The Government of India has, in turn, launched a number of niche specialised funds / schemes such as Textile Upgradation Fund, Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme, and Tannery Modernisation Scheme with a desire to move Indian enterprises towards cleaner production. 14. India is among the few countries in the world to have introduced a carbon tax.
The clean energy cess imposed on coal mined in India or imported into India is collected into the “National Clean Energy Fund” set up for funding research and innovative projects in clean energy technologies. 15. The Government of India has also kept a plan outlay of Rs.