The document is a notification from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, published in the Gazette of India on July 28, 2025, regarding amendments to the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. It includes a new schedule listing industrial sectors with a pollution index score of up to 25, detailing specific activities that are permitted under this classification. The amendments aim to streamline regulations for various industrial processes while ensuring environmental protection.
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The document is a notification from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, published in the Gazette of India on July 28, 2025, regarding amendments to the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. It includes a new schedule listing industrial sectors with a pollution index score of up to 25, detailing specific activities that are permitted under this classification. The amendments aim to streamline regulations for various industrial processes while ensuring environmental protection.
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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE,
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th July, 2025
GSR. $11(6)— In exercise of the powers conferred by proviso to subsscetion (1) of section 25 of
the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974), the Central Goverment, in
consultation with the Central Pollution Control Board, hereby makes the following amendments inthe
notification ofthe Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part Il, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R 703 (E), dated 12
November, 2024:
In the said notification,- (I) for paragraph (a), the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:~
“(a) all industrial sectors or projects or processes or activities having pollution index score upto 25 as listed
in the Schedule to this notification, subject to condition that such industrial sectors or projects or processes
co activities shall inform in writing to the State Pollution Control Boards or the Pollution Control
Committe
(Gi) for the Schedule, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely:
“SCHEDULE
List OF Wh
ite Category Sectors Classified By The Central Pollution Control Board, From Time To
Time, As Per Classification-2025
ssembly of Bicycles, Baby carriages and other small non motorizing vehicles
[Bailing (hydraulic press) of waste papers
[Bio fertilizer and bio-pesticides without using inorganic chemicals
[Block making of printing without foundry (excluding wooden block making)
[Flavoured Batel nuts production/grinding (completely dry mechanical operations)
Manufacturing of shoe Brush and Wire Brush
‘oir fibre or pith processing and/or Manufacturing of coir products from coir (only dry process)
ssembly of alr coolers or conditioners, repairing and servicing(oT Tas 3601 sare Ta ETON 5
9. [Cardboard or corrugated box and paper products (excluding paper or pulp manufacturing and
thout using boilers)
10, (Chalk making from plaster of Paris (only casting without boilers ete. (sun drying or electrical
ven)
TI, [Standalone manufacturing of Concrete admixtures up to 1000 MT per Month
|:apacity by physical mixing (without boiler and reactor and no generation of wastewater)
72, [Used cooking oil collection centers
13. [Soap manufacturing (handmade-without steam boiling or boiler)
14, [Diesel pump repairing and servicing (complete mechanical dry process)
15, [Electric lamp (bulb) and Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) manufacturing by assembling only
T6. [Electrical and electronic item assembling (completely dry process)
77. [Engineering and fabrication units dry process without any heat (eatmentImetal surface finishing
pperations or painting)
TS. (Carpentry and wooden furniture manufacturing without spray painting (excluding saw mill wit]
the help of electrical (motorized) machines such as electrical wood planner, steel saw cutting}
‘ircular blade, etc.
19. Tumitare without spray painting
20, |Compressed Bio Gas plants based on feedstock- Municipal Solid Waste, agro-residue, energy crop
lerass? weeds, animal waste, press mud, etc. (as similar type feedstock apart from industrial
rocess waste), not discharging any waste water and producing by-products (i
Fermented Organic Manure and/or Liquid Fermented Organic Manure, enriched manure and/or
i) Briquette or pellet using electricity. *
21. [Hydrogen production through electrolysis(using renewable energy) on Build-Own-Operate/Build-
'wn-Operate-Transfer/Build-Operate-Transfer etc., located in the premises of end user industry
ind dircetly using de-mineralized water & other utilities (cooling tower, ETP, etc.) sourced from]
end user industry
22. [Compressed oxygen Gas from crude liquid oxygen (without use of any solvents and by maintaining
ressure and temperature only for separation of other Gases)
723, [Glass and ampules and vials making irom Glass tubes
24, [Ground nut decorticating
25, [Medical Oxygen
26, |flandloomiearpet weaving (without dying and bleaching operation)
27, [Manufacturing of scientific and mathematical
28. [Manufacturing of products from jute (without dyeing or without boiler)
29, _|Leather Foot wear and Leather products (excluding tanning and hide processing)
30, Leather cutting and stitching (more than 10 machine and using motor)
31, [Organic Manure (physical mixing)
32, [Packing of powdered Milk
33, _|Cold rolling mill (without heat treatment)
34, [Wire drawing and wire netting (without pickling and without heat treatment)
35. [Manufacturing of Metal caps containers eteTHE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [Parr I_ste. 34)
36, JOrganic and inorganic Nutrients by physical mixing (without boiler and without any reactor)
37,__ Biscuits ways ete, from rolled PVC sheet (using automatic vacuum forming machines)
38 [Fountain Pen manufacturing by assembling only
39,__ [Glass Putty and sealant (by mixing with machine only)
40, [Manufacturing of Paper Pins, U-lips, ew
“1, [Solar Power generation through solar photovollaic cell and wind power
2, [Repairing of electric motors and generators (dry mechanical process)
73, Manufacturing of plastic or cotton Rope
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45,__ [Collection Centres (Without depollaion, dismantling and shredding)
irgical and medical products assembled only (without effluent-generating process)
Vfanufacturing of Solar module or non-conventional energy apparatus
48__ [Digital thermometer manufacturing
49, [Blending and packing of tea
50, [Garment and apparel manufacturing industry including Doubling or Reeling or TFO=Two for one
mit (dry process)- without boiler
31, [Cotton and woollen Hosiers making (Dry process only without any dying/washing operation)
52, [Railway sidings only for defence purpose
Tousehold bio-digesters/gobar-gas (cow-dung) plants based on biodegradable wastes, ete
[Mini Fydel power plants (Capacity 25 MV)
Note:- Entries from SI. Nos. I to 54 (Expect SI. No, 20) classified vide the Central Pollution Control Board
directions dated the 12% February, 2025,
*Classified vide Central Pollution Control Board direction dated the 25 March, 2025.”
DF. No, Q-15012/2/2022-CPW/e-240741
NEELESH KUMAR SAH, Jt. Sevy.
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