The Government of India has entrusted the work relating the ozone layer protection and implementation of Montreal Protocol to the Ministry. The Ministry has set up the Ozone Cell as a National Unit to look after and to render necessary services to implement the Protocol and its (ODS) phase-out programme in India. The Ministry has established an Empowered Steering Committee (ESC) chaired by the Secretary (E & F) which is supported by the Standing Committees. These Committees are responsible for the implementation of the Montreal Protocol provisions. Review of various policy and implementation options, project approvals and project monitoring.

India has met the following compliance dates as per the control schedule of the Montreal Protocol:-

• Freeze of CFC production and consumption in July, 1999 at 22588 ODP tons and 6681 ODP tons respectively.
• Freeze of Halon production and consumption on 1.1.2002
• Total phase-out of halon production and consumption in 2003.
• 50% reduction of CFC production and consumption in 2005 (production from 22588 MT to 11240 MT and consumption from 6681 MT to 1640 MT).
• 85% reduction of CTC production and consumption in 2005 (production from 11525 MT to 1508 MT and consumption from 11537 MT to 1493 MT).
• The Thirteenth International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was celebrated in Delhi on 16th September, 2007. The theme of this year’s International Ozone Day was 'Celebrating 20 Years of Progress'. Around 500 school children attended the function organized at Sri Satya Sai Auditorium. New Delhi. On this occasion poster, painting, skit competitions were organized among school children. Prizes for best 3 in each competition were given. Ozone Cell publication ‘Montreal Protocol India’s Success Story’, was released and distributed to the participants.