You may have to pay more for fuel for a clean India

For a clean India, be prepared for higher fuel and phone bills. A group of chief ministers has recommended a cess on petroleum products, telecom services and waste generated by mineral-based industries as well as Swachh Bharat bonds to fund the ambitious campaign.

In a report submitted to PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday, the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog sub-group, headed by Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, also called for debarring from local body elections individuals who didn’t have toilets at home, sources said.