NEW DELHI: India continues to be one of the top five electronic waste or e-waste producers in the world with Maharashtra contributing a maximum of 19.8% e-waste in the country, a recent Assocham-NEC finding said.The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) and a Japanese multinational NEC released a joint study ahead of World Environment Day on June 5.In India, Maharashtra contributes the largest e-waste of 19.8% but recycles only about 47,810 tons per annum. Other states such as Tamil Nadu (13%) recycles about 52,427, Uttar Pradesh (10.1%) recycles about 86,130, West Bengal (9.8%), Delhi (9.5%), Karnataka (8.9%), Gujarat (8.8%) and Madhya Pradesh (7.6).This, despite the government’s emphasis on Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan and Smart Cities project, India is generating highest e-waste vis-à-vis China, USA, Japan and Germany, the Assocham in a statement added.The volume of e-waste, according to the finding, is expected to reach 52.2 million tons or 6.8 kg per inhabitant by 2021 from 44.7 million tonnes in 2016, and is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 20%.Only 5% of India's total e-waste gets recycled due to poor infrastructure, legislation and framework which lead to a waste of diminishing natural resources, irreparable damage of environment and health of the people working in industry, the finding pointed out.In 2016, new e-waste management guidelines were introduced with goals for companies, and the government has set a target of collecting and recycling 70% of e-waste by 2023.Over 95% of e-waste generated is managed by the unorganised sector and scrap dealers in this market, dismantle the dispose products instead of recycling it.E-waste typically includes discarded computer monitors, motherboards, Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT), Printed Circuit Board (PCB), mobile phones and chargers, compact discs, headphones and white goods.