On Thursday, state Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam informed the Legislative Council that Maharashtra government has acted against 6,369 shops for violating the plastic ban. The government has collected a fine of Rs 4,12,20,588 during the drive against the use of plastic bags, he said in a written reply to a question asked by Congress legislator Harisinh Rathod.

"As many as 273 factories manufacturing thin plastic bags have been asked to shut their operations," he said, adding that the government has destroyed 2,41,670 kilograms of plastic bags.