₹3.9k cr collected from Swachh Bharat cess in FY16
The government collected ₹3,901.78 crore in 2015-16 from the 0.5% Swachh Bharat cess, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday. The funds utilised in the financial year under the rural and urban segments of the Swachh Bharat Mission were ₹2,400 crore and ₹159.2 crore respectively. The government had started levying the cess on all taxable services from November 15 last year.