Goa to ban plastic bags from May next year, says CM Manohar Parrikar

The Goa government has decided to ban plastic bags in the coastal state from May next year, chief minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday.

He said the government also aims to make the state free of garbage by December 19 next year, for which the required steps are being taken.

"From May 30 next year, there will be a complete ban on plastic in the state. We are making this announcement in advance so that



all those who have made it as their economic activity should not complain at the last minute," he said.

The ban would include plastic bags and also some other items, Parrikar said at a function to mark the Goa Liberation Day. The state was liberated on this day in 1961 from Portuguese rule.

Parrikar said Swachh Bharat and Nitol Goem (Clean Goa) are on top of the government's list of priorities.