Action Plan for Elimination of identified Single-Use Plastics and effective implementation of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016

(concerned State/UT)

# Activity/Sub-Activity Budget allocation Nature of activity Timeline Responsible Dept/Agency
1 Policy and Regulatory Framework 0 Short Term
1.1 Preparation of a comprehensive action plan for elimination of single use plastics 0 Short Term April 2022 MSPCB
1.2 Policy for inclusion of components relating to elimination of Single Use Plastic (SUP) and remediation/management of legacy waste in project proposals under SBM 2.0 0 Medium Term September 2022 Urban Affairs Dept. & Local Bodies
1.3 Policy for development of decentralised recycling infrastructure/End of Life Disposal infrastructure, with special focus on low-value plastics 0 Medium Term September 2022 Urban Affairs Dept. & Local Bodies
1.4 Policy for effective enforcement of PWMR through byelaws of local bodies (like spot fines 0 Medium Term July 2022 Urban Affairs Dept. & Local Bodies, District Councils, District Administration,
1.5 Adoption of sustainable public procurement policy for products and plastic packaging material made of recycled plastics, and alternatives to identified single use plastics, as per applicable standards 0 Continuous Forest and Environment Department, Commerce and Industries Dept.
2 Institutional Mechanism 0 Short Term
2.1 Constitution of State Level Special Task Force 0 Short Term on 30 April 2.1 2021
2.2 Identification of nodal department for coordinating the implementation of plastic waste management (for urban as well as rural areas) 0 Short Term May 2022 Urban Affairs Dept. & District Councils
2.3 Constitution of City Level Task Force for million plus cities: under Commissioner of Municipal Corporation or Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate or any other officer of suitable rank as deemed appropriate by the State/UT Government 0 Short Term
2.4 Constitution of District Level Task Force (excluding million plus cities) under District Magistrate (for both rural areas and urban areas) 0 Short Term May 2022 District Administration
2.5 Setting up of a plastic waste management cell at State level (each in Urban and Rural Development Departments or the concerned Departments), District level (in Zila Parishad for all the rural areas), and in each ULB 0 Short Term June 2022 Urban Affairs Dept. & C&RD Blocks under District Administration District Councils
3 Management of Littered Single Use Plastic Items 0 Short Term
3.1 Identification of littering hot spots with respect to SUP items and development of strategy for their collection and further management 0 Short Term September 2022 Urban Affairs Dept. & Local Bodies Tourism dept. District Councils
3.2 Identification of ingress points of littered single use plastic items in surface water bodies and drains and strategy for prevention 0 Short Term September 2022 Water Resource, Urban Affairs dept.
3.3 Phased plan for cleaning surface water bodies, and drains of floating singles use plastic items and their further management 0 Long Term September Water Resource, Urban Affairs dept. , District Administration , District Councils C&RD dept.
3.4 Document total quantity of plastic waste present in legacy waste sites and implementation of plan to manage legacy plastic waste - location-wise 0 Long Term December 2022 Urban Affairs and Local Bodies.
3.5 Activities to be specifically included under Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 for SUP elimination and management of legacy waste sites, as per guidelines 0 Medium Term December 2022 Urban Affairs and Local Bodies. District Administration, PHE District Council
4 Plastic Waste Management including Single Use Plastics 0 Short Term
4.1 Assessment of plastic waste generation in State/UT, District-wise 0 Short Term July 2022 MSPCB
4.2 Assessment of infrastructure required for plastic waste management – collection, segregation, recycling / EOLD- District –wise 0 Medium Term July 2022 Urban Affairs Dept. District Councils PHE C&RD Dept.
4.3 District-wise details of infrastructure at municipal and gram panchayat level for collection, segregation and channelization of plastic waste to recyclers/EOLD 0 Medium Term July 2022 District Administration, Local Bodies, District Councils PHE C&RD Dept.
4.4 Gap analysis and strategy for development of infrastructure for PWM –District-wise including ULBs 0 Medium Term July 2022 MSPCB
4.5 Leveraging of funds under Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0, as per guidelines 0 Continuous District Administration, PHE Local Bodies
4.6 Strategy for collection and segregation of plastic waste at the municipal and GP level 0 Medium Term September Local Bodies District Administration, District Councils
4.7 Scheme for registration of Producers/Importers and Brand Owners and Recyclers and Plastic Waste Processors by SPCB/PCC 0 Continuous MSPCB
4.8 Development of database of PIBO implementing EPR 0 Continuous MSPCB
4.9 Scheme for verification/audit of recyclers, PIBOs, EOLD entities by SPCB/PCC 0 Continuous MSPCB
4.10 Strategy for regular data collection with respect to plastic waste and reporting under PWMR by State/UT and ULBs 0 Continuous MSPCB
4.11 Setting up of MRFs 0 Short Term
5 Enforcement of Ban Imposed on the use of Identified Single Use Plastic Items at District / ULB /GP level 0 Short Term
5.1 Regular enforcement drives and action taken against violations 0 Continuous District Administration, Local Bodies, District Councils
5.2 Identification and closure of manufacturing facilities of prohibited SUP items 0 Continuous MSPCB
6 Plastic Recycling Infrastructure and End of Life Disposal Facilities 0 Short Term
6.1 Development of database of recyclers of plastic category wise and also EOLD entities including recycling capacity 0 Continuous MSPCB
6.2 Development of plan for setting up recycling facilities 0 Medium Term September 2022 Urban Affairs Dept. & Local Bodies, District Councils
6.3 Incentive scheme for setting up of plastic recycling capacity category-wise 0 Medium Term September 2022 Dept. of Commerce & Industries
6.4 Development of industrial composting facilities for compostable plastics: Number and quantity 0 Short Term June 2023 Dept. of Commerce & Industries
6.5 Development of infrastructure for EOLD, - Waste to oil, waste to energy, road construction, coprocessing cement kilns 0 Short Term MSPCB, Urban Affairs Dept. PWD
6.6 Scheme for promotion of recycling technologies and products made from recycled plastics 0 Continuous Dept. of Commerce & Industries
7 Development and Promotion of Alternatives to Prohibited Single Use Plastic Items and Promoting Innovation 0 Short Term
7.1 Development of scheme for providing assistance in setting up manufacturing capacities of alternatives including for enterprises transitioning away from single use plastics (Number of enterprises, Quantity) 0 Short Term September 2022 Dept. of Commerce & Industries MBDA
7.2 Providing incentives for penetration of alternatives in the market 0 Medium Term September 2022 Dept. of Commerce & Industries MBDA
7.3 Development of database of producers of alternative products including compostable plastic manufacturing capacity 0 Continuous MSPCB
7.4 Promotion scheme for alternatives to prohibited single use plastic items 0 Medium Term September 2022 Dept. of Commerce & Industries MBDA
7.5 Scheme for promoting producers to change design of plastic packaging to reduce use of plastic packaging material 0 Short Term
7.6 Research and Development on creating alternative packaging materials to plastics 0 Short Term
7.7 Steps taken for promotion of alternatives 0 Short Term
8 Data Collection and Monitoring Mechanism 0 Short Term
8.1 Development of online database and monitoring system covering items covered under Comprehensive Action Plan 0 Short Term August, 2022 MSPCB
8.2 Online public grievance/complaints portal 0 Short Term August, 2022 MSPCB
8.3 Mechanism to undertake regular quarterly survey for (i) prohibited singleuse plastic items in plastic waste and (ii) compositional characterization of plastic waste in the following categories (a) Rigid plastic packaging including multilayered packaging, (b) Flexible plastic packaging -single layered and multilayered of the plastics only and (c) Multi layered multimaterial (at least one layer of plastic and at least one layer of other material) plastic packaging 0 Continuous Ongoing MSPCB, Distriet Administration and District Council
9 Awareness Generation and Capacity Building 0 Short Term
9.1 Preparation of road map for awareness generation activities at State, District and ULB/GP level for citizens, institutional waste generators, RWAs/Market associations 0 Medium Term September 2022 Urban Affairs Dept.& Local Bodies, MSPCB, District Administration, District Councils C&RD Dept. PHE
9.2 Development of a public movement by engaging with youth organizations such as NCC, NSS, NYK and school students 0 Medium Term July 2022 MSPCB. District Administration, Education Department
9.3 Strategy for targeted campaign at littering hotspots such as tourist spots, places of religious and cultural importance, weekly markets, urban sprawls against littering, and promoting alternate packaging material 0 Medium Term August 2022 Urban Affairs Dept. & Local Bodies, MSPCB District Administration, Tourism Dept., Town Development Committees, District Councils
9.4 Capacity building for repurposing and promoting reuse of plastic packaging 0 Medium Term June 2022 MSPCB. Urban Affairs Dept..
9.5 Capacity building of ULBs and GPs for PWM 0 Medium Term MSPCB District Administration
10 Action taken for reducing/elimination of single use plastic items in State/UT Government offices, attached/subordinate offices, PSUs/organization 0 Medium Term
10.1 Implementation of actions given in Standard Guidelines for single use plastic issued earlier by the Ministry (enclosed) 0 Short Term April 2022 MSPCB