PARLIAMENT QUESTION: Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 to come into effect from April 1

• Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026 — notified by MoEFCC on 27 Jan 2026, effective 1 April 2026, superseding the SWM Rules, 2016.
• Anchored in circular economy + Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR); introduces four-stream source segregation and Extended Bulk Waste Generator Responsibility (EBWGR).
• Relevant for GS-III (Environment, Pollution, Urbanisation) and GS-II (Government policies, federal implementation via ULBs).