The Union Cabinet has given a nod to clearing certain enabling provisions for a fund to facilitate channeling of money from individuals and companies for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission.
The contributions will get tax exemption. The government expects funds from organisations as well under the corporate social responsibility.
The 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' was launched nationwide to focus on sanitation, hygiene and waste management.
It encourages people to sweep, remove garbage, debris and unauthorized encroachments from roads, markets and residential places.
The 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' aims at making India a clean country by 2019, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
