Over ₹3,900 crore collected as Swachh Bharat Cess in 2015-16
Over ₹3,900 crore was collected as Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC) in the last financial year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. Out of this, 80% proceeds of the cess go to the Drinking Water and Sanitation Ministry, while the remaining 20% to the Urban Development Ministry. Notably, the government had imposed 0.5% SBC on all taxable services last year.