Corporates, individuals donate over Rs 666 cr in swachhta fund since 2014: GovernmentMoS for Drinking Water and Sanitation informed about the CSR funds the government has received to achieve the objectives of Swachh Bharat M...
Government approaches private firms for financing Swachh Bharat MissionState-run firms or PSUs are looking to contribute to the Swachh Bharat Kosh (SBK) from their CSR funds, Drinking Water and Sanitation Secre...
PSUs asked to deposit unspent CSR funds into Swachh Bharat poolDPE has sent out an advisory, asking PSUs to deposit the money that they could not spend on CSR programmes in the last fiscal year in the S...
FCRA waiver for swachh bharat to attract clean foreign moneySuch caution towards corporate contributions to the Swachh Bharat Mission is also evident in a revised 'framework of engagement' with PSUs ...
Modi government mobilises Rs 370 crore under Swachh Bharat KoshJaitley said, so far, proposal for Rs 405,51 crore have been received for construction of toilets against which funds to the extent of Rs 3...
No significant progress in Swachh Bharat campaign: Shashi TharoorTharoor said the campaign has been reduced to mere photo ops with VIPs wielding brooms in front of cameras on every Gandhi Jayanti on Octob...
Need to adopt scientific ways to promote IT in Hindi: Ashok ChakradharThe country needs to adopt scientific methods in order to encourage use of IT in Hindi which cannot be done by merely getting emotional on ...
Money spent on Swachh Bharat, Clean Ganga comes under CSR ambitMaking amendments to the Companies Act, the Corporate Affairs Ministry has said that contributions to 'Swachh Bharat Kosh' and 'Clean Ganga...
Allocation in budget not adequate for drinking water department: Birender SinghSingh said proposed cess, Swachch Bharat Kosh and higher devolution of funds to states under the 14th Finance Commission award would make u...
Government asks public sector banks to contribute to Swachh BharatLast month, the finance ministry wrote to state-run bank chiefs, asking them to tap into their corporate social responsibility fund.
All services will not attract Swachh Bharat cessThe group was told that the cess may be 0.5 per cent or 1 or per cent or even 2 per cent depending upon the requirement.
TCS to construct 860 toilets for girls in schools by 2015-endUnder the first phase, it will be building toilets in 860 schools spread across five districts of Andhra Pradesh, eight of Telangana and tw...
Budget 2015: 2% Swachh Bharat cess, 100% deduction on investment in KoshJaitley further proposed to an enabling provision to levy Swachh Bharat Cess at a rate of 2 per cent or less on all or certain services, if...
Budget 2015: Tax sops likely for investments in Swachh Bharat, Clean GangaFM Jaitley is likely to provide tax incentives in Budget to encourage companies to participate in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Clean Ganga cam...
Government launches 'Swachh Bharat Kosh' to channelise public fundsThe fund would seek "channelisation of philanthropic contributions & CSR funds", according to the guidelines issued by the government.
Contributions to Swach Bharat Kosh and Clean Ganga Fund come under CSR ambitWhile Swach Bharat Kosh is to attract funds for works to improve sanitation facilities, Clean Ganga Fund is for pooling money to be used fo...
Government sets up Swachh Bharat Kosh to get funds from corporates, othersThe objective of the mission is to achieve a Clean India (Swachh Bharat) by the year 2019, the 150th year of the birth anniversary of Mahat...