DISCLAIMER 1.This document is not a statement of policy by the National Institution for Transforming India(hereinafter referred to as NITI Aayog). It has been prepared by The Energy and ResourcesInstitute (TERI) pursuant to the support of NITI Aayog, for the purpose of independentacademic and policy-oriented research. 2.Unless otherwise stated, NITI Aayog, in this regard, has not made any representation orwarranty, express or implied, as to the completeness or reliability of the information, data,findings, or methodology presented in this document. While due care has been taken bythe author(s) in the preparation of this publication, the content is based on independentlyprocured information and analysis available at the time of writing and may not reflect themost current policy developments or datasets. 3.The assertions, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this report are those of theauthor(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NITI Aayog or the Government ofIndia, unless otherwise mentioned. As such, NITI Aayog does not endorse or validate anyof the specific views or policy suggestions made herein by the author(s). 4.NITI Aayog shall not be liable under any circumstances, in law or equity, for any loss,damage, liability, or expense incurred or suffered as a result of the use of or reliance uponthe contents of this document. Any reference to specific organisations, products, services,or data sources does not constitute or imply an endorsement by NITI Aayog. Readers areencouraged to independently verify the data and conduct their analysis before formingconclusions or taking any policy, academic, or commercial decisions. Enhancing Circular Economy of Waste Tyres in India Copyright @ NITI AayogPublished: January 2026NITI AAYOGNational Institute for Transforming IndiaGovernment of IndiaNITI Bhawan, Sansad MargNew Delhi – 110001 EnhancingCircular Economyof Waste Tyresin India Acknowledgements Wethank Shri BVR Subrahmanyam,CEO,NITI Aayog,for his guidance and valuablesuggestions in the preparation of this report. We also thank the members of the WorkingGroup on Circular Economy of Tyres for their active participation and constructive inputs.We thank our knowledge partner, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), the concernedministries and all stakeholders for their support in finalising the report. Shri Satyendra Kumar CHAIRPERSON Former Director, GTC&E, NITI Aayog(Presently Inspector General, ACB, Rajasthan) Maj Gen K Narayanan AVSM**, SM (Retd), Programme Director,Security and Law, NITI AayogChairperson, Working Group on CircularEconomy of Tyres Shri Priyavrat Bhati Programme Lead, GTC&E, NITI Aayog AUTHORS LEADERSHIP NITI AAYOG Shri Suman K BeryVice Chairperson, NITI Aayog Shri Amit VermaFormer Director, GTC&E, NITI Aayog Shri Rajiv GaubaMember, NITI Aayog Ms. Prinshila GandhiYoung Professional, GTC&E, NITI Aayog Shri B.V.R. SubrahmanyamCEO, NITI Aayog Dr. Abhijeet AnandConsultant, GTC&E, NITI Aayog Dr. Anshu Bharadwaj ProgrammeDirector,Green Transition,Climate and Environment (GTC&E),NITIAayog KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS Dr Souvik BhattacharyaDirector and Senior Fellow, TERI Shri Surender MehraAdvisor, GTC&E, NITI Aayog Mr. Arya JashResearch Associate, TERI Shri Amit Verma Former Director, GTC&E, NITI Aayog(Presently Joint Secretary, Department ofCommerce) Enhancing Circular Economyof Waste Tyres in India Dr Praveen KumarProgramme Head, WRI WORKING GROUP COORDINATORS Shri Amit VermaFormer Director, GTC&E, NITI Aayog Dr. Rinkel JindalVice Chairman, ITTAC, Apollo Ms. Prinshila GandhiYoung Professional, GTC&E, NITI Aayog Mr Niteesh K ShuklaDirector, ITTAC WORKING GROUP MEMBERS Shri Sanjay ChatterjeeAssistant DG, ATMA Sh. Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha,FormerAdviser(Infra&Connectivity),NITI Aayog Mr. Gaurav SekhriManaging Director, Tinna Rubber Shri Vinod SinghDirector, MoEFCC Mr. Sanjay BanatiManager, Tinna Rubber Shri KC SharmaAdvisor, MoRTH Mr. BK JalanChairman, Tyromer Technology Shri Ankit DuggarDirector, MoRTH Mr. RoopeshCEAT Shri Harsh PrabhakarExecutive Engineer (Transport), MoRTH Mr. VK MishraJK Tyres Ms. VandanaDirector (Petrochemicals), DCPC Shri Sreekumaran NairDeputy General Manager, MRF Tyres Shri Dheeraj Kumar MeenaUnder Secretary, DPIIT Mr. Vijay ShrinivasIndag Rubber Shri Anand KumarFormer Additional Director, Central PollutionControl Board (CPCB) Mr. Harsh GandhiDirector, Tyres, MRAI Mr. Rahul GoyalDirector, Tyres, MRAI Ms. Youthika puriAdditional Director, CPCB Mr. Pramod ShindeHead, Communication, MRAI Shri Santosh KumarAssistant Director, MoMSME Mr. Mrityunjay Kumar Director, RCEICE, FICCI Mr. Gaurav Kaul H/o Government Relations, MRAI COLLABORATORS Shri Tanmay KumarSecretary, MoEFCC Prof. Bineesha PayattatiMRAI Shri Neelesh Kumar SahJoint Secretary, MoEF&CC Mr. Vishesh AgrawalChairman, AIRTRA RESEARCH & NETWORKING (R&N) TEAM Mr. Chetan JoshiPresident, TRRAI Ms. Anna RoyProgramme Director, R&N, NITI Aayog Mr. Paul Van