VATIS UPDATE Article

The Government of India’s Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEITY) has initiated the process of setting up the country’s first e-waste disposal demonstration plant in Bengaluru with indigenous technology. Upon the success of the plant, the Centre plans to set up similar facilities in different parts of the country. DEITY has developed a technology for segregating and extracting metals from printed circuit boards and plastics out of e-waste. According to government officials, the plastics can be taken out, categorised and reused to make car bumpers and switches.

The government said that upon the success of the Bengaluru plant, the department may plan to transfer the technology to any manufacturer who would like to use it and recycle waste. To encourage private entrepreneurs, the government is also providing 25 per cent cash-back on the capital expenditure for e-waste processing plants. Besides, the government also plans to encourage formal recyclers or entrepreneurs to apply through MSIP (modified special incentive package scheme) under Deity to avail subsidy for creating recycle plants in India.