A sum of up to Rs 3,000 crore earmarked for welfare of Dalits in Madhya Pradesh remains unutilised annually, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) chairman said on Thursday.
NCSCC chairman Ram Shankar Kataria said he has asked authorities concerned to ensure the entire budget allocated for welfare of Scheduled Castes in the state is utilised properly.
The BJP MP from Etawah in Uttar Pradesh said they have come to know the funds earmarked for welfare of SC communities welfare were being diverted to general category people.
Talking to reporters here, he said, "Rs 2,000 crore to Rs 3,000 crore of the total budget allotted for the SC peoples uplift was not put to use in MP annually."
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