<h1>Environment ministry requires NCAP cities to use at least 75% of previous funds to qualify for 2025-26 allocations</h1> The environment ministry requires NCAP-covered cities to have used at least 75% of previously disbursed funds to qualify for 2025-26 allocations. Government data show Rs 13,236.80 crore was disbursed to 130 cities, with overall utilization reported at about 74%. Sixty-five cities have used between 50% and 75% of funds, 13 cities between 25% and 50%, while the national capital and some large urban centers have utilized roughly 20% and 13% respectively. Several other cities across different states show poor fund-utilization records, prompting the ministry's conditional funding rule.