Waste Electronic andElectrical Equipment (E-waste) DISCLAIMER This document is not a statement of policy by the National Institution for Transforming India (hereinafterreferred to as NITI Aayog). It has been prepared by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) with Unless otherwise stated, NITI Aayog, in this regard, has not made any representation or warranty, expressor implied, as to the completeness or reliability of the information, data, findings, or methodologypresented in this document. While due care has been taken by the author(s) in the preparation of The assertions, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this report are those of the author(s)and do not necessarily reflect the views of NITI Aayog or the Government of India, unless otherwise 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 upon the contents ofthis document. Any reference to specific organisations, products, services, or data sources does not Advancing Circular Economy of Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (E-waste) and Lithium-Ion Batteries in India Copyright @ NITI Aayog Published: January 2026 NITI AAYOGNational Institute for Transforming India Advancing Circular Economy of Waste Electronic andElectrical Equipment (E-waste) Acknowledgements We thank 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 Electronic waste (E-waste) and Lithium-Ion Batteriesfor their active participation and constructive inputs. We thank our knowledge partner, AUTHORS CHAIRPERSON Maj Gen K Narayanan NITI AAYOG AVSM**, SM (Retd), ProgrammeDirector, Security and Law, NITI AayogChairperson, Working Group on Shri Amit VermaFormer Director, GTC&E, NITI Aayog Dr. Abhijeet AnandConsultant, GTC&E, NITI AayogMs. Prinshila GandhiYoung Professional, GTC&E,NITI Aayog LEADERSHIP Shri Suman K BeryVice Chairperson, NITI Aayog KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS Shri Rajiv GaubaMember, NITI Aayog Dr. Souvik BhattacharyaDirector and Senior Fellow, Shri B.V.R. SubrahmanyamCEO, NITI Aayog Mr. Arya JashResearch Associate, TERI, New Delhi Dr. Anshu BharadwajProgramme Director,Green Transition, Climate &Environment (GTC&E), NITI Aayog Ms. Mrunali TembhurneAssociate Fellow, TERIMr. Ravi KaseraSustainability Analyst, ExxonMobil Shri Surender MehraAdvisor, GTC&E, NITI AayogShri Amit VermaFormer Director, GTC&E,NITI Aayog (Currently Joint Secretary, WORKING GROUP COORDINATORS Shri Amit VermaFormer Director, GTC&E, NITI Aayog Ms. Prinshila GandhiYoung Professional, GTC&E, NITI Aayog Shri Satyendra KumarFormer Director, GTC&E, NITI Aayog(Currently IG, ACB, Govt. of Rajasthan) Shri Priyavrat BhatiProgramme Lead, GTC&E, NITI Aayog WORKING GROUP MEMBERS Sh. Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha,Former Adviser (Infra & Connectivity), Mr. Naveen ChikkaraHead ESG & EHS, Bajaj Electricals Mr. Utkarsh SinghCEO, BatX Energies Shri Vinod SinghDirector, MoEFCC Mr. Mandeep ManochaCo-Founder, Cashify Ms. Youthika PuriAdditional Director, CPCB Mr. Khyat MahajanVice President, Cashify Shri Runa OraonDivisional Head, CPCBShri Vinod BabuFormer Divisional Head, CPCB Ms. Divya MalhotraCompliance Head, CashifyMr. B. K. SoniEco Recycling Ltd.Mr. Arvind Kumar,Vice president,E-Parisaraa Pvt. Ltd. Shri KC SharmaAdvisor, MoRTH Smt. Sunita VermaScientist G, MeityShri Surendar GotharwalScientist D, Meity Mr. Raman SharmaFounder, Exigo Recycling Dr. R RatheeshDirector, C-MET, MeitYDr. Ram BabuQuality Manager, C-MET, MeitYRajesh Dr. S KumarScientist-F, C-MET, MeitY Mr. Mritunjay KumarDirector of Public Policy,RCEICE, FICCI Mr. Rohit PattnaikHead of Government Affairs andSustainability, First Solar Mr. Tejashree JoshiHead of Environment Sustainability,Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. Dr. R P GuptaDirector, MoMines Dr. Suresh BabuScientist-E, CEST, DST Ms. Aditi ChaturvediLead - Government Affairsand Public Policy, GoogleDr. Ashok KumarPresident, Greenscape EcoManagement Pvt. Ltd. Shri Arun Agarwal,Deputy Director General, DoT, MoC Mr. Naveen TandonHead of Policy & Strategy, Apple Ms. Poonam KaurESG Head, AppleMr. Alok VermaHead of Corporate Strategy, Dr. Abhinav MathurCo-Founder & Head of Policy &Strategy, Attero Ms. Himanshi, Attero Mr. Aryan TomarMarkets Team, Lohum Cleantech Mr. Prateek MittalGeneral Manager - AI, R&D, Hitachi India Mr. Hitesh SharmaLead Sustainability,HP India Col Suhail Zaidi (Retd)Director General, MAIT Lt Col Harsh Vardhan SrivastavaDeputy Director General, MAIT Mr. Dilip ChenoyAdvisor, IBSA Ms. Poonam KaurChairperson of EnvironmentCommittee, MAIT Mr. Prem AnanthCo-Chairperson of EnvironmentCommittee, MAIT Ms. Manvi SherawatConsultant - Public Dr. Aashish SaurikhiaDirector of Public Policy, ICEA Mr. Rajesh SharmaExecutive Director &Principal Advisor, ICEA Ms. Fariha SalmanEO, MAIT