Centre Releases Rs 2,200 Cr as First Installment to 15 States for Improvement of Air Quality

Centre has released 2,200 crore rupees as the first installment to 15 states for the improvement of air quality measures in their million-plus cities. The amount has been released based on the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission.

 In a tweet, Office of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that this will assist the recipient states with undertaking air quality measures, including limit working of the neighborhood bodies inside



their million or more urban communities. 

The states which have been given the sum incorporate Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

 

Of the total amount, 396.5 crore rupees has been released to Maharashtra, 202.5 crore rupees to Gujarat, 357 crore rupees to Uttar Pradesh and 209.5 crore rupees to West Bengal.