Swachh Bharat cess garners Rs 329 crore in 1 month

The government has collected Rs 329.6 crore in a month's time from the 0.5 per cent Swachh Bharat cess which is imposed on all taxable services, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

"The provisional figures of Swachh Bharat cess collected till December 16, 2015, is about Rs 329.6 crore," MoS Finance Jayant Sinha said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha