Assam — Annual return and compliance calendar
Reviewed by CA Divyanshu Sengar · Last reviewed 29 August 2026
Administered by the Assam Pollution Control Board
Finin2min Summary — in 2 Minutes
Assam — Annual return and compliance calendar is administered by the Assam Pollution Control Board under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, Rule 14 (Environmental Statement, Form V); consent-specific renewal and monitoring conditions set by the State Board. This page explains what the process covers, how it works, and why it matters for a regulated unit in Assam.
Official source and legal ownership
What this covers
Consented units must file an annual Environmental Statement (Form V) with the Assam Pollution Control Board under Rule 14 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, covering water and raw-material consumption, pollution generated, and waste-disposal practices for the preceding financial year. This sits alongside — and is separate from — the unit's own internal compliance calendar for consent renewals, hazardous-waste and bio-medical-waste authorisation renewals, and cess payments, each of which carries its own deadline.
How the process works
Form V is typically due by 30 September each year for the financial year ending the preceding 31 March, filed through the Board's portal. Because consent, hazardous-waste authorisation, bio-medical-waste authorisation and cess obligations can each run on a different cycle, most units maintain a consolidated compliance calendar rather than tracking each deadline independently.
Why it matters
A missed Form V filing, or a lapsed consent/authorisation discovered only at inspection, is one of the most common triggers for a show-cause notice — not because the underlying pollution performance is necessarily poor, but because the paperwork lapse is itself a violation.
Practical Q&A
Is Form V the same as a consent renewal application?
No — Form V is an annual statement of environmental performance; consent renewal is a separate application filed against the consent's own validity period.
What if a deadline is missed?
Contact Assam Pollution Control Board promptly rather than filing late without explanation — most Boards distinguish between an inadvertent delay disclosed proactively and a lapse discovered at inspection.
Source and review trail
Use the current official instrument, portal or regulator publication before acting. This panel separates the category authority from page-specific references.
- Official starting point
- Assam Pollution Control Board