Clean Energy Cess

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..... Clean Energy Cess
News and Press Release
Dated:- 29-11-2016

The effective rate of Clean Energy Cess (now renamed as Clean Environment Cess) levied on coal, lignite and peat was increased .....

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..... from ₹ 200 per tonne to ₹ 400 per tonne in Budget 2016-17 with effect from 01.03.2016, for financing and promoting clean environment or clean energy initiatives and funding research in th .....

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..... e area of clean environment or clean energy. Clean Environment Cess also acts as green tax, on the lines of polluter pays principle. Government has no such proposal under consideration at present to .....

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..... lower down the cost for aforesaid purposes This was stated by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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