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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-21102025-267045
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2025/ASVINA 25, 1947
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 17th October, 2025
G.S.R. 762(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by proviso to sub-section (1) of section 25
of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974), the Central Government, in
consultation with the Central Pollution Control Board, hereby makes the further amendments to the
notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R 703 (E), dated
12th November, 2024, namely:
In the said notification, for the Schedule, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely:-
"SCHEDULE
LIST OF WHITE CATEGORY SECTORS
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| Sl. No. | Industrial plants or Sector |
+=======+=====================================================================================================================+
| 1. | Assembly of Bicycles, Baby carriages and other small non motorizing vehicles |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2. | Bailing (hydraulic press) of waste papers |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3. | Bio fertilizer and bio-pesticides without using inorganic chemicals |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4. | Block making of printing without foundry (excluding wooden block making) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 5. | Flavoured Betel nuts production/grinding (completely dry mechanical operations) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 6. | Manufacturing of shoe Brush and Wire Brush |
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| 7. | Coir fibre or pith processing and/or Manufacturing of coir products from coir (only dry |
| | process) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 8. | Assembly of air coolers or conditioners, repairing and servicing |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 9. | Cardboard or corrugated box and paper products (excluding paper or pulp manufacturing and |
| | without using boilers) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 10. | Chalk making from plaster of Paris (only casting without boilers etc. (sun drying or electrical |
| | oven) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 11. | Standalone manufacturing of Concrete admixtures up to 1000 MT per Month |
| | capacity by physical mixing (without boiler and reactor and no generation of wastewater) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 12. | Used cooking oil collection centres |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 13. | Soap manufacturing (handmade-without steam boiling or boiler) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 14. | Diesel pump repairing and servicing (complete mechanical dry process) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 15. | Electric lamp (bulb) and Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) manufacturing by assembling |
| | only |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 16. | Electrical and electronic item assembling (completely dry process) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 17. | Engineering and fabrication units dry process without any heat treatment/metal surface |
| | finishing operations or painting) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 18. | Carpentry and wooden furniture manufacturing without spray painting (excluding saw mill |
| | with the help of electrical (motorized) machines such as electrical wood planner, steel saw |
| | cutting, circular blade, etc. |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 19. | Steel furniture without spray painting |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 20. | Compressed Bio Gas plants based on feedstock-Municipal Solid Waste, agro-residue, energy |
| | crops grass or weeds, animal waste, press mud, etc. (as similar type feedstock apart from |
| | industrial or process waste), not discharging any waste water and producing by-products,- |
| | |
| | (i) Fermented Organic Manure (FOM) and/or Liquid Fermented Organic Manure (LFOM), |
| | enriched manure and/or |
| | |
| | (ii) Briquette or pellet using electricity. |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 21. | Hydrogen production through electrolysis (using renewable energy) on Build-Own-Operate |
| | (BOO) or Build-Own-Operate –Transfer ((BOOT) or Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) mode |
| | etc., located in the premises of end user industry and directly using de-mineralized water & |
| | other utilities (cooling tower, ETP, etc.) sourced from end user industry |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 22. | Compressed oxygen Gas from crude liquid oxygen (without use of any solvents and by |
| | maintaining pressure and temperature only for separation of other Gases) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 23. | Glass and ampules and vials making from Glass tubes |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 24. | Glass nut decorticating |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 25. | Medical Oxygen |
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| 26. | Handloom/carpet weaving (without dying and bleaching operation) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 27. | Manufacturing of scientific and mathematical |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 28. | Manufacturing of products from jute (without dyeing or without boiler) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 29. | Leather foot wear and Leather products (excluding tanning and hide processing) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 30. | Leather cutting and stitching (more than 10 machine and using motor) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 31. | Organic Manure (physical mixing) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 32. | Packing of powdered Milk |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 33. | Cold rolling mill (without heat treatment) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 34. | Wire drawing and wire netting (without pickling and without heat treatment) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 35. | Manufacturing of Metal caps containers etc |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 36. | Organic and inorganic Nutrients by physical mixing (without boiler and without any reactor) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 37. | Biscuits trays etc. from rolled PVC sheet (using automatic vacuum forming machines) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 38. | Fountain Pen manufacturing by assembling only |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 39. | Glass Putty and sealant (by mixing with machine only) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 40. | Manufacturing of Paper Pins, U-clips, etc. |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 41. | Solar Power generation through solar photovoltaic cell and wind power |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 42. | Repairing of electric motors and generators (dry mechanical process) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 43. | Manufacturing of plastic or cotton Rope |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 44. | Type Retreaders |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 45. | Collection Centres (Without depollution, dismantling and shredding) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 46. | Surgical and medical products assembled only (without effluent-generating process) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 47. | Manufacturing of Solar module or non-conventional energy apparatus |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 48. | Digital thermometer manufacturing |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 49. | Blending and packing of tea |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 50. | Garment and apparel manufacturing industry including Doubling or Reeling or TFO-Two for |
| | one unit (dry process)- without boiler |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 51. | Cotton and woollen Hosiers making (Dry process only without any dying or washing |
| | operation) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 52. | Railway sidings only for defence purpose |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 53. | Household bio-digesters/gobar-gas (cow-dung) plants based on biodegradable wastes, etc. |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 54. | Mini Hydel power plants (Capacity -25 MV) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 55. | Agro-produce processing units having capacity more than 0.5 TPD but less than 1 TPD, using |
| | only cleaner fuels -electricity or gaseous fuel (without effluent generation) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 56. | Assembling units and mechanical workshops (without heat or surface treatment or spray |
| | painting) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 57. | Bakery, confectionery, and sweets production units having capacity more than 0.5 TPD but |
| | less than 1 TPD, using only cleaner fuels -electricity or gaseous fuel and with having |
| | permission to discharge in municipal sewerage system connected to terminal STP* |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 58. | Cleaning and other brushes manufacturing through dry mechanical process (without |
| | moulding and without effluent/emission generation) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 59. | Cattle/ fish/ poultry feed pellet making (only palletisation unit without boiler and effluent |
| | generation) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 60. | Cement products (without using Asbestos) like pipe, pillar, jafri, well ring, blocks/tiles etc. |
| | (<1 TPD)* |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 61. | Decoration of ceramic cups & plates by electric furnace |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 62. | Detergent powder manufacturing (handmade -without steam boiling or boiler)* |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 63. | Digital Printing on flex or vinyl, PVC etc. (less than 5 machines)* |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 64. | Distilled water using only electricity (< 1 KLD capacity)* |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 65. | DPC (paper coating) of copper and aluminium wire (only dry process) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 66. | Food and food processing unit (having capacity more than 0.5 TPD but less than 1 TPD) |
| | using only cleaner fuels -electricity/gaseous fuel, with having permission to discharge in |
| | municipal sewerage system connected to terminal STP* |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 67. | Fuel dispensing unit only without automobile servicing repairing and painting |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 68. | Gold Assaying & Hallmarking Centres |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 69. | Herbal powder products making without extraction (dry process - without emissions or |
| | effluent generation) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 70. | Industrial items from engineering plastics by fabrication process only (without moulding) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 71. | Manufacturing of all types of threads, cordage, twines etc. (without ginning) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 72. | Manufacturing of cotton vicks, tapes, bandages, adsorbent cotton etc. ((dry process without |
| | boiler and effluent generation) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 73. | Manufacturing of Domestic Hardware and Utensils (Without heat/surface treatment/effluent |
| | generation) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 74. | Manufacturing of products by only cutting/stitching/gumming (without effluent/emissions |
| | generation) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 75. | Manufacturing of products through physical mixing only like - Floor Polish, Nail Polish, Hair |
| | Oil, Shampoo, Tooth Powder, Tooth Paste, Perfume, Hand Sanitizer, (Micro and small scale |
| | operations) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 76. | Manufacturing of sanitary napkins/ diapers fixing and sealing (Small and Micro scale units |
| | without effluent/emission generation) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 77. | Manufacturing of Stationery Items (by assembling, and cutting or punching or stapling or |
| | binding etc.) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 78. | Metal fabrication works and hand tool manufacturing through machines (without heat or |
| | surface treatment or spray painting) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 79. | Oil mill ghani and extraction no hydrogenation refining with capacity not exceeding 500 |
| | kg/day* |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 80. | Packing of food items (without processing) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 81. | Paints and varnishes mixing and blending (without ball mill and only dry process) |
| | |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 82. | Plastic wire, net, nivar and other products (dry process through looping, twisting, cutting etc.) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 83. | Puffed rice or murhi or chura with capacity not exceeding 1 TPD per day* |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 84. | Rice mills holler machine with capacity not exceeding 1 TPD per day* |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 85. | Small scale restaurant or hotel without room/cloud kitchens or Resorts (without stay/room |
| | facility)* |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 86. | Sports Goods Manufacturing Units (without seasoning of woods) |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
*Sub-sector of existing green category sector"
[F. No. Q-15012/2/2022-CPW/e-240741]
NEELESH KUMAR SAH, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal Notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section
3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 703 (E), dated the 12th November, 2024 and last amended vide
number G.S.R. 511 (E), dated the 28th July, 2025 .
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH
Date: 2025.10.21 16:17:51 +05'30'
GORAKHA NATH YADAVA YADAVA