https://phys.org/news/2018-07-india-populous-state-plastic.html

However the law is rarely enforced, and Uttar Pradesh's previous two attempts since 2015 have failed because local authorities refused to implement it, even after court orders.

"We have decided to impose a complete ban on plastic in the state from July 15," the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, said on Twitter.