Hon'ble Prime Minister's call to make India free from Single-use plastic. F.No.27-14/2019-IS-9, Government of India

F.No.27-14/2019-IS-9

Government of India

Ministry of Human Resource Development 

Department of School Education & Literacy 

IS-9 Section

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Shastri Bhawan. New Delhi

Dated: 21^st August 2019

To
The Principal Secretary/ Secretary (Education) of all States/UTs


Sub:- Hon'ble Prime Minister's call to make India free from Single-use plastic.

Madam/Sir,

       Iam directed to refer to Hon'ble Prime Minisiers address to the nation from the rampans of the Red Fort on the 73^th Independence Day. In his speech. Hon'ble PM has urged the nation to make India free from single-use plastic.

2.    As we know single-use plastic drastically impacts the environment in a harm ful way. Single-use plastic after usage is mostly dumped on land-fill sites, choking the water supply and drainage system and damaging the environmental due to its non-biodegradability. A nation-wide campaign will be launched on 2^nd October 2019 towards making India free from single use plastic.

3. You are. therefore requested to issue appropriate instructions to all schools in your State/UT to avoid the usage of single-use plastic. both within and outside the school premises.

Yours faithfully.

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