The State government on Monday cleared a ₹34,293.69-crore action plan for various programmes of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes Sub-Allocation and Tribal-Sub Allocation (Planning, Allocation and Utilisation of Financial Resources) Act for 2023-24.
The approval was given at a meeting of the SC/ST State Development Council chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. At the meeting, the Chief Minister directed officials to ensure that funds earmarked under the SCSP-TSP should be used only for the welfare of SCs and STs. He warned them that if they fail to do so, stringent action will be initiated against them as per rules.
Addressing the meeting, the Chief Minister directed officials of various departments to submit impact assessment reports after implementing projects under the SCSP-TSP in their departments. “Periodic reports on the change in the status of the beneficiaries following the implementation of the projects should also be submitted to the government,” he said.
