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Q59 (IAS/2019) Environment & Ecology › Environment Laws, Policies & Institutions (India) › Waste Management Rules Official Key

As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct?

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Your answer: —  ·  Correct: C
Explanation

The correct answer is option C because the SWM Rules 2016 provide for detailed criteria for setting up solid waste processing and treatment facility[1], and authorities shall provide suitable site for setting up of the solid waste processing and treatment facilities and notify [2]such sites, with landfill sites selected to make use of nearby wastes processing facilities[2].

Option A is incorrect because the responsibility of generators has been introduced to segregate waste into three categories – Wet, Dry and Hazardous Waste[3], not five categories.

Option B is incorrect because the rules cover Municipal areas, outgrowths in urban agglomerations, census towns, notified industrial townships, areas under the control of Indian Railways, airports, airbase, Port and harbour, defence establishments, special economic zones, State and Central government organizations, places of pilgrims, religious & historical importance[4], extending well beyond just notified urban local bodies and industrial townships.

Option D is incorrect as the rules do not impose such district-level movement restrictions on waste.

Sources
  1. [1] https://archive.pib.gov.in/documents/rlink/2016/apr/p20164502.pdf
  2. [2] https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s30f46c64b74a6c964c674853a89796c8e/uploads/2024/07/20240710555191345.pdf
  3. [3] https://www.pib.gov.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=138591
  4. [4] https://www.mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/main_menu/Seminar/Policy%20on%20Waste%20Management%20-%20MOEFCC.pdf
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Q. As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct? [A] Waste generator has to seg…
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This is a classic 'Rules & Acts' question where the devil is in the details. Standard books covered the '3 streams' (eliminating A) and 'extended scope' (eliminating B), but the specific administrative nature of Statement C required reading the official PIB release or the Rules' executive summary. It punishes superficial reading.

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Statement 1
As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 (India), are waste generators required to segregate waste into five categories?
Origin: Web / Current Affairs Fairness: CA heavy Web-answerable

Web source
Presence: 1/5
"Generators to segregate waste at source namely in to three streams,"
Why this source?
  • Explicitly states the number of source-segregation streams required by the SWM Rules, 2016.
  • Directly indicates segregation into three streams (contradicting a five-category requirement).
Web source
Presence: 1/5
"the responsibility of generators has been introduced to segregate waste into three categories – Wet, Dry and Hazardous Waste."
Why this source?
  • Official press-release text quoting the Minister on the Rules' requirement.
  • Specifies the three categories: Wet, Dry and Hazardous — showing the rule requires three, not five.

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 5: Environmental Pollution > Duties of Waste generator > p. 87
Strength: 5/5
“Every waste generator shall segregate and store the waste generated by them in three separate streams namely bio-degradable, non-bio-degradable and domestic hazardous wastes in suitable bins and handover segregated wastes to authorized rag-pickers or waste collectors. Event organizer of more than 100 persons shall intimate the local authority, at least three working days in advance. Such person or the organizer of such event shall ensure segregation of waste at source and handing over of segregated waste to waste collector or agency as specified by local authority.”
Why relevant

Specifies an explicit duty: every waste generator shall segregate and store waste in three separate streams (bio-degradable, non-bio-degradable and domestic hazardous).

How to extend

A student could compare this explicit 'three-stream' rule against the claim of 'five categories' and treat the claim as suspect unless other rule text shows an expansion to five.

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 5: Environmental Pollution > Duties of waste Generators > p. 90
Strength: 4/5
“Large generators (who generate more than 20 tons or more in one day or 300 tons per project in a month) shall submit waste management plan and get appropriate approvals from the local authority before starting construction or demolition or remodeling work, t\/-7 ':Vt a • Large generators shall have an environment management plan to address the likely environmental issues from construction, demolition, storage, transportation process and disposal / reuse of C & D Waste. • Large generators shall segregate the waste into four streams such as concrete, soil, steel, wood and plastics, bricks and mortar.”
Why relevant

Gives an example for large generators where segregation is into four streams for construction/demolition waste (concrete, soil, steel, wood and plastics, bricks and mortar).

How to extend

Shows that category counts vary by generator type and waste-type, so a student could infer the national rule may specify different streams for different generators rather than a universal five-category requirement.

Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 6: Environmental Degradation and Management > Solid Waste > p. 44
Strength: 3/5
“Solid Wastes from may be classifed under the following three categories: • (a) Municipal waste: Municipal waste includes garbage from household, construction materials, demolition debris, sanitation residue and waste from streets and lanes.• (b) Hospital wastes: Hospital waste is generated during the diagnosis, treatment of human beings and animals. It is also generated in biological research activities or in production or testing of medicines on humans and animals.• (c) Hazardous waste: Industrial and hospital is considered hazardous as they contain toxic substances.”
Why relevant

Provides a separate, broader classification of solid wastes into three categories (municipal, hospital, hazardous).

How to extend

Reinforces that multiple three-category schemes exist in materials on waste, supporting the idea that 'three' is a common organizing principle and that 'five' would need explicit support in the Rules.

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 5: Environmental Pollution > z. r o u Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, zoi 6 > p. 91
Strength: 3/5
“The quantum of waste generated in India is estimated to be 3- kg per bed per day in a hospital and 600 gm per day per bed in a clinic. 85% of the hospital waste is non-hazardous; the remaining is infectious hazardous. Mixing of hazardous results in contamination and makes the entire waste hazardous. Hence there is necessity to segregate and treat. Improper disposal increases risk of infection; encourages recycling of prohibited disposables and disposed drugs; and develops resistant microorganisms. Scientific disposal of Biomedical Waste through segregation, collection and treatment in an environmentally sound manner minimises the adverse impact on health workers and/or the environment.”
Why relevant

Emphasizes the necessity of segregation for biomedical waste (distinguishing hazardous vs non-hazardous fractions) but does not enumerate five categories.

How to extend

Indicates sector-specific segregation requirements exist; a student could look for sector-specific lists in the Rules to see if any prescribe five categories, but absence here weakens the five-category claim.

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