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Panchayati Raj Act to be amended soon, says Paloli

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government will amend the Panchayati Raj Act by including stringent provisions to enforce the plastic ban, Minister for Local Self-government Paloli Mohammed Kutty has said.

Mr. Mohammed Kutty told reporters here on Tuesday that the consultative committee had prepared the draft provisions to amend the Act. The flow of plastic from other States would be curbed by intensifying vigil at check-posts.

Steps would be taken to get the stay lifted on the ban order on plastics up to 50 microns. The government order in this regard was stayed owing to an incongruity in the notification.

The notification would be corrected and presented in the court, he said.

A time-bound schedule had been worked out to enforce the ban. The schedule would come into force from Wednesday.

All hospitals would be cleaned on Thursday. This would be followed by a cleaning operation involving commercial institutions, hostels, marriage halls, hotels, water sources and educational institutions.

The work would go on till October 3. District-level programmes would be organised from October 3 to 8 as part of the ‘Garbage-free Kerala’ drive, the Minister said.

He said the Local Administration Department had urged the Finance Department to levy more duty on plastic carry bags and cut the duty on alternative materials.

All support would be given to the initiatives of Kudumbashree units and self-help groups. All local self-government institutions (LSGIs) had been directed to submit reports of the action taken to enforce the ban, he said.

He added that Micron meters had been provided to LSGIs. Extensive awareness programmes involving different segments of society had also been planned for the effective implementation of the ban.

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