Maharashtra Government has announced a spot fine of 500 rupees for open defecation. In a Government Resolution (GR) issued by the urban development department recently, the state government has empowered various municipal corporations and councils to levy spot fines on people and institutions for littering, spitting and urinating in public places.
The Government Resolution (GR) says from now on, any person or institutions found guilty of throwing garbage, dirt or waste material on roads and highways shall have to pay spot fines ranging from Rs 150 to Rs 180. Anyone found spitting in public places will have to pay spot fines ranging from Rs 100 to Rs 150 while urinating in public will attract spot fines ranging from 100 to 200 rupees. The GR will be implemented under the provisions of the Solid Waste Management Act, 2016 with immediate effect. On 1 October, 2017, President Ram Nath Kovind had declared the entire urban Maharashtra as open defecation-free.
