Agri co-op societies to be digitised in Haryana
NEW DELHI: A Keeping in line with the commitments of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India free from singleuse plastic (SUP), the government is all set to ban the use of SUP from July 1. The decision in this regard has been taken in pursuance of its global climate goals to prevent its harmful effects on the environment.
While talking to reporters, Union Environment Min Bhupender Yadav stressed that now no more time would be given to industry as they were told in advance about government’s decision to completely ban the use of ‘hazardous’ plastic items which are meant for single-use only.
“The government has given enough time to the industry and the general public to prepare for the ban on single-use plastic (SUP) items. Now, the government hopes for everyone’s cooperation in implementing it from
CHANDIGARH: Taking another step towards digitization all Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS) of Haryana will also be digitized. Under this, 307 packs of the state will be fully computerized by August 31, 2022.
This information was given in a meeting held under the Chairmanship of Chief Sec, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal regarding the status of digitization in primary agricultural cooperatives.
Sanjeev Kaushal directed the concerned officers that by the month of November, almost all 730 PACS of Haryana should be fully computerized. No delay will be tolerated in this work, so the responsibility of the people involved in this project should be fixed.
July 1,” Yadav said.
The notification to phase out 19 SUP items by July 1, 2022, was issued in August 2021 under the Environment Protection Act (EPA) and any violation will invite punitive action, including a fine or a jail term, detailed under Section 15 of the Act.
The minister further said, “I have met the industry representatives and the government hopes for their cooperation in phasing out single-use plastic items.”
On August 12 last year, the ministry issued a notification
After being computerized, training of the employees of PACS must be done for smooth operation.
He said that the State Government has taken this decision to digitize the activities like PACS with the banking system, accounting, loan and advance so that the work can be done smoothly along with ensuring transparency in the working of PACS.
t was informed in the meeting that under the special module prepared under CBS network, work is being done to computerize the PACS on a pilot basis, which is in the final stage. In the coming days, the PACS will be integrated with the special module, on the basis of which 307 PACS will be fully computerized by August 31. prohibiting the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of identified SUP commodities, including polystyrene and expanded polystyrene from July 1, 2022.
The identified SUP items include earbuds, plastic sticks for balloons, flags, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, polystyrene (thermocol), plates, cups, glasses, forks, spoons, knives, straws, trays, wrapping or packaging films around sweets boxes, invitation cards, cigarette packets, plastic or PVC banners of less than 100 micron, and stirrers.
According to Central Pollution Control Board, India generates around 2.4 lakh tonnes of SUP per annum and the per capita production is 0.18 kg per year.
However, the minister clarified that plastic used for packaging in the FMCG sector is not banned but will be covered under the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) guidelines and producers, manufacturers, and brand owners will have to ensure the collection of such plastic back from the market.
The ministry has also notified plant derivatives-based ecofriendly cutlery like bamboo cutlery, Agri and plant residuebased cutlery, wooden products, and barrier-coated paper as alternatives for the banned SUP items such as forks, spoons, knives, cups, etc.
For SUP trays, the ministry has recommended using plantain leaves, plant material-based trays, paper trays, areca leaf plates, glass/metal trays, etc.
Paper-based straws, compostable plastic straws, biodegradable plastic, etc have been suggested as alternatives for straws and stirrers, while paper/ cloth flags, special paper-based earbud sticks, compostable plastic and biodegradable plasticbased sticks, wood-based ice cream sticks, wood/paper-based candy sticks, etc have been recommended as alternatives for earbuds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for the balloon, plastic flags, candy sticks, ice cream sticks, etc.
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Central Pollution Control Board, India generates around 2.4 lakh tonnes of SUP per annum and the per capita production is 0.18 kg per year