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A parliamentary standing committee has flagged issues of lack of transparency and “misappropriation” of funds in certain schemes under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change found the overall utilisation of funds by the ministry to be “satisfactory”, but its report raised concerns over the implementation of the ‘Control of Pollution’ and afforestation schemes. The ministry was allocated Rs 3,100 crore in 2020-21.

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