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₹858 Cr Meant To Curb Pollution Still Unutilised, Says Parl Panel

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March 27, 2025

A fund of ₹858 crore allocated for controlling pollution has remained unutilised according to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change, which also looked at this under usage in the context of India's standing as one of the most polluted countries in the world.

- Jayashree Nandi

NEW DELHI:

In its report released on Tuesday, the Committee noted with shock that "amount to the tune of ₹858.00 crore allocated for 'Control of Pollution', which is 27.44% of the annual revised estimates (RE) allocation of the Ministry, remains unutilised since the approval for continuation of Control of Pollution Scheme till 2025-26, is awaited, even at the fag end of the financial year," the committee said.

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