PORVORIM: In line with his vision to make Goa plastic free by June 2018, chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday announced his government's plans to amend the Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act 1996 to ban the use of plastic bags by vendors in Goa.“Government is considering amending the Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996,” Parrikar said in response to a question raised by Cuncolim MLA Clafasio Dias.Dias had asked the government about its plans to stop the use of plastic bags by vendors.Parrikar had announced his plan to curb plastic menace in the state and speaking on Goa Revolution Day, Parrikar said that making, carrying and selling of plastic bags will invite a hefty fine of up to Rs 5,000."We are going to implement a ban on plastic in the state," Parrikar had said. Littering in public places with plastic waste would evoke a fine of Rs 10,000.Currently, the state has a ban on the use of plastic bags below 40 microns under the Goa Biodegradable Garbage (Controlled) Act 1996. The government had also made it mandatory for shopkeepers and vendors to register themselves to provide plastic bags under the plastic waste management rules, 2016.