March 11, 2016 6:51 AM

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Over Rs 9,000 cr allocated for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan so far: Naidu

The Centre has so far allocated over 9,000 crore rupees for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu told Rajya Sabha that the Mission is making an impact all over the country and gradually turning into a popular campaign for cleanliness. <br/><br/>He claimed almost 44 per cent of the municipal solid waste is now being collected door to door, against a target of 50 per cent by end of this month. In reply to a Starred Question in the upper house, Mr Naidu said the Electricity Tariff Policy has been amended to procure power produced from all waste-to-energy plants in the states.

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