 As part of this plan, single use plastic bags and straws will be banned

The government of India decided to ban single use plastics and take a number of measures to recycle and reuse plastic, from 2 October 2019

The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India, has requested various governmental departments to avoid the use of plastic bottles to provide drinking water during governmental meetings, etc., and to instead make arrangements for providing drinking water that do not generate plastic waste.The state of Sikkim has restricted the usage of plastic water bottles (in government functions and meetings) and styrofoam products.The state of Bihar has banned the usage of plastic water bottles in governmental meetings.