SRINAGAR: The State Government today decided to come up with a legislation to make use of polythene a cognisable offence, Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj and Abdul Haq said here.
Mr Haq was replying to a question by Sardar Charanjeet Singh in the Legislative Council here. He informed that under ‘My Village, My World’ campaign Rural Development Department (RDD) has launched a campaign against use of Polythene thereby giving powers to officials at BDO level to impose fine on people for using it.
He said to eradicate the menace of Polythene in toto, the Forest Ministry will be soon coming up with a legislation to make the use of Polythene a cognisable offence. He said the Rural Development Department (RDD) is assisting the Forest Ministry in the same and will soon come up with the relevant legislation.
Mr Haq further informed that RDD is implementing various Centrally Sponsored Schemes including MGNREGA, Swach Bharat Mission (SBM), IAY, IWMP, NRLM, and 14th FC for the growth and development of rural areas. (AGENCIES)
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