The drinking water ministry is revamping the National Rural Drinking Water Programme to upgrade the scheme and increase its reach.

State-run firms or PSUs are looking to contribute to the Swachh Bharat Kosh (SBK) from their CSR funds, Drinking Water and Sanitation Secre...

The ministry also reached out to over 58,000 people through social media about the importance of a clean India and the Swachh Bharat Missio...

Government has collected Rs 1,917 crore under Swachh Bharat Cess, which is imposed on all taxable services, till January, Parliament was in...

The recently-introduced Swachh Bharat Cess adds-on to the service tax liability and is applicable on all taxable services.

The Swachh Bharat Mission includes building household toilets, community and public toilets and scientific waste management.

The Centre said that the proceeds collected through the cess would be allocated to the state governments to fund Swachh Bharat initiatives.

With the imposition of the cess, service tax rate will go up from 14 per cent to 14.5 per cent on all taxable services.

Group of chief ministers, headed by Chandrababu Naidu, submitted a detailed report to PM Modi on Wednesday dovetailing the ways to mobilise...

Congress in Andhra Pradesh has targetted the TDP-led government over the low ratings of two major cities in the state in the Swachh Bharat ...

An MP is entitled to Rs five crore every year to carry out various development initiative in his or her constituency.

Last month, the finance ministry wrote to state-run bank chiefs, asking them to tap into their corporate social responsibility fund.

The 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.

Besides individuals keen to fund the various programmes under the mission, govt also expects funds from organisations under CSR.

Jaitley 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...

The DoT has been asked to prepare a proposal by January 15 on levying a fee on the annual charges that companies pay to use airwaves.

The 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...