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 30-09-2021 DSTE
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 Short Term 31-10-2021 DSTE
1.3 Policy for development of decentralised recycling infrastructure/End of Life Disposal infrastructure, with special focus on low-value plastics 0 Medium Term 31-12-2021 LAD
1.4 Policy for effective enforcement of PWMR through byelaws of local bodies (like spot fines 0 Short Term Bye Laws already available
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 Medium Term 31-12-2021 FD, LAD
2 Institutional Mechanism 0 Short Term
2.1 Constitution of State Level Special Task Force 0 Short Term Constituted on 08-07-2021 DSTE
2.2 Identification of nodal department for coordinating the implementation of plastic waste management (for urban as well as rural areas) 0 Short Term 30-09-2021 Special Task Force
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 does not comes under Million Plus City Category
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 constituted on 08-07-2021 DSTE
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 31-10-2021 All ULBs and Commune Panchayat (LAD)
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 30-11-2021 LAD
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 30-11-2021 LAD, PWD (Irrigation)
3.3 Phased plan for cleaning surface water bodies, and drains of floating singles use plastic items and their further management 0 Short Term 31-12-2021 LAD and PWD (Irrigation)
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 Medium Term 31-12-2021 LAD
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 31-12-2021 LAD
4 Plastic Waste Management including Single Use Plastics 0 Short Term
4.1 Assessment of plastic waste generation in State/UT, District-wise 0 Medium Term 31-12-2021 LAD and RD
4.2 Assessment of infrastructure required for plastic waste management – collection, segregation, recycling / EOLD- District –wise 0 Short Term 30-11-2021 PUDA and LAD
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 31-12-2021 Local Bodies and LAD
4.4 Gap analysis and strategy for development of infrastructure for PWM –District-wise including ULBs 0 Short Term 30-11-2021 Local Bodies
4.5 Leveraging of funds under Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0, as per guidelines 0 Medium Term 31-12-2021 PUDA and LAD
4.6 Strategy for collection and segregation of plastic waste at the municipal and GP level 0 Short Term 30-10-2021 LAD and PUDA
4.7 Scheme for registration of Producers/Importers and Brand Owners and Recyclers and Plastic Waste Processors by SPCB/PCC 0 Short Term 30-09-2021 PPCC
4.8 Development of database of PIBO implementing EPR 0 Short Term 30-09-2021 PPCC and LAD
4.9 Scheme for verification/audit of recyclers, PIBOs, EOLD entities by SPCB/PCC 0 Short Term 30-09-2021 PPCC
4.10 Strategy for regular data collection with respect to plastic waste and reporting under PWMR by State/UT and ULBs 0 Continuous 1 Month LAD
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 Continous Continous
5.2 Identification and closure of manufacturing facilities of prohibited SUP items 0 Continuous Continous Continuous
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 Medium Term 31-12-2021 PPCC and LAD
6.2 Development of plan for setting up recycling facilities 0 Short Term 30-11-2021 Industries Dept and PPCC
6.3 Incentive scheme for setting up of plastic recycling capacity category-wise 0 Medium Term 31-12-20222 Industries Dept and PPCC
6.4 Development of industrial composting facilities for compostable plastics: Number and quantity 0 Long Term 31-12-2022 Industries Dept
6.5 Development of infrastructure for EOLD, - Waste to oil, waste to energy, road construction, coprocessing cement kilns 0 Long Term Two years Industries Dept, PWD and PIPDIC
6.6 Scheme for promotion of recycling technologies and products made from recycled plastics 0 Long Term 1 Year Industries Dept
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 Medium Term February 2022 Industries Dpet/DIC and DRDA
7.2 Providing incentives for penetration of alternatives in the market 0 Continuous 6 Months Industries Dept, Commercial Tax and PIPDIC
7.3 Development of database of producers of alternative products including compostable plastic manufacturing capacity 0 Short Term 3 Months DIC and PPCC
7.4 Promotion scheme for alternatives to prohibited single use plastic items 0 Continuous 3 Months DIC, PIPDIC and DRDA
7.5 Scheme for promoting producers to change design of plastic packaging to reduce use of plastic packaging material 0 Continuous 30-11-2021 CII and DIC
7.6 Research and Development on creating alternative packaging materials to plastics 0 Continuous 6 Months PCS&T and PEC, PU
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 Continuous 3 Months IT and NIC
8.2 Online public grievance/complaints portal 0 Continuous Continous PPCC,LAD and PUDA
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 31-10-2021 LAD and PPCC
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 Short Term 30--09-2021 DSTE and LAD
9.2 Development of a public movement by engaging with youth organizations such as NCC, NSS, NYK and school students 5 Continuous Continous Education Dept
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 Continuous 31-12-2021 LAD, Tourism and Art and Culture
9.4 Capacity building for repurposing and promoting reuse of plastic packaging 2 Continuous 31-12-2021 Industries Dept
9.5 Capacity building of ULBs and GPs for PWM 5 Continuous 3 Months PUDA, LAD
10 Action taken for reducing/elimination of single use plastic items in State/UT Government offices, attached/subordinate offices, PSUs/organization 0 Short Term
10.1 Implementation of actions given in Standard Guidelines for single use plastic issued earlier by the Ministry (enclosed) 0 Continuous Continous DSTE