(a) Whether the Government has any proposal to launch a Cleane-India’ Scheme for recycling of
e-wastes in major cities of the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
(a) Whether the Government has any proposal to launch a Cleane-India’ Scheme for recycling of
e-wastes in major cities of the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) There is no such proposal of the Government to launch a Clean e-India Scheme for recycling of e-waste
in major cities of the country. However, for promotion of environmentally sound disposal of hazardous wastes in
the country, the Ministry of Environment and Forests is implementing a scheme viz. “Creation of Management
Structure for Hazardous Substancesâ€. Under the scheme, financial assistance is inter-alia provided for setting
up of ‘Integrated E-Waste Recycling, Treatment and Disposal Facility’. The maximum limit of Government of
India contribution is Rs. 12.5 crores for setting up of such a facility subject to matching grant by the
concerned State Government.