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BJP person Rajkumar Patil Telkur has alleged that funds meant for the payment of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) nether the SCs-STs Component Plan (SCSP) and Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) person been misused by the Siddaramaiah-led Congress authorities successful Karnataka implicit the past 3 years.
Addressing a property league successful Kalaburagi connected March 5, Mr. Patil said that a full of ₹38,859 crore allocated nether the SCSP and TSP grants successful 2023-24 (₹11,144 crore), 2024-25 (₹14,282 crore), and 2025-26 (₹13,433 crore) had been diverted for warrant schemes, benefiting each communities alternatively of the marginalised sections. “This is simply a wide injustice to Dalits,” helium said.
“The State Government indispensable publically state successful the upcoming fund that SCSP-TSP funds volition not beryllium utilized for different schemes, and guarantee that they are spent exclusively for the payment of SCs and STs. The ₹39,000 crore misused by the State Government implicit the past 3 years should beryllium returned to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe.
“The authorities should allocate astatine slightest ₹1,000 crore for each territory to instrumentality up improvement work, acceptable up basal facilities, and for the payment of Dalits. Each SC and ST corp should person a minimum of ₹1,000 crore.
“Funds for initiatives similar the ‘Constitution Protection Campaign’ should travel from the treasury alternatively than SCSP-TSP funds.”
Mr. Patil besides called for the repeal of Section 7C, which helium alleged facilitates the misuse of these dedicated funds.
He claimed that the Siddaramaiah-led authorities is reportedly preparing to divert an further ₹15,000 crore successful the caller budget, continuing the signifier of misallocation.
“The SCSP-TSP funds beryllium to marginalised communities, and their diversion to payment wide schemes is unacceptable,” helium reiterated.
