ECOMARK
What this is
The scheme aims to encourage the demand for environment-friendly products that cause lesser adverse impacts on the environment. It provides an Ecomark label for products meeting specified environmental criteria to eligible producers, manufacturers, importers, and exporters.
In detail
The scheme "Ecomark Scheme of India (ECOMARK)" was launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. The scheme provides an "Ecomark" label for products that meet specified environmental criteria with respect to resource consumption and environmental impacts, enabling consumers to make informed purchase decisions. The applicant must submit an application for the grant of Ecomark to the Central Pollution Control Board in Form 1. The scheme is implemented by the Central Pollution Control Board. The applications for this scheme are accepted online through the Ecomark web portal.
Who qualifies
- The applicant must be a producer, manufacturer, exporter, or importer of products specified under the First Schedule of the rules.
- The applicant must have a license or a certificate of conformity of Indian Standards granted under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.
- The applicant must comply with the mandate of the Quality Control Orders issued by the Central Government, if applicable.
- The applicant must fulfill the criteria for the grant of Ecomark specified under the corresponding entries of the First Schedule.
What you get
- The scheme grants an Ecomark label to the product.
- The Ecomark granted to the product shall be valid for a period of three years or until a change in the Ecomark criteria for the product, whichever is earlier.
##### Conditions
- Every holder of Ecomark shall submit an annual report to the Central Pollution Control Board online through the web portal on or before the 31st May of every year.
- Every person who has been granted an Ecomark in respect of a product shall affix on such product an Ecomark label granted under these rules.
- The holder of Ecomark shall allow the Central Pollution Control Board or the registered agencies to undertake such inspection and verification as may be considered necessary for ensuring compliance.
- The holder of the Ecomark shall grant access to the premises in which the product concerned is produced or kept to the Central Pollution Control Board and the registered agency.
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Provenance
| schemeName | Ecomark Scheme of India (ECOMARK) | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | ... | not published at source |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | Ministry Of Environment,forests and climate change | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | False | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |