class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on October 07, 2020 has revised the timeline for authorization/ renewal under E-Waste Management Rules, 2016. The E-Waste Management Rules, 2016 stipulates that authorization or renewal shall be granted by the Board within a period of 120 days from the date of receipt of application, complete in all respect.
Considering the necessity of faster disposal of authorization/ renewal application in order to regulate the management of E- waste in the State, the time limit for disposal of application for authorization or renewal under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 is fixed as 90 days with effect from the date of receipt of online applications complete in all respect against the statutory period of 120 days.
[Order no- 9761]
