Kochi Corporation to limit subsidised biomedical waste collection from this month amid Opposition protest
Kochi Corporation is restricting its subsidized biomedical waste collection service to specific eligible categories, such as the poor and palliative care patients. The move follows a shift in service providers and aims to manage costs amid ongoing political opposition.
Why it matters
It reflects the challenges local governments face in balancing public health infrastructure costs with fiscal sustainability.
Subsidised collection of biomedical waste in Kochi Corporation is set to be restricted to select eligible categories, marking a departure from the current universal subsidy. The new system will come into effect later this month.
Under the revised arrangement, all except the exempted categories will have to pay ₹20 (plus GST) per kilogram, while the subsidised rate will be ₹12 per kilogram. This effectively reduces the Corporation’s subsidy component to ₹8 per kilogram from the earlier ₹28 until July. Commercial establishments will be charged ₹45 per kilogram.
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