This ‘source-based’ report is misleading for the simple reason that Indian administration had never really expressed an intention to ‘ban’ single-use plastics.
Both in the official communication and in media reports, it has always been evident that the government has resolved to reduce the use of single-use plastics but never really proposed any ‘blanket ban’.
Whether in his Independence Day Speech or in Mann Ki Baat episode on August 25, 2019 in which PM Modi has spoken about the fight against single-use plastics, it has been evident that the PM wants this fight to become a people’s movement that aimed at behavioral change in the society as the main element.
Last month in his visit to Mathura, the PM sat with the women who were segregating waste and extended a helping hand.
It is evident that PM Narendra Modi believes in achieving a greater and sustainable good only through people’s participation.
So, Reuters did both the things.
