NEW DELHI: Government may issue Swachh Bharat bonds and levy cess on petrol diesel and telecom services as well as accumulated waste to fund Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Group of chief ministers, headed by Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu , submitted a detailed report to PM Modi on Wednesday dovetailing the ways to mobilise funds for a massive nationwide programme."To raise resources for the programme, Swachh Bharat bonds may be issued and a Swachh Bharat cess may be levied by the central government on petrol, diesel, telecom services and also on accumulated waste produced by plants generating mineral waste like coal, aluminum, and iron ore," the PMO statement said quoting the report. "Given the scale and importance of the programme, it has been suggested that the sharing pattern of funds for this programme between Centre and States may be in the ratio of 75:25, while for hilly States it may be kept at 90:10," it said.Further it has been recommended to reduce the subsidy on chemical fertilizer and increase the subsidy on compost to encourage its use. "In order to improve the viability of waste management activities, the report proposes provision of tax exemptions by the centre and the state government to private sector besides enhancing the assistance for construction of individual household toilet in both urban and rural areas to Rs 15,000," it said .The sub-group of chief ministers on Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan was constituted on March 24, 2015 pursuant to the decision taken in the first governing council Meeting of the NITI Aayog held on February 8, 2015. It consisted of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and West Bengal as members and chaired by NaiduIn order to bring about behavioural changes, the sub-group has also recommended increase in the funding of IEC component to roll out a professionally driven behaviour change communication strategy. “Including sanitation and cleanliness in school curriculum and formation of a team of students to be called as 'Swachhta Senani' in schools and colleges have been proposed to spread awareness about sanitation and cleanliness," it said.To provide guidance, support and monitoring of the programme, the report recommends setting up of a dedicated mission for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, both at national and state level.The report has further proposed to rate gram panchaytas, municipalities, blocks, districts and states each year to promote competition besides integrating rag pickers into the waste management system so that their livelihood is not adversely affected.