New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said that during a meeting, he questioned what steps the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was taking toward green initiatives while continuing to charge the levy, and urged that the Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) imposed on commercial vehicles travelling in and out of Delhi be scrapped.

He expressed concerns about whether the money collected is actually being used to address pollution as intended, Gadkari shared at an India Today event.

Gadkari stated, "In a common meeting, I asked the corporation (MCD) what is your contribution for green activities. (They said) no contribution. Why are you collecting the toll? They are telling me it is the Supreme...