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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार से प्रकाजित
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सं. 628] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, अक्तूबर 30, 2023/कार्ताक 8, 1945

No. 628] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2023/KARTIKA 8, 1945

पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार्ु पररवतान मंत्रालर्

अजधसूचना

नई दिल्ली, 30 अक्तूबर, 2023

सा.का.जन. 807(अ).—कें द्रीर् सरकार, प्लाजस्ट्िक अपजिष्ट प्रबंधन जनर्म, 2016 (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् "उक्त जनर्म"
कहा गर्ा है) पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार्ु पररवतान मंत्रालर् में पर्ाावरणीर् स्ट्वच्छ रीजत में िेि में प्लाजस्ट्िक अपजिष्ट प्रबंधन के जलए
कानूनी ढांचा प्रिान का उपबंध करने के जलए सा. का. जन. 320 (अ), तारीख 18 माचा, 2016 द्वारा अजधसूजचत दकर्ा गर्ा था।

और जनर्मों के प्रभावी कार्ाान्वर्न को और सिक्त बनाने के क्रम में प्रस्ट्ताव दकर्ा िा रहा है, जिसमें अन्र् बातों के साथ-साथ
राज्र् और स्ट्थानीर् प्राजधकरण स्ट्तर पर अपजिष्ट प्रबंधन के जवजभन्न चरणों में बहु-चरणीर् मैनुअल ररपोर्ििंग और डेिा संग्रहण के स्ट्थान
पर ऑनलाइन ररपोर्ििंग के जलए सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी उपकरणों का उपर्ोग सजममजलत है; मूल्र् की खोि के जलए रजिस्रीकृ त प्लाजस्ट्िक
अपजिष्ट संसाधक द्वारा उत्पन्न दकए गए प्रमाण पत्रों के व्यापार के जलए ऑनलाइन इलेक्रॉजनक रेडडंग प्लेिफॉमा प्रिान करना;

और के न्द्रीर् सरकार की रार् है दक उक्त जनर्मों में संिोधन करना िनजहत में आवश्र्क और समीचीन है;

अत:, अब, कें द्रीर् सरकार, पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3, 6, और 25 द्वारा प्रित्त
िजक्तर्ों का प्रर्ोग करते हुए, प्लाजस्ट्िक अपजिष्ट प्रबंधन जनर्म, 2016 का संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनर्म बनाती है,
अथाात:् -

1. (1) इन जनर्मों का संजक्षप्त नाम प्लाजस्ट्िक अपजिष्ट प्रबंधन (िूसरा संिोधन) जनर्म, 2023 है।

6892 GI/2023 (1)

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(2) राज्र् स्ट्तरीर् जनगरानी सजमजत छह महीने में कम से कम एक बार बैठक करे गी और र्दि आवश्र्क समझे तो जविेषज्ञों को
आमंजत्रत कर सकती है।”

11. उक्त जनर्मों की अनुसूची II में, -

(क) पैरा 6 में, खंड (6.3) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत खंड रखा िाएगा, अथाात्:-

“(6.3) खंड (6.1) के अधीन रजिस्रीकरण करने के जलए बाध्र् संस्ट्थाएं कें द्रीर् प्रिूषण जनर्ंत्रण बोडा द्वारा जवकजसत ऑन-लाइन कें द्रीकृ त
पोिाल के माध्र्म से खंड (6.1) के अधीन रजिस्रीकरण करने की बाध्र्ता रखने वाली दकसी भी गैर-रजिस्रीकृ त इकाई से संव्यवहार
नहीं करे गी।”;

(ख) पैरा 10 में, खंड (10.6) में, परं तुक में, "31 अक्िू बर 2023" िब्िों और अंकों के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत िब्ि और अंक रखे
िाएंगी, अथाात्:-

"30 नवंबर 2023”;

(ग) पैरा 12 में, खंड (12.8) के पश्चात्, जनम्नजलजखत खंड अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंग,े अथाात्:-

"(12.9) कें द्रीर् सरकार उत्पािकों, आर्ातकों और ब्राण्ड स्ट्वाजमर्ों को खंड 10.6 के अधीन और प्लाजस्ट्िक अपजिष्ट प्रसंस्ट्करणकतााओं को
खंड 11.2 के अधीन नौ महीने से अजधक की अवजध के जलए वार्षाक जववरणी प्रस्ट्तुत करने की अनुमजत प्रिान कर सकती है।”

(घ) पैराग्राफ 15 के पि्चात्, जनम्नजलजखत पैराग्राफ अत:स्ट्थाजपत दकर्ा िाएगा, अथाात्:-

“15क जवजभन्न श्रेजणर्ों से जवस्ट्ताररत उत्पािक उत्तरिाजर्त्व प्रमाण पत्र की खरीि.-

(1) के न्द्रीर् प्रिूषण जनर्ंत्रण बोडा उन श्रेजणर्ों के जलए जवस्ट्ताररत उत्पािक उत्तरिाजर्त्व प्रमाण-पत्र खरीिने की अनुमजत िे सकता
है िहााँ उस श्रेणी के जवस्ट्ताररत उत्पािक उत्तरिाजर्त्व िाजर्त्व पर अजधिेष जवद्यमान है जिससे ऐसी श्रेणी के जवस्ट्ताररत उत्पािक
उत्तरिाजर्त्व िाजर्त्व को पूरा दकर्ा िा सके िहााँ कमी है।

(2) ऐसे मामलों में, के न्द्रीर् प्रिूषण जनर्ंत्रण बोडा प्लाजस्ट्िक पैकेडिंग अपजिष्ट की जवजभन्न श्रेजणर्ों के संग्रह, पृथक्करण और
प्रसंस्ट्करण की उपलब्धता और लागत के आधार पर उस श्रेणी के जवस्ट्ताररत उत्पािक उत्तरिाजर्त्व िाजर्त्व को पूरा करने के जलए िहााँ
अजधिेष जवद्यमान है, उस श्रेणी के जवस्ट्ताररत उत्पािक उत्तरिाजर्त्व प्रमाणपत्रों की मात्रा जनधााररत करे गा, िहााँ अजधिेष जवद्यमान है।

(3) इस पैरा का उपबंध वषा 2025-2026 की समाजि पर लागू नहीं होगा”।

[जम. सं 12/31/2023 –एचएसएम]

नरे ि पाल गंगवार, अजतररक्त सजचव

रिप्पण : मूल जनर्म भारत के रािपत्र, सा.का.जन. 320(अ). तारीख 18 माचा, 2016 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे और तत्पश्चात
इनमें अजधसूचना संख्र्ा सा.का.जन. 285(अ) तारीख 27 माचा, 2018, अजधसूचना संख्र्ा सा.का.जन. 571(अ) तारीख
12 अगस्ट्त, 2021, अजधसूचना संख्र्ा सा.का.जन. 647(अ) तारीख 17 अगस्ट्त, 2021, अजधसूचना संख्र्ा
सा.का.जन. 133(अ) तारीख 16 फरवरी, 2022, और अजधसूचना संख्र्ा सा.का.जन. 522(अ) तारीख 6 िुलाई, 2022.,
और अंत में अजधसूचना संख्र्ा सा.का.जन. 318(अ) तारीख 27 अप्रैल, 2023 के द्वारा संिोधन दकर्ा गर्ा था।

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th October, 2023
G.S.R. 807(E).—WHEREAS the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as the
“said rules”) were notified by the Central Government in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
vide G.S.R. 320 (E), dated the 18 th March, 2016 to provide statutory framework for plastic waste management in the
country in an environmentally sound manner;
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AND WHEREAS in order to further strengthen the effective implementation of rules amendments are being
proposed inter alia including use of information technology tools for online reporting replacing multi-step manual
reporting and capturing of data at various stages of waste management at state and local authority level; provide for
online electronic trading platform for trading of certificates generated by registered plastic waste processors for price
discovery;
AND WHEREAS the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary and expedient in public
interest to amend the said rules;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3, 6, and 25 of the Environment
(Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the
Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called Plastic Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2023.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 2 after sub-
rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:-
“(3) Sub-rule (1) of rule 9 shall not apply to the export oriented units or units in special economic zones, notified
by the Central Government under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005), and to other units
manufacturing plastic packaging or on plastic packaging used for packaging products for export against an order for
export:
Provided that this sub-rule shall not apply to pre-consumer plastic packaging waste generated by such units.”.
3. In rule 3 of the said rules, -
(i) for clause (c), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
‘(c) “carry bags” mean bags made from plastic material or compostable plastic or biodegradable plastic, used for the
purpose of carrying or dispensing, commodities, which have a self-carrying feature but do not include bags that
constitute or form an integral part of the packaging in which goods are sealed prior to use”;’;
(ii) for clause (s), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
‘(s) “producer” means persons engaged in manufacture of plastic packaging”;’.
4. In rule 4 of the said rules. in sub-rule (1), for the words “multi-layered packaging”, the words “plastic
packaging” shall be substituted.
5. In rule 5 of the said rules, in sub-rule (1), for the words “urban local bodies” the words “local bodies” shall be
substituted.
6. In rule 9 of the said rules, in sub-rule (6), for the words “multilayered packaging” the words “plastic
packaging” shall be substituted.
7. In rule 11, of the said rules, for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely: -
“(1) Each plastic packaging shall contain the following information, printed in English, namely:-
(a) name and registration certificate number for producer or importer or brand owner generated through centralized
online portal specified in Schedule II for plastic packaging, in case of, rigid plastic packaging with effect from 1
July,2024, multilayer flexible plastic packaging having more than one layer with different types of plastics, including
plastic sachet or pouches, and multi-layered plastic packaging;
(b) name and registration certificate number for producer or importer or brand owner generated through centralized
online portal specified in Schedule II for plastic packaging and thickness in case of flexible plastic packaging of single
layer including plastic sachet or pouches (if single layer), plastic sheets or like and covers made of plastic sheet, carry
bags;
(c) name and registration certificate number for producer or importer or brand owner generated through centralized
online portal specified in Schedule II for plastic packaging with effect from 1 January, 2025 and number of certificate
issued under clause (h) of sub-rule (4) in case of plastic sheet or like used for packaging and plastic packaging as well
as carry bags commodities made of compostable plastic, as applicable;
(d) name and certificate number issued under clause (h) of sub-rule 4 in case of plastic sheet or like used for
packaging and plastic packaging as well as carry bags and commodities made of biodegradable plastic:
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Provided that the provisions of this sub-rule shall not apply to plastic packaging covered under rule 26 of the Legal
Metrology Packaged Commodities Rules, 2011, and in respect of plastic packaging cases where it is technically not
feasible to print the requisite information, as per specifications given in the Guidelines for use of Standard Mark and
labelling requirements under BIS Compulsory Registration Scheme for Electronic and IT Products;
Provided further that the plastic packaging under the first proviso shall be approved by the Central Pollution Control
Board:
Provided also that the relevant information in respect of plastic packaging under the first and second proviso shall be
printed on the packaging that holds together individual units of goods or the individual units of packaging.”.
8. In rule 12 of the said rules , -
(a) for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely :-
“(1) The Central Pollution Control Board, State Pollution Control Board and Pollution Control Committee in respect
of a Union territory shall be the authority for enforcement of the provisions of these rules;
(b) for sub-rule (2) the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely: -
“(2) The concerned Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary or Secretary in charge of the Department of the
State Government or a Union territory Administration responsible for municipal administration shall be the authority
for enforcement of the provisions of these rules relating to waste management by waste generator, restriction or
prohibition on use of plastic carry bags, plastic sheets or like, covers made of plastic sheets and plastic packaging and
items prohibited under rule 4 of these rules in the urban areas of the State or a Union territory.”;
(c) for sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely: -
“(3) The concerned Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary or Secretary in charge of the Department of the
State Government or a Union territory Administration responsible for Panchayati Raj Institutions shall be the
authority for enforcement of the provisions of these rules relating to waste management by the waste generator,
restriction or prohibition on use of plastic carry bags, plastic sheets or like, covers made of plastic sheets and plastic
packaging and items prohibited under rule 4 of these rules in the rural area of the State or a Union territory.”;
(d) for sub-rule (4), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely: -
“(4) The authorities referred to in sub-rule (1), (2) and (3) shall take the assistance of the District Magistrate or the
Deputy Commissioner and executive Head of Municipal Body for urban areas or Chief Executive Officer of the
District level Panchayats for rural areas within the territorial limits of the jurisdiction of the concerned district in
respect of the enforcement of the provisions of these rules”.
9. In rule 13 of the said rules,-
(a) for sub rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-
“(2) Every producer or importer or brand-owner shall for the purpose of one –time registration make an application
in Form I through the centralized online portal specified in Schedule II , to -
(i) the State Pollution Control Board or the Pollution Control Committee of the Union territory concerned, if
operating in one or two States or Union territories; or
(ii) the Central Pollution Control Board, if operating in more than two States or Union territories.”;
(b) for sub rule (3), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-
“(3) Every person recycling or processing waste or proposing to recycle or process plastic waste shall for the
purpose of one-time registration make an application to the concerned State Pollution Control Board or the Pollution
Control Committee in Form II through Centralized online portal specified in Schedule –II.”;
(c) for sub-rule (5), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-
“(5) The State Pollution Control Board or the Pollution Control Committee shall not grant registration to plastic
waste recycling or processing units unless the unit possesses a valid consent under the Water (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974) and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of
1981) and a certificate of registration issued by the District Industries Centre or any other Government agency
authorised in this regard.”;
(d) Sub-rule (9) shall be omitted.
(e) Sub-rule (11) shall be omitted.
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10. For rule 16 of the said rules, the following rule shall be substituted, namely: -
“16. State Level Monitoring Committee.- (1) The State Government or the Union territory Administration shall, for
the purpose of effective monitoring of implementation of these rules, constitute a State Level Monitoring Committee,
consisting of the following persons, namely:-
(a) Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary or Secretary in charge of the Chairman;
Department of the State Government or Union territory Administration responsible
for municipal administration
(b) Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary or Secretary in charge of the Co- Chairman;
Department of the State Government or Union territory Administration responsible
of Panchayati Raj Institutions
(c) Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary or Secretary in charge of the Member;
Department of the State Government or Union territory Administration responsible
of Urban Development or his nominee

(d) Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary or Secretary in charge of the Member;
Department of the State Government or Union territory Administration responsible
of Rural Development or his nominee

(e) Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary or Secretary in charge of the Member;
Department of the State Government or Union territory Administration responsible
of Environment or his nominee
(f) Member Secretary of the State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Member;
Committee
(g) Municipal Commissioners of cities having population of one million or more Member;
(h) One Municipal Commissioner from cities other than cities having population of one Member;
million or more
(i) One Chief Executive Officer of the District Level Panchayats Member;
(j) One expert from Non-Governmental Organisation involved in Waste Member;
management to be nominated by the State Government or Union territory
Administration
(k) One representative of an industry association to be nominated by the State Member;
Government or Union territory Administration
(l) One expert from the field of Industry to be nominated by the State Government or Member;
Union territory Administration
(m) One expert from academia to be nominated by the State Government or Union Member;
territory Administration
(n) Director in charge, Department of the State Government or a Union territory Member
administration responsible for Panchayati Raj Institutions

(o) Director in charge, Department of the State Government or a Union territory Member
administration responsible for municipal administration Secretary.

(2) The State Level Monitoring Committee shall meet at least once in six months and may invite experts, if it
considers necessary.”
11. In schedule II to the said rules, -
(a) in paragraph 6, for clause (6.3) the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(6.3)The entities obligated to register under clause (6.1) shall not deal with any un-registered entity having
obligation to register under clause (6.1) through on-line centralized portal developed by the Central Pollution Control
Board”;
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(b) in paragraph 10, in clause (10.6), in the proviso, for the words and numbers “31st October 2023”, the
following words and numbers shall be substituted, namely:-
“30th November 2023”;
(c) in paragraph 12, after clause (12.8), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-
“(12.9) The Central Government may permit filing of annual returns by Producers, Importers and Brand owners
under clause 10.6 and by Plastic Waste Processors under clause 11.2 for a period not exceeding nine months for the
reasons to be recorded in writing.”
(d) after paragraph 15, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely:-
“ 15A Purchase of extended producer responsibility certificate from different categories.-
(1) The Central Pollution Control Board may allow purchase of extended producer responsibility certificates for
those categories where surplus exists over the extended producer responsibility obligation of that category for
fulfilment of extended producer responsibility obligation of such category where deficit exists.
(2) In such cases, the Central Pollution Control Board shall prescribe the quantum of extended producer
responsibility certificates of the category required to be procured, where surplus exists, for fulfilment of extended
producer responsibility obligation of the category where deficit is present, based on the availability and cost of
collection, segregation and processing for different categories of plastic packaging waste.
(3) The provision of this paragraph shall cease to apply at the end of 2025-2026.”.
[F. No. 12/31/2023 –HSM ]
Naresh Pal Gangawar, Addl. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, vide number G.S.R. 320(E), dated the 18th March,
2016 and subsequently amended vide notification number G.S.R. 285(E), dated the 27th March, 2018, vide
notification number G.S.R. 571(E), dated the 12th August, 2021, vide notification number G.S.R. 647(E),
dated the 17th August, 2021, vide notification number G.S.R. 133(E) , dated the 16th February 2022, vide
notification number G.S.R. 522(E) , dated the 6th July 2022 and lastly amended vide notification number
G.S.R. 318(E) , dated the 27th April 2023.

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