**Summary:**
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has implemented the E-Waste Management Rules, 2022, effective since April 1, 2023, to regulate the management of 106 types of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE), including mobile phones, computers, and UPS systems. These rules revised and replaced the E-Waste Management Rules, 2016. Complementing this, the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022, effective from August 24, 2022, address the environmentally sound management of all battery types, including those used in electric vehicles, portable devices, automobiles, and industrial applications. These rules mandate Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) targets for producers, including importers, for the collection, recycling, or refurbishment of waste batteries and prohibit their disposal in landfills.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has developed a centralized online EPR portal for the registration of producers and recyclers, facilitating the exchange of EPR certificates. The CPCB also issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for lead-acid battery recycling, specifying measures for the safe handling and disposal of hazardous fluids.
E-waste generation in India, as estimated by CPCB, was 1,254,286.55 tonnes in FY 2023-24 and 1,397,955.59 tonnes in FY 2024-25.
The E-Waste Management Rules, 2022, aim to promote a circular economy through the EPR regime and ensure the scientific recycling and disposal of e-waste. Key measures taken by CPCB include:
1. Development of an online E-Waste EPR portal for registration of producers, manufacturers, recyclers, and refurbishers.
2. Development of guidelines for the scientific and environmentally sound management of e-waste.
3. Implementation of an Action Plan by State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) and Pollution Control Committees (PCCs), including regular checks on informal e-waste activities.
4. Mandatory quarterly and annual compliance reporting by registered entities through the E-waste Portal.
5. Verification and audit mechanisms by CPCB or designated agencies to ensure compliance.
6. Environmental Compensation (EC) Guidelines for levying penalties for violations of the Rules.
7. Directions issued to SPCBs/PCCs under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, and the Environment Protection Act, 1986, regarding checking informal e-waste activities, verifying authorized dismantlers/recyclers, conducting mass awareness drives, and ensuring EPR certificate generation.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The Indian government ministry responsible for environmental protection and climate change.
E-Waste Management Rules, 2016: The original set of rules governing the management of electronic waste in India, later revised.
E-Waste Management Rules, 2022: The revised rules governing the management of electronic waste in India, superseding the 2016 rules.
Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022: Rules established for the environmentally sound management of waste batteries in India.
Extended Producer Responsibility: A policy approach under which producers are given a significant responsibility – financial and/or physical – for the treatment or disposal of post-consumer products.
Central Pollution Control Board: An organization responsible for environmental monitoring and regulation in India.
Financial Year 2023-24: Fiscal year pertaining to e-waste generation data cited in the document.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the parliamentary question was answered.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: Electronic Waste
Management
Posted On: 11 AUG 2025 5:39PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has comprehensively revised the E-Waste
(Management) Rules, 2016 and notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 in November, 2022 and the
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same is in force since 1 April, 2023. These Rules are regulating 106 Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(EEE) listed in Schedule-I of the said Rules, including discarded mobile phones, computers and UPS systems.
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MoEF&CC has notified the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 on 24 August, 2022 to ensure
environmentally sound management of waste batteries. The Rules cover all types of batteries viz. Electric
Vehicle batteries, portable batteries, automotive batteries and industrial batteries. Under the Rules, the
producers, including importers, have been given mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) targets
for collection and recycling or refurbishment of waste batteries. EPR framework under the Battery Waste
Management Rules, 2022prohibits disposal of waste batteries in landfills.Central Pollution Control Board
(CPCB) has issued the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for lead acid battery recycling, specifying the
measures for safe draining of hazardous fluids and its disposal and repurposing use in other industrial
processes. Centralized online EPR portal has been developed for registration of producers and recyclers,
exchange of EPR certificates between producers and recyclers to fulfil the EPR obligations of the producer.
CPCB estimates the e-waste generation at national level, based on the countrywide sales data
provided by the registered producers, and average life of notified EEE, as mandated under the E-
Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. As per the CPCB, e-waste generated in the country during the
Financial Year (FY) 2023-24 and 2024-25 is given below:
Financial Year (FY) Total e-waste generated [tonnes/annum]
2023-2024 12,54,286.55
2024-2025 13,97,955.59
E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, provide for managing e-waste in an environmentally sound manner and
putting in place an improved EPR regime for e-waste recycling wherein all the manufacturers, producers,
refurbishers and recyclers are required to register on portal developed by the CPCB. The new provisions
facilitate and channelize the informal sector to formal sector for doing business and ensuring recycling of e-
waste in an environmentally sound manner. These Rules also promote Circular Economy through EPR regime
and scientific recycling/disposal of the e-waste. Further, CPCB has taken following steps for effective
management of E-Waste Rules as under:
i. An online E-Waste EPR portal has been developed by CPCB, wherein entities such as producers,
manufacturers, recyclers and refurbishers of the e-waste are required to be registered.
ii. CPCB has developed guidelines for the scientific and environmentally sound management of e-waste.
The guidelines detail the procedures and facilities in terms of machineries and pollution control devices
required for the recycling of e-waste in an environmentally sound manner.
iii. An Action Plan for implementation of E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 is in place and the same isbeing implemented by all the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committees
(PCCs) in their respective States/UTs. SPCBs/PCCs are submitting quarterly progress report. The
Action Plan makes it incumbent upon SPCBs/PCCs to carry out regular drives for checking informal e-
waste activities and help them to enter into formal sector.
iv. The registered entities submit their compliance through Quarterly and Annual Returns on the E-
wastePortal.
v. The Rules have provided verification and audit by the Central Pollution Control Board or through a
designated agency, to verify compliance of these Rules through random inspection and periodic audit, as
deemed appropriate, so as to take action against violations of these Rules.
vi. Environmental Compensation (EC) Guidelines under E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 have been
developed for levying EC on any entity in case of violation of any of the provision of these Rules and
guidelines issued hereunder.
vii. CPCB issued the following Directions to SPCBs/PCCs for effective implementation of the E-Waste
(Management) Rules, 2022:
a. Directions dated 06.09.2022 under Section 18 (1) (b) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution)
Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 regarding checking informal e-waste
activities, verification of authorized dismantlers/recyclers of E-Waste and drives for mass awareness.
b. Directions dated 30.01.2024 under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 regarding
registration of producers, manufacturers, recyclers and refurbishers on the Online E-Waste EPR Portal.
Directions dated 14.02.2024 under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for ensuring
generation of EPR Certificates by E-Waste recyclers towards fulfilment of Producers EPR obligations
for the FY 2023-24.
This information was provided by UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND
CLIMATE CHANGE, SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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