Delhi Government Had 787 Crore In Green Fund, Spent Little, Finds RTI
Since the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took power in Delhi in 2015, Rs 93 lakh has been spent by the Delhi government from the environment cess, which is 0.12 per cent, an RTI over the Delhi air pollution showed Home | Delhi
Delhi Government Had 787 Crore In Green Fund, Spent Little, Finds RTI
SECTION Delhi | Reported by Nimisha Jaiswal, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Updated: November 15, 2017 21:32 IST
New Delhi: Over the last two years, the Delhi government earned 800 crores by taxing polluting trucks which entered the capital. But of that "environment compensation charge" or cess, less than one crore or 0.12 per cent was spent on
fighting the pollution that has turned into a humongous crisis in the national capital.
Since AAP took power in Delhi in 2015, Rs 93 lakh has been spent by the Delhi government from the environment cess, which is 0.12 per cent of the total amount