CAG flays CPCB for 'failing' to implement e-waste management rules

NEW DELHI :Government auditor CAG today came down heavily on Central Pollution Control Board ( CPCB) saying that it had failed to take any action to implement e-waste management rules in the country.

A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, which was tabled in Parliament today, said even after three years since the notification of the e-waste management rules was issued, CPCB has not put any mechanism in place for the enforcement of various provisions in the rules.

"CPCB did not conduct assessment of quantity of e-waste being generated/processed in the country and effectively coordinate with state agencies for collection and compliance of such data. The Board also failed to implement framework for reduction of use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment manufactured and imported in the country," it said.

The auditor said CPCB, being the nodal agency responsible for overseeing the implementation of the E-Waste (Management and Handing) Rules, 2011, did not assess the quantity of e-waste generated in the country.

"CPCB was unable to unable to effectively coordinate with State Pollution Control Boards/Pollution Control Committees for collection and compliance of data regarding number of producers, collection centres, dismantlers and recyclers authorised in each state," it said.

"Even with available data, CPCB failed to take further action or to provide recommendations as required under the Rules," the auditor said.