Lok Sabha Question No. 3755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-16
Subject: Extended Producer Responsibility
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Dulu Mahato, Dr. Kalyan Vaijinathrao Kale, Smt. Sanjna Jatav, Shri Khagen Murmu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3755

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026

## Extended Producer Responsibility

3755.   SHRI DULU MAHATO:

DR. KALYAN VAIJINATHRAO KALE:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

SMT. SANJNA JATAV:

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

- (a) the status of implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) provisions under the Plastic Waste, E-Waste, and Battery Waste Management Rules during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan;
- (b) the number of producers, importers and brand owners registered on the EPR portal and their compliance levels, State/UT-wise including districts of Rajasthan especially Bharatpur; (c) the quantity of waste collected, processed or recycled under these regulations, year-wise; and

(d) whether any enforcement actions have been initiated for non-compliance and if so, the details thereof, State/UT, district and industry-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):    As  per  the  Centralized  EPR  portal  on  plastic  packaging,  the  total  registered Producers, Importers and Brand Owners (PIBOs) is 59839 and the registered total plastic waste processors are 3005. The state-wise details of registered PIBOs is at Annexure-I. The total Producers and recyclers registered on the EPR portal for battery waste management is 4280 and  529,  respectively.  The  state-wise  details  of  registered  producers  for  battery  waste management is at Annexure-II. The total Producers and recyclers registered on the EPR portal for E-waste management is 11569 and 388, respectively. The state-wise details of registered producers for E-waste management is at Annexure-III.

The year-wise compliance status of producers, importers and brand owners registered is given below:

|           | Plastic packaging waste   | Plastic packaging waste   | E-waste              | E-waste              | Battery waste        | Battery waste       |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|           | Registered PIBOs          | Annual Report filed       | Registered Producers | Annual Report filed  | Registered Producers | Annual Report filed |
| 2022 - 23 | 12616                     | 9348                      | Rules effective from | Rules effective from | 3319                 | 1745                |
| 2023 - 24 | 37607                     | 20229                     | 4825                 | 3445                 | 3319                 | 1523                |
| 2024 - 25 | 48606                     | 25252*                    | 8076                 | 4491                 | 3770                 | 1666                |

* as on date

(c): As per available information, the quantity of waste processed or recycled year wise is given below:

| Financial Year   | Plastic packaging waste (MT)   | E-waste (MT)                  |   Battery waste (Lakh MT) |
|------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2022-23          | 1,22,406                       | Rules effective from 1.4.2023 |                     32.7  |
| 2023-24          | 42,10,661                      | 7,78,205                      |                     24.2  |
| 2024-25          | 1,47,57,337                    | 11,59,228                     |                     25.14 |

- (d) As per rules, the Central Pollution Control Board/State Pollution Control Board/Pollution Control, as applicable, are mandated to enforce the provisions of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, E-waste Management Rules, and Battery Waste Management Rules including taking action on non-compliance of these rules, as required.

Annexure-I State-wise details of Producers, Importers and Brand Owners (PIBOs) and Plastic Waste Processors (PWPs) registered on the Centralized EPR Portal on plastic packaging

| State             |   Producer |   Importer |   Brand- owner | PWP   |
|-------------------|------------|------------|----------------|-------|
| CPCB*             |         19 |      31396 |           2481 | NA    |
| A&N               |          0 |          2 |              1 | 0     |
| Andhra Pradesh    |        159 |        169 |             67 | 63    |
| Arunachal Pradesh |          1 |          7 |              0 | 0     |
| Assam             |        126 |        104 |             33 | 23    |
| Bihar             |         59 |         79 |             12 | 18    |
| Chandigarh        |          9 |         16 |              2 | 3     |
| Chhattisgarh      |         48 |         69 |             15 | 14    |
| Dddnh             |        298 |        228 |             24 | 56    |
| Delhi             |        345 |       1887 |             33 | 401   |
| Goa               |         47 |         73 |             10 | 10    |
| Gujarat           |        698 |       2587 |            185 | 687   |
| Haryana           |        301 |        926 |             64 | 70    |
| Himachal Pradesh  |        288 |        112 |             53 | 44    |
| Jammu And Kashmir |        113 |         58 |             14 | 33    |
| Jharkhand         |         26 |        108 |             13 | 8     |
| Karnataka         |        402 |        924 |            158 | 176   |
| Kerala            |        148 |        248 |             40 | 35    |
| Ladakh            |          0 |          1 |              2 | 0     |
| Lakshadweep       |          0 |          1 |              0 | 0     |
| Madhya Pradesh    |        266 |        307 |             95 | 133   |
| Maharashtra       |        715 |       5958 |            147 | 372   |
| Manipur           |          2 |          3 |              2 | 0     |
| Meghalaya         |          3 |         11 |              6 | 6     |
| Mizoram           |          0 |          4 |              0 | 0     |
| Nagaland          |          0 |          2 |              0 | 1     |
| Odisha            |         30 |         97 |             10 | 17    |
| Pondicherry       |         81 |         10 |              9 | 21    |
| Punjab            |        181 |        722 |             31 | 63    |
| Rajasthan         |        298 |        471 |             61 | 136   |
| Sikkim            |          6 |         11 |              3 | 0     |
| Tamil Nadu        |        278 |        908 |            144 | 114   |
| Telangana         |        201 |        384 |             43 | 81    |
| Tripura           |          6 |         17 |              1 | 0     |
| Uttar Pradesh     |        460 |        930 |             75 | 254   |
| Uttarakhand       |        312 |         87 |             97 | 124   |
| West Bengal       |        201 |       1838 |             42 | 42    |

Annexure-II State-wise  details of  Producers  registered  on  the  EPR  Portal  for  battery  waste

## management

| State            |   Producer Registered |
|------------------|-----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                    74 |
| Assam            |                     7 |
| Bihar            |                     9 |
| Chandigarh       |                     9 |
| Chattisgarh      |                    15 |
| Dadra &Nagar     |                     3 |
| Daman &Diu       |                     8 |
| Delhi            |                   700 |
| Goa              |                    10 |
| Gujrat           |                   268 |
| Haryana          |                   438 |
| Himachal Pradesh |                    25 |
| Jammu &Kashmir   |                     2 |
| Jharkhand        |                     9 |
| Karnataka        |                   397 |
| Kerala           |                    61 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                    66 |
| Maharashtra      |                  1022 |
| Orissa           |                    16 |
| Pondichery       |                    10 |
| Punjab           |                    53 |
| Rajasthan        |                    90 |
| Tamil Nadu       |                   313 |
| Telangana        |                    96 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |                   324 |
| Uttarakhand      |                    28 |
| West Bengal      |                   227 |

## Annexure-III State-wise details of Producer s registered on the EPR portal E-Waste Management

| Name of the State/UT   |   Number of Registered Producers |
|------------------------|----------------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH         |                               92 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH      |                                1 |
| ASSAM                  |                               33 |
| BIHAR                  |                               19 |
| CHANDIGARH             |                               22 |
| CHHATTISGARH           |                               41 |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI   |                               21 |
| DAMAN& DIU             |                                8 |
| DELHI                  |                             1831 |
| GOA                    |                               25 |
| GUJARAT                |                              807 |
| HARYANA                |                              935 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH       |                               46 |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR         |                               14 |
| JHARKHAND              |                               18 |
| KARNATAKA              |                             1161 |
| KERALA                 |                              195 |
| MADHYA PRADESH         |                              112 |
| MAHARASHTRA            |                             2799 |
| MANIPUR                |                                1 |
| MEGHALAYA              |                                1 |
| MIZORAM                |                                1 |
| NAGALAND               |                                1 |
| ODISHA                 |                               49 |
| PUNJAB                 |                              160 |
| RAJASTHAN              |                              225 |
| TAMIL NADU             |                             1252 |
| TELANGANA              |                              329 |
| TRIPURA                |                                1 |
| UT of Puducherry       |                               12 |
| UTTAR PRADESH          |                              764 |
| UTTARAKHAND            |                               49 |
| WEST BENGAL            |                              544 |

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