This is a rule for the management and handling of bio-medical waste.  These rules apply to all persons who generate, collect, receive, store, transport, treat, dispose, or handle bio-medical waste in any form.  It specify the duty of occupier, treatment and disposal of bio-medical wastes, segregation, packaging, transportation and storage of bio-medical wastes, procedure for obtaining authorization for grant of authorization, categories of bio-medical wastes, colour coding and type of container for disposal of bio-medical wastes, label for bio-medical waste containers/bags, label for transport of bio-medical wastes containers bags, standards for treatment and disposal of bio-medical wastes, schedule for installation of waste management facilities like incinerator/autoclave/microwave system,  form of application for authorization/renewal of authorization, form of annual report, form of accident reporting, form of authorization for operating a facility for collection, reception, treatment, storage, transport and disposal of bio-medical wastes, form of application for filing appeal against order passed by the prescribed authority at district level or regional office of the Pollution Control Board acting as prescribed authority or the State/Union territory level authority etc.