Lok Sabha Question No. 2571 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-09
Subject: E-waste Management
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2571 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026

## E-waste Management

## 2571.  SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE: SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM:

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

- (a) the quantity of e-waste generated, collected and processed in the country during the last two years and the current year, year and State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the  Government has conducted any compliance checks or taken any enforcement action against producers or recyclers for non-fulfilment of obligations or falsification under the  Extended  Producer Responsibility  (EPR)  guidelines  during  the  last  five  years  and  the current year;
- (c) if so, the number of such cases reported including the amount of fine imposed, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any steps to cover the workers in the unorganized sector under  the  formal  recycling  chains  and  provide  safeguards  for  communities  exposed  to environmental and health hazards posed by e-waste; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a) The e-waste generation in the country has been assessed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) at national level based on the average life of 106 notified electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), as mandated under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 and countrywide sales data of respective  relevant  financial  year  of  the  106  EEE  as  notified  in  Schedule-I  of  the  E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, provided by the registered producers on the E-Waste Extended Producer Responsibility  (EPR)  Portal.  As  per  the  CPCB,  status  of  e-waste  generated  and  recycled  in  the country during the last two years and the current year is given below:

|   S. No. | Financial Year (FY)   | E-Waste Generation [Metric Ton (MT)]   | E-Waste Recycled (MT)   |
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|        1 | 2023-24               | 12,54,286.55                           | 7,78,205.16             |
|        2 | 2024-25               | 13,97,955.59                           | 11,59,228.25            |
|        3 | 2025-26 (so far)*     | 14,14,645.00                           | 9,79,080.08             |

Further, the registered e-waste recyclers are presently located in 19 States/UTs. As per the data available on the portal, the State/UT-wise details of e-waste recycled is at Annexure .

(b) & (c) E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 have provision for verification and audit by the CPCB or through a designated agency, to verify compliance of these Rules through random inspection and periodic audit, as deemed appropriate, so as to take action against violations of these Rules. Under the rules, State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) have also been  given  the  responsibility  to  monitor  compliance  of  EPR  and  carry  out  random  inspections. Accordingly, CPCB has developed an audit module in the E-Waste EPR portal for carrying out audit through mobile app and web application and initiated verification and audit of E-waste entities. CPCB has also developed guidelines for levying Environmental Compensation (EC) under the rules and the same is available at EPR E-waste portal.

(d) & (e) E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 provide for managing e-waste in an environmentally sound manner and putting in place an improved EPR regime for e-waste recycling wherein all the manufacturers, producers, refurbishers and recyclers are required to register on portal developed by the CPCB. The new provisions facilitate and channelize the informal sector to formal sector for doing business and ensuring recycling of e-waste in an environmentally sound manner.

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has taken initiative to create a complete eco-system to upgrade informal sector into formal value chain through a project on 'Informal Sector Capacity  Building  Upgradation  with  formation  of  recycling  clusters  under  MSME  scheme  and Enabling Technology for Recovery of Resources from Electronic Waste thereby Promoting Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy'.

For  ensuring  safety  of  communities  exposed  to  e-waste-related  environmental  and  health hazards, CPCB has developed guidelines for scientific and environmentally sound recycling of the ewaste.  Further,  under  rule  10.(2)  of  the  E-Waste  (Management)  Rules,  2022,  the  States/UTs governments have been entrusted with the responsibility to undertake industrial skill development activities for the workers involved in dismantling & recycling, annual monitoring and to ensure safety and health  of  workers  involved  in  dismantling  &  recycling  of  e-waste.  Further, CPCB  issued  the directions  under  Section  5  of  the  Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986  to  all  the  SPCBs/PCCs  for checking informal e-waste activities and taking necessary action against such informal activities.

As per the information received from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), they have organised  various  conferences/workshops  with  e-waste  and  other  waste  recyclers  to  bring  the unorganised sectors under formal recycling chains. The details of the workshops conducted are:

-  Workshop on environmental economics and opportunities at D. Y. Patil Center of Excellence, Navi Mumbai on 11 th  April, 2025
-  Workshop on environmental economics and opportunities at D. Y. Patil Education Society, Kolhapur on 2 nd  May, 2025.
-  A State  Level  conference  /  workshop  was  conducted  on  4 th   December,  2025  on  Circular Economy.

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## State/UT-wise details of E-waste recycled (in MT)

| S. No.   | State/UTs               | FY 2023-24   | FY 2024-25   | FY 2025-26   |
|----------|-------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh          | 776.87       | 209.76423    | 1.642        |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh       | -            | -            | -            |
| 3.       | Assam                   | -            | -            | 10.164       |
| 4.       | Andaman &Nicobar Island | -            | -            | -            |
| 5.       | Bihar                   | -            | 6.000        | -            |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh            | 7370.84      | 3704.133     | 4871.815     |
| 7.       | Chandigarh              | -            | -            | -            |
| 8.       | Delhi                   | -            | -            | -            |
| 9.       | DNH&DD                  | -            | -            | -            |
| 10.      | Goa                     | -            | -            | -            |
| 11.      | Gujarat                 | 95838.50     | 81424.65     | 59636.97981  |
| 12.      | Haryana                 | 110431.40    | 161037.76    | 135951.6332  |
| 13.      | Himachal Pradesh        | 159.68       | 558.75       | 318.46668    |
| 14.      | Jammu& Kashmir          | -            | -            | -            |
| 15.      | Jharkhand               | -            | 353.02       | 174.853      |
| 16.      | Karnataka               | 21050.10     | 21295.76     | 27379.27001  |
| 17.      | Kerala                  | 5242.86      | 10079.63     | 8980.59621   |
| 18.      | Ladakh                  | -            | -            | -            |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep             | -            | -            | -            |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh          | 5914.66      | 14990.81     | 12629.60045  |
| 21.      | Maharashtra             | 40748.63     | 75236.26     | 47314.80542  |
| 22.      | Manipur                 | -            | -            | -            |
| 23.      | Mizoram                 | -            | -            | -            |
| 24.      | Meghalaya               | -            | -            | -            |
| 25.      | Nagaland                | -            | -            | -            |
| 26.      | Odisha                  | -            | -            | -            |
| 27.      | Punjab                  | 65.49        | 3146.84      | 7412.901119  |
| 28.      | Puducherry              | -            | -            | -            |
| 29.      | Rajasthan               | 24399.38     | 22200.11     | 34336.57514  |
| 30.      | Sikkim                  | -            | -            | -            |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu              | 23203.64     | 17205.83     | 10506.69779  |
| 32.      | Telangana               | 65226.78     | 132365.25    | 161988.0572  |
| 33.      | Tripura                 | -            | -            | -            |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh           | 237218.9     | 474777.54    | 376896.7371  |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand             | 134255.11    | 134708.07    | 88788.4077   |
| 36.      | West Bengal             | 6302.32      | 5928.07      | 1880.879     |
|          | Total                   | 7,78,205.16  | 11,59,228.25 | 9,79,080.08  |