Joint Commissioner- East Yatish Kumar inspecting and penalising shops that violated plastic ban. Pic courtesy: SWM volunteers team
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has put its foot once again to show that plastic ban is here to stay, unlike many earlier instances of plastic ban notifications that were ineffective. With the National Green Tribunal postponing the hearing of petition against plastic ban to July 15, 2016, BBMP has released a notification that orders heavy fine on violators. The revised fines are listed below:
| Criteria | Fine for first time offense | Fine for second time offense |
| Manufacturing | Rs 2,00,000 | Rs 5,00,000 |
| Storage | Rs 1,00,000 | Rs 2,00,000 |
| Selling | Rs 50,000 | Rs 1,00,000 |
| Commercial users | Rs 25,000 | Rs 50,000 |
| Domestic users | Rs 500 | Rs 1000 |
The notification has also empowered the Joint Commissioners, BBMP Revenue Officers, all BBMP engineers to seize and fine the violators, along with health officers, thus giving more hands for the system to monitor violations. The entire notification can be seen here: