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Committee suggest changes in the SWM Rules, 2016 and PWM Rules, 2016

A committee constituted by the Union Environment Ministry in 2017 has recommended that the onus of col-
lecting and disposal of plastic waste should lie solely on municipal bodies, whose track record on this front
is abysmal. The Report

1.0 Introduction Accordingly, agenda for the meeting was prepared based
on the representations received in the Ministry. Municipal
Report Commissioners of Pune, Vijayawada, Ahmedabad, Indore,
Lucknow, Patna, Director of Municipal Administration,
Karnataka, Representative from Central Pollution Control
Board, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs were invited
for a meeting under the chairmanship of Shri Anil Kumar
on Jain, Additional Secretary, MoEFCC on 15.09.2017.

2.0 Constitution of the Committee

Some of the issues were resolved during the 1st meeting;
however, other issues were needed further deliberations.
Therefore, a committee was constituted for providing its
Recommendations of the Committee recommendations on the issues related to the PWM Rules,
On 2016 and SWM Rules, 2016 with the following members:
Issues/challenges faced by Municipalities related to
Implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 i. Shri Ritesh Kumar Singh, Joint Secretary, MOEFCC
and ii. Shri Kunal Kumar, Municipal Commissioner, Pune
Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
iii. Shri J. Nivas, Municipal Commissioner, Vijayawada

iv. Shri Mukesh Kumar, Municipal Commissioner,
Ministry notified Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 on Ahmedabad v. Dr. Vishal R, Director of Municipal

8th April, 2016 and Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 Administration, Karnataka

on 18th March, 2016. The Rules mandates several new vi. Shri Manish Singh, Municipal Commissioner, Indore

provisions like; the ambit of the rules has been expanded

beyond Municipal area, source segregation of waste, user vii. Shri S. K. Nigam, Central Pollution Control Board

fee and spot fine, Extended Producers Responsibility etc.
viii. Shri J. B. Ravinder, Jt. Advisor, MoHUA

Several representations were received from various ix. Shri Manoj Kumar Gangeya, Director, MoEFCC

stake holders regarding provisions of the Rules. Several

meetings were also held in the past to understand the Based on the above decision Ministry constituted the

difficulties faced by the stakeholders while following Committee vide its order dated 5th October, 2017. The

the rules. The regulatory authorities were heard by the Terms of References for the Committee were as under:

Ministry to understand the difficulties faced by them while i. To evaluate mechanism for the implementation of the
November, 2017
implementing the rules. provisions of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and

Therefore it was decided that a meeting should be called Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 especially with
Hazardous Substance Management Division
in the Ministry by inviting Municipal Commissioners of the respect to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
MoEFCC
representative states to understand the issues/challenges ii. Formulate policy options and evaluate technologies

faced by them while implementing the Rules and also to on the issue related to Multi Layered Plastic (MLP)
discuss the key issues put forth to the Ministry by various
stakeholders.
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