Javadekar Launches E-Payment Module for Deposit of Compensatory Levies into CAMPA Funds

• The Government today launched an e-payment module, with an objective to make the payment of compensatory levies receivable in lieu of diversion of forest land quicker and more transparent.
• The module will end delays in the deposit of compensatory levies. The payment through the e-payment module has to be made to the designated account, depending on the State in which the forest land, proposed to be diverted, is located.
• The deposit of compensatory levies through the e-portal will be optional till August 31, 2015.
• However, the payment of compensatory levies by User Agencies will be accepted only through the e-module from September 1, 2015. With the activation of the e-payment portal, no payments will be accepted other than through the portal. Initially, payments will be permitted through two modes – online challan mode through RTGS and NEFT and offline challan mode.