Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Application of proceeds of cess.— An amount equivalent to the proceeds of cess levied under this Act, reduced by the cost of collection as determined by the Government in the prescribed manner together with any income from investment of the said amount and any other moneys received by the Government for the purposes of this Act shall, after due appropriation made by the State Legislature by law, be utilized by the Government to meet the expenditure incurred in connection with measures which, in the opinion of the Government, are necessary or expedient to promote the welfare of the people residing in the rural areas affected by the movement of carriers transporting material on public roads or dumping of garbage or use of plastics and in particular:— (a) to defray the cost of measures taken for the benefit of the villagers affected by the transportation of material on public roads, as well as, dumping of garbage, material and plastics; (b) for improvement of public health, the prevention of disease and the provision for improvement of medical facilities; (c) for provision and improvement of water supply; (d) for improvement of public roads and the erection of tree barriers for arresting the dust levels; (e) to meet the allowances, if any, of the members of the Advisory Committee constituted under section 5 of this Act and the salaries and allowances, if any, of the officers appointed under section 6.