Pune: PMC Plans Higher Fines for Littering, Public Urination and Construction Debris Dumping

Pune, 29th September 2026: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is planning to increase the fines imposed for littering, public urination, spitting and dumping construction debris in public places.

Currently, people found littering or creating unhygienic conditions in public places are fined between ₹500 and ₹1,000, while those found dumping construction debris can be fined up to ₹25,000. The civic administration is now considering revising these penalties.

The existing fines were fixed under the PMC’s 2016 Solid Waste Management Rules and have remained unchanged for nearly a decade. The proposal to increase the fines will be discussed with the municipal commissioner before a final decision is taken.

The move comes amid continued enforcement against waste-related violations. Between January and August 2026, the PMC’s Solid Waste Management Department took 16,532 actions against people for various violations and collected ₹1.87 crore in fines.

Littering and creating unhygienic conditions in public places accounted for the highest number of violations. The PMC issued 11,499 challans in these cases and collected ₹90.36 lakh in fines.

The civic body also took 256 actions against people for dumping construction debris in open spaces, recovering ₹46.44 lakh in fines.
As part of its drive against plastic use, the PMC registered 591 cases, seized 3,416.9 kg of plastic and collected ₹31.51 lakh in fines.

For public urination, the civic body took 2,821 actions and collected ₹5.73 lakh in fines.

May saw highest fine collection
May recorded the highest monthly fine collection during the eight-month period, with ₹36.71 lakh recovered. February saw the highest number of challans, with 2,963 cases recorded.

The PMC also took 49 actions for waste burning and collected ₹3.30 lakh in fines. Another 188 cases of spitting in public places resulted in ₹1.87 lakh in fines.

Further, 1,006 actions were taken against people for failing to hand over segregated waste, resulting in ₹2.84 lakh in fines.

“The proposal to increase the fines will be discussed with the municipal commissioner, after which a decision will be taken,” said Santosh Warule, Deputy Commissioner, Solid Waste Management Department, PMC.