The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on June 27, 2024, issued a circular regarding the extension of the Amnesty Scheme for Penal Fees for violating the Combined Consent Regime prescribed under the Air /Water Act.
The following has been stated: -
•Considering the positive response to the Amnesty scheme by the industries/health care establishments, it has been decided & resolved to extend the Amnesty Scheme for Penal Fees to be imposed on industries/health care establishments violating the combined consent regime prescribed under Air/Water Act i.e., delay in applying for a grant of consent, operating without consent from the Board has been extended for further 3 months i.e., upto August 31, 2024.
•This extension of the amnesty scheme is not for those units/ industries/health care establishments who had already paid the penalty. This extension of the amnesty scheme will apply to those industries that will submit online applications for combined consent within 3 months period.
•Industry applying under the amnesty scheme will have to pay the total penal fees within a 15-day period once the online link for payment of fees is provided through the online e-payment gateway by the Board.
The detailed circular is given in the document below.
[Circular No. BO/MPCB/AS(T)/Circular/B- 240627FTJ0084]
