Fine will be imposed on single use plastic in Bihar: 12 agendas approved in Nitish cabinet, Rs 100 fine if caught for the first time

File photo of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

A meeting of the Bihar cabinet has been held today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Twelve agendas were approved in this meeting. This important cabinet meeting has been held before the winter session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. In the cabinet meeting, the bylaws prepared for the Bihar State Sports Authority have been approved. At the same time, the Bihar State Municipality Plastic Waste Management Model Bye-Laws 2022 was also approved.

Additional Chief Secretary to the Cabinet, Dr. Siddharth said that if the common man is also caught using single-use plastic, he will have to pay a fine. Many categories have been created for this. If caught taking single use plastic in the market, then fine will have to be paid for that too. 100 rupees if caught for the first time, 200 rupees if caught for the second time, 500 rupees if caught for the third time. For the commercial use of single use plastic, a fine of Rs 1,500 will be imposed for the first time, then Rs 2,500 and thereafter Rs 3,500 as fine.

For burning plastic waste in the open, a fine of Rs 2000 will be charged for the first time, Rs 3000 for the second time and Rs 5000 for the third time. Spreading plastic waste in public places like parks, drains, archaeological sites and other prohibited places will attract a fine of Rs 1000 for the first time, Rs 1500 for the second time, Rs 2000 for the third time. Every person responsible for organizing any sports event or collecting more than Rs 100 without informing the municipal area will be fined Rs 1500, Rs 2000 and Rs 2500 for the third time.

There will be a complete ban on decoration items made of polystyrene (thermocol) for decoration. Plastic cups, plates, glasses, cutlery such as forks, spoons, knives, straws, trays, stirrers as well as plastic films wrapped around sweet boxes, invitation cards, cigarette packets and plastics of thickness less than 100 microns Or PVC banners will be banned in urban areas. There will be a complete ban on the manufacture, import, storage, distribution, sale and use-storage, sale of any type of single-use plastic items.

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If the common man is also caught using single-use plastic, he will have to pay a fine.

Creation of 5 academic posts in Bhagalpur Engineering College

In the cabinet meeting, 5 academic posts were created in Bhagalpur Engineering College. Same, 18 academic posts have been created in Darbhanga Engineering School. In this meeting, the limit was fixed for the government servants of Bihar government to appear in the competitive examination.

At the same time, for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and other hereditary forms of muscular dystrophy, the Department of Medicine of all medical colleges and hospitals of the state was approved for identification and medical certification of patients above 18 years of age.

In the cabinet meeting, Rs 2 billion 55 crore 89 lakh 71 thousand has been approved for Green GIS Grid sub-centre in PMCH. The time limit of the Institute of Development Management has been extended from the financial year 2022-23 to 2026-27. A grant of Rs 98 crore 45 lakh has been approved for the operation and establishment of the temporary campus of the Development Management Institute in the extended period. Same, approval of Rs 54 crore 97 lakh 56 thousand has been given for the construction of building complex furniture infrastructure optical course at Gopalganj Police Center.