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Delhi Government creates “Air Ambience Fund”

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government had some time ago decided to impose an environment fee on sale of diesel at 25 paisa per litre and use the fund for creating an “Air Ambience Fund” for promoting clean air policies in the city.

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has now issued directions for collection of such a fee through the Department of Trade and Taxes.

It has also issued directions to the Finance Department to create a separate “Air Ambience Fund” for depositing the amount levied as fee on the sale of diesel in Delhi. The fund would be utilised for development and use of clean air technologies, waste management and such other related activities that promote clean air policies so as to reduce air pollution, especially vehicular pollution in the city. This includes incentives to old vehicle and those running on not-so-clean fuel to convert to green fuel like CNG. The fund will be administered by the Secretary, Department of Environment, and Chairman, Delhi Pollution Control Committee, and all accounts would be maintained as per the procedures of the Delhi Government.

The exact procedure for filling the “challan” to deposit the requisite fee has been drafted in consultation with the Department of Trade and Taxes, and has also been issued along with the directions.

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