BANGALORE: Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Tuesday called upon his Cabinet colleagues to strive for the effective implementation of the programmes envisaged for the uplift of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes communities and directed them to initiate action against officials who fail to implement Dalit welfare programmes.
Inaugurating 104 {+t} {+h} birth anniversary of the former Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagajivan Ram, Mr. Yeddyurappa regretted that funds earmarked for the welfare of Dalits were being misappropriated and asked Ministers to bring transparency in their spending.
Expressing dissatisfaction over the low utilisation of funds meant for SC and ST welfare by various departments, the Chief Minister said Ministers should ensure proper utilisation of funds released for the purpose.
Mr. Yeddyurappa said he had earmarked 22.75 per cent of the total outlay of Rs. 85,319-crore for betterment of Dalits in the 2011-12 budget and was planning to allocate more funds in the next budget.
Conferring awards on personalities including Bhimrao Ghasti, T. Kempa Hanumaiah, P.K. Kumaraiah, Maruthi Rao and Mavalli Shankar, who served for the cause of Dalits, he hoped that changes in the lives of Dalits would be visible before the Bharatiya Janata Party Government completes its five-year term.
Minister for Social Welfare A. Narayayaswamy regretted that that Dalits lacked guidance. Regretting the tendency among other communities to misuse reservation benefit by submitting fake caste certificates to claim the benefits being extended to SC and ST communities, Minister for Kannada and Culture Govind Karjol said that there was an urgent need to curb the tendency.
Inaugurating 104 {+t} {+h} birth anniversary of the former Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagajivan Ram, Mr. Yeddyurappa regretted that funds earmarked for the welfare of Dalits were being misappropriated and asked Ministers to bring transparency in their spending.
Expressing dissatisfaction over the low utilisation of funds meant for SC and ST welfare by various departments, the Chief Minister said Ministers should ensure proper utilisation of funds released for the purpose.
Mr. Yeddyurappa said he had earmarked 22.75 per cent of the total outlay of Rs. 85,319-crore for betterment of Dalits in the 2011-12 budget and was planning to allocate more funds in the next budget.
Conferring awards on personalities including Bhimrao Ghasti, T. Kempa Hanumaiah, P.K. Kumaraiah, Maruthi Rao and Mavalli Shankar, who served for the cause of Dalits, he hoped that changes in the lives of Dalits would be visible before the Bharatiya Janata Party Government completes its five-year term.
Minister for Social Welfare A. Narayayaswamy regretted that that Dalits lacked guidance. Regretting the tendency among other communities to misuse reservation benefit by submitting fake caste certificates to claim the benefits being extended to SC and ST communities, Minister for Kannada and Culture Govind Karjol said that there was an urgent need to curb the tendency.
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