products have been sent for display in the Atmanirbhar Bharat Corners in the Indian Missions/Embassies abroad.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 795 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Plantations under CAMPA
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Karti P. Chidambaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO. 795

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## Plantations under CAMPA

## 795. SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any on-ground surveys of the plantations made in various States  under  the Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA);
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  of  the  accuracy  of  data  being submitted by various States regarding plantations made under the said programme; and;
- (c) whether the Ministry is cognizant of media reports regarding the non-existence of several plantations under the said programme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a)  to  (b)    Plantations  taken  up  in  various States under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) are regularly monitored by State Forest Departments through internal monitoring and evaluation mechanism of the States and also through third party monitoring by external agencies.  Forest  Survey of India also carries out analysis of geo-spatial data (polygons) of plantations being uploaded by the State  Forest  Departments on e-Green  Watch portal for accuracy of location, area and year  of  plantation.  State  Forest  Departments  also  conduct  on-ground  surveys  of  the plantations  raised  under  CAMPA  fund  and  submit  the  Monitoring  report  to  the Ministry.
- (c)    As  per  information  received  from  various  State  CAMPA  Authorities,  there  is  no incidences of non-existence of plantation raised under CAMPA fund reported so far.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 794 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Nomination of MPs to Governing Body
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Arun Sao, Vijay Baghel, Sunil Kumar Soni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 794 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## Nomination of MPs to Governing Body

†794. SHRI ARUN SAO: SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the posts for which nominations are made by the Government in the governing body of educational institutions coming under the purview of Ministry of Education;

(b) whether any eligibility criteria has been laid down by the Government for the said posts;

(c) if so, the details thereof along with the present process of nomination;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  initaitives  to  nominate  Members  of Parliament  as  Directors  and  other  posts  in  the  governing  body  of  these  educational institutions;

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) to (c)   The Central Higher Educational Institutions under the purview of Ministry of Education  are  autonomous  institutions  set  up  by  the  Acts  of  Parliament.    These Institutions are governed by their respective Acts, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations made thereunder.

Board  of  Governors  (BoGs)  is  the  principal  governing  body  of  Centrally  Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs) whereas Executive Council (EC) is the principal executive body of the Central Universities.

Nominations of the members in the governing body of educational institutions are made as per the provisions in Acts and Statutes of the institution. Usually, these are persons having special knowledge and practical experience in the field of education, engineering or science.

(d) & (e) Government has not taken any initaitives to nominate Members of Parliament as  Directors  and  other  posts  in  the  governing  body  of  these  educational  institutions. Nomination of members is purely governed by the provisions in respective Acts/Statutes.
Lok Sabha Question No. 792 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Loan from JICA
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.792

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2022

## Loan from JICA

## 792. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  make  recommendation  for  providing  loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for giving benefit of drinking water by laying pipeline parallel to the Rajiv Gandhi Lift Canal from Indira Gandhi Canal for 2104 villages and urban areas of Jodhpur, Barmer and Pali districts of Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the said recommendation is likely to be made, and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a)  to  (c): A  project  proposal  submitted  by  the  Government  of  Rajasthan  titled  'Parallel Carrier System to Rajiv Gandhi Lift Canal from Indira Gandhi Main Canal (RGLC PhaseIII)'  seeking  external  assistance  of  Rs.1,163.20  crore  from  Japan  International  Cooperation Agency  (JICA)   was   included  in  the  JICA  Rolling  Plan  on  02.07.2020,  based  on  the recommendations of Central Line Ministries and NITI Aayog. Subsequently, the Government of Rajasthan decided to execute the project with the funds made available by the Govt. of India under Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) and the State Government, and, therefore, requested  to  drop  the  proposal  for  external  funding  from  JICA.  Accordingly,  the  project proposal has been dropped from the JICA Rolling Plan on 12.07.2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Welfare Schemes for ST
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED No- 790

TO BE ANSWERED ON  07/02/2022

## WELFARE SCHEME FOR ST

## 790. SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state?

- (a) whether any central project monitoring units have been set up in States to oversee the implementation of tribal welfare schemes, as announced by the Government in November 2021;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  the status of allocation, disbursal and utilisation of fund toward this initiative, as on date, for both Central and State units;
- (d) whether the Government has set deadlines for the Central and State monitoring units to be functional; and
- (e)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reason therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a) to (e): The Ministry of Tribal Affairs implements various Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Scheme through States /UT Government.  Ministry in last few years  has undergone a major strategic shift  and  has  developed  scheme  specific  portals  with  end  to  end  digitization  of   various  processes ensuring  physical and financial monitoring of the funds released under different schemes.

Ministry  is  not  aware  about  specific  announcement  of  the  Government  for  setting  up  of  PMUs  in states.  However, the NITI Aayog has initiated Data Governance Quality Index which evaluates various Ministries on data-based Governance and has advised all Ministries to set up Data and Strategy units in Ministry for digitization of processes related to implementation and monitoring of Central Sector/Centrally sponsored schemes of ministries/Departments.

Till 14 th Finance Cycle (from 2016-17 to 2020-21), amount ranging from 1-2% of the scheme was given to  States/UTs  as  administrative  cost  for  implementation  of  the  Schemes.  While  approving  the continuation of Centrally Sponsored and Central Sector Scheme for Development of STs over the 15 th Finance  Commission   (2021-22  to  2025-26),  funds   have  been  provided  to  set  up  State  Programme Management Unit (SPMU) at State level  for effective implementation and monitoring of the combined schemes of the Ministry.  Funds  have also been earmarked under the scheme  "Monitoring, Evaluation, Survey and Social Audit" including setting up of Central PMU.  The role of central PMU is to co- ordinate with the State units for providing data in respect of various schemes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 789 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Vedic Tradition
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 789 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7.02.2022

## CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND VEDIC TRADITION 789. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of CULTURE संˋ ृ ित मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken till date or  proposes to take any steps to conserve the culture heritage and Vedic tradition of the country  which has  taught the lesson of Guru Bhakti, brotherhood and service of parents to the whole world;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## MINISTER FOR CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY) ANSWER

- (a & b)   Yes Sir.   Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) , an autonomous body under the Ministry of Culture through its Vedic Heritage Portal  has taken steps to document  and  conserve  the  Vedic  traditions  of  the  country.  The  portal  is  in  the public  domain    and    can  be  accessed  at  www.vedicheritage.gov.in  (  it  registers monthly hit  of  approximately  6  lakhs).    This  portal    is  a  vast  resource  of    textual details  of  Vedic  Samhitas,  Brahmanas,  Aranayakas,  Upanishad,    Vedangas,  vedic rituals on Shrauta Sutras in audiovisual format, lists of vedic institutions and eminent scholars
- (c ) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Interest Subsidy Scheme on Education Loans
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 787

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 TH   FEBRUARY, 2022

## Interest Subsidy Scheme on Education Loans

## † 787.  SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the objective and salient features of central sector interest subsidy scheme on education loans;
- (b) whether the Government has set any targets under the said schemes; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the achievements made therein?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a) to (c):  The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education is implementing the Central Sector  Interest  Subsidy  (CSIS)  scheme.  The  objective  of  the  scheme  is  to  ensure  that  no student is denied the opportunity to pursue higher education in professional courses because he or she is poor. Salient features of the scheme is available in the web portal www.education.gov.in/hi/scholarships-education-loan-4-hi. The scheme is open to all the eligible applicants. In 2020-21, more than 9.80 lakh claims were settled and more than Rs. 1,476 Crore was disbursed under the CSIS scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 786 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Indian Council of Social Science Research
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 786 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## Indian Council of Social Science Research

## †786. SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the annual budget of Indian Council of Social Science Research during the last three years;
- (b)  the  amount  of  buget  allocation  utilised  by  Indian  Council  of  Social  Science Research out of the total budget allocation;
- (c) the details of the amount given by Indian Council of Socail Science Research to its subordinate institutions during the last three years, Institution-wise; and
- (d)  the  details  of  heads  under  which  the  allocated  amount  has  been  used  by Madhya Pradesh Council of Social Science Research during the last three years?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) & (b): The annual budget of Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi and utilization by it during the last three years are given below:

| Financial Year   | Annual Budget (Rs. in Lakh)   | Funds Utilized (Rs. in Lakh)   |
|------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2018-19          | 16,289.41                     | 15,288.22                      |
| 2019-20          | 14,349.96                     | 14,129.98                      |
| 2020-21          | 11,958.43                     | 10,438.02                      |

(c): ICSSR,  New  Delhi  has  no  subordinate  institution,  but  has  six  (06)  Regional Centres.

(d): ICSSR, New Delhi does not provide any grant-in-aid to Madhya Pradesh Council of Social Science Research.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Closure/ Merger of Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 783 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## Closure/ Merger of Schools

## 783. Dr. Mohammad Jawed:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a)  the number of elementary schools which have been closed/merged during 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 in various States in the country, State/UT- wise including the number of children impacted and details of children who have received additional transportation allowance from Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS);
- (c)  whether the Government has undertaken or planning to undertake any evaluation of the  impact  of  past  school  mergers  given  recent  protests  against  closure  in  several States; and
- (d)  the  extent  to  which  the  children  were  able  to  access  adequate and timely last mile transportation after closure of the school?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a)  to  (d):  Education  is  in  the  Concurrent  list  of  the  Constitution  and  the  opening  and merger/closing of schools are within the purview of respective State Government and UT Administration. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 provides  children's  access  to  elementary  schools  within  the  defined  area  or  limits  of neighbourhood. In pursuance to Section 6 of the RTE Act, all States have notified area or limits  of  their  neighbourhood  norms.  Further,  Section  8  of  the  RTE  Act,  2009  also mandates that the appropriate government shall provide free and compulsory elementary education to every child and will ensure availability of neighbourhood schools.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 782 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Environmental Clearance to Mekedatu Dam Project
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Prajwal Revanna

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 782

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 07.02.2022

## Environmental Clearance to Mekedatu Dam Project

## 782:

SHRI PRAJWAL REVANNA

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

- (a) whether the environmental clearance to Mekedatu dam project in Karnataka is approved by the Ministry and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;
- (b) the details of forest area and villages likely to besubmerged/displacement of people likely to be affected;
- (c) the time by which the environmental clearance islikely to be approved; and
- (d) the  action  taken  by  the  Government  for  quick  environmental  clearance  to  Mekedatu Project?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (d) The  proposal  for  grant  of  Terms  of  Reference  (ToR)  to  conduct  Environment Impact  Assessment  (EIA)  study  for  construction  of  Mekedatu  Balancing  Reservoir  and Drinking  Water  Project  in  Ramanagara  and  Chamarajanagar  Districts  of  Karnataka  was submitted to the Ministry on 20.06.2019 in order to obtain prior Environmental Clearance(EC) under the provisions of the EIA Notification, 2006, as amended. The proposal was considered by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), constituted by the Ministry to consider the proposal of River Valley and Hydro-electric project for grant of EC, in the 25 th EAC meeting held on 19.07.2019. As per project feasibility report submitted by the project authority a total of 4996 ha  area  at  FRL  440  m  will  be  submerged  due  to  this  project,  of  which  2925.5  ha  is  part  of Cauvery  Wildlife Sanctuary  and  1869.50  ha  is  part  of  Reserved  Forest.The  villages  namely, Sangama, Kongedoddi, Madavala, Muthathi and Bommasandrafall in the areas under submergence.  The  EAC  after  detailed  deliberations on the proposed  project inter-alia opined that in view of inter-State issues between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, an amicable solution needs to be arrived at between the two States.

The MoEF&CC, after examination of the issues and in consultation with Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS), has decided to consider the proposal for grant of Terms of Reference(ToR) to Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir and Drinking Water Projectonly after acceptance of Draft Prefeasibility  Report  (DPR)  of  the  Mekedatu  project  by  the  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  (MoJS)  and Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA).
Lok Sabha Question No. 781 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Extended Producer Responsibility
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 781

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 07.02.2022

## Extended Producer Responsibility

## 781. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  worked  out  measures  on  regulations  on  Extended Producer Responsibility in addition to commitments under the Solid Waste Management  Rules,  2016,  the  Plastic  Waste  Management  Rules,  2016,  and  the Swachh  Bharat  Mission  as  these  regulations  denote  a  backslide,  particularly  with respect to integration of the informal sector also;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the present status in this regard; and
- (c) whether the FMCG company will not only include the costs of making, packing and distributing  a  packet  of  chips,  but  also  for  the  collection  and  recycling/reuse  of  the packet in India including the formal/informal sector also?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (c): The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, and Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, have specific provisions with respect to informal waste collectors or waste pickers and their role in solid waste management including plastic waste management. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the draft Regulations on the Extended Producer Responsibility for plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, as amended from time to time, in the Gazette of India vide GSR No. 722 (E) on 6th October, 2021for public consultation. As per the draft notification, the producers, importers &brandowners are mandated to fulfil their extended producer responsibility obligations by providing certificates of plastic waste processing from recyclers and end of life disposal entitiesregistered under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.The producers, importers and brand  owners  have  also  been  obligated  to  register.  The  guidelines  for  extended  producer responsibility will allow for development  of the waste management  sector  and the formal/informal  sector  involved  in  waste  management  will  get  engaged.The  enforceable obligation of minimum level of recycling of plastic packaging waste collected under extended producer responsibility onproducers, importers &brand-owners in the draft notification will further strengthen circular economy of plastic packaging waste.

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