Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan today announced a blanket ban on all types of single-use plastic products in his Ministry and its all PSUs from 15th of this month.
The decision was taken in a high-level meeting with Secretaries of both the Departments and with other senior officials of the Ministry.
According to an official release, Mr Paswan has asked the officials to make alternate arrangements to ensure that the ban is effective.
