As per Chapter VI of the Finance Act, 2015 also called Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC) as service tax on all the taxable services at the rate of 0.5% of the value of taxable service effective from 15th day of November 2015. Proceeds of the SBC will be credited to the Consolidated Fund of India, and the Central Government may, after due appropriation made by Parliament, utilize such sums of money of the SBC for the purposes of financing and promoting Swachh Bharat initiatives or for any other purpose relating thereto. In this regard, please provide following information:
1. Total money collected under the Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC) since it came into effect. Please provide clear copies or other documents related to this.
2. Please provide full details about how the money collected under the Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC) since it came into effect and how it is distributed to different regions should also be provided.
3. Lists of works/projects initiated under SBC since it came into effect. What are the status of that projects/work. Please provide documents related to this.
4. How the government plans to fulfill the financial void left by the abolition of these cesses after introducing GST?
5. Please provide clear copies of or verified links to any gazettes, notifications, circulars or any other public communications, as well as reports, budget documents, expense statements, invoices, meeting notes, checklists, office memos or emails that provide information on this matter. See Section 2(i) and 2(j) of the RTI Act (2005).