PMC Standing committee approval to increase fine from Rs 180 to Rs 500

| The administration will implement after the approval of the GB Approval

PMC Solid Waste Management Bylaws | Pune Municipal Solid Waste Management Department (PMC Pune Solid Waste Management Department) levies fines for littering and littering in public places as well as on roads or paths. In the last 5 months, the municipal corporation has collected more than 1 crore fine. Meanwhile, in the future, doing unsanitary in public places is going to be more expensive. Because the fine of 180 rupees being charged for this will be increased to 500 rupees. This requires the approval of the state government. The municipal government will implement the new penalty on the basis of approval. The proposal in this regard was placed before the PMC Standing Committee by the administration. It has been approved recently. (Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)

Municipal Councils / Nagar Panchayats have been empowered to impose fines on individuals and organizations who do not comply with the provisions of PMC Solid Waste Management Bylaws 2016 as per the government decision. Accordingly, a penalty of 180/- has been provided for untidy public places/roads/routes under Pune Municipal Corporation, Solid Waste Management Office. The expansion of the city of Pune is increasing and the increasing population requires the active participation of the citizens of the city to manage the various types of daily waste generated by it, to implement it and to make it effective according to the PMC Solid Waste Management Bylaws 2016. In the old city limits and in the newly included villages, the citizens throw their garbage in the open. This creates a chronic spot and unhealthy conditions and the Municipal Corporation has to bear the financial burden for the extra manpower, transport costs and processing of mixed waste to pick up the garbage lying at the said place. (Pune PMC News)

Due to the fact that the provision of fines for littering in public places as well as on the roads is minimal, citizens are showing disinterest in following solid waste management rules.
Therefore, if the fine is increased to 500/- instead of 180/-, according to the theory of deterrence, there will be an expected change in the citizens and the amount of littering in the open will decrease. This will help in keeping the city clean and beautiful by implementing the expected solid waste management norms. In this collection of funds from citizens
The aim is not to do so but to increase citizen participation in solid waste management and de-cluttering the city The goal is to prevent. Accordingly, the proposal was placed before the Standing Committee. The committee has just approved it. Now it will be implemented after the approval of the main meeting. This was stated by the solid waste department.
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