Total donations received, including interest, for Swachh Bharat Kosh totalled Rs 369.74 crore, of which Rs 359.2 crore were released for construction of toilets, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
"The fund utilised under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) since October 2, 2014 is Rs 6,411.05 crore, including Rs 185.22 crore spent on print and electronic media," Sinha added.
The Swachh Bharat Cess in a non-lapsable fund. The cess is imposed at the rate of 0.5 per cent.
There were some more cash withdrawals by other group accounts.
"The matter has been reported to Financial Intelligence Unit, Government of India," Sinha said.
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