The Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Friday demanded that the state government take steps to recover the funds meant for SCs and STs that were misused or diverted in the past.
Speaking to media persons at the Assembly's media point, TRS MLA K Eshwar alleged that more than Rs. 25,000 crore meant for the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes were misused or diverted by successive governments in the last 30 years.
Stating that this has deteriorated the conditions of SCs and STs across the state, he demanded that immediate measures be taken to recover the misused or diverted funds.
Eshwar said that the nodal agency formed earlier to monitor the implementation of welfare schemes for SCs and STs had proved ineffective. He said that the government should ensure that the SC/ST Sub-Plan Bill is free from all loopholes, and that it should fix accountability for its proper implementation. (INN)