Srinagar plans to clear 11.5 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste within two years. A modern integrated waste management plant will be establ...

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday highlighted that shifting from "women-centric" to "women-led" deve...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored technology's crucial role in delivering welfare to the poor. He stated that his government's core ...

India has achieved remarkable progress in providing tap water to rural households, claims government. The Jal Jeevan Mission has connected ...

PM Narendra Modi highlighted his government's welfare initiatives over the past 12 years. He stated that India has seen significant transfo...

India is boosting its power generation capacity, focusing on nuclear energy. The nation aims to reach nearly 300 GW next year. Nuclear powe...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that projects worth over Rs 30,000 crore were reviewed during the latest PRAGATI session, cov...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for cooperative solutions to inter-state water disputes. He emphasized technology-based monitoring ...

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. He congratulated the Prime Minister on completing 12 years...

Swachh Bharat Mission was officially launched on October 2, 2014 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an aim to eradicate open defecation b...

For achieving universal sanitation and to put focus on hygiene, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Mission on October ...

The government is expected to reach out to Kumar to provide him with more details of the Swachh Bharat project.

"The amount of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan cess collected in financial year 2015-16 is Rs 3901.78 crore," Minister of State for Finance Santosh K...

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

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

By bringing citizens on MyGov platform for Swachh Bharat campaign, the government also plans to reward the most prolific performers.

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...