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The State authorities has utilized a important stock of the magnitude earmarked for the Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCSP) and Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) towards implementing the 5 warrant schemes of the Congress authorities since 2023.
According to statistic shared by Social Welfare Minister H.C. Mahadevappa, successful effect to a question by Hemalatha Nayak successful the Legislative Council successful Belagavi connected Friday, of the full magnitude spent towards SCSP and TSP, arsenic overmuch arsenic 31%, has been utilised for the warrant schemes.
Money spent
The full magnitude for SCSP and TSP for the twelvemonth 2023-24 was ₹35,221.8 crores, and of that, ₹34,369.85 cr was released, and finally, ₹34,245.76 cr was spent. In the twelvemonth 2024-24, the full magnitude spent for SCSP and TSP was ₹38,717.74 crore. In the existent year, up to November 2025, the authorities had spent ₹14,938.19 towards the SCSP and TSP.
Since the Congress enactment came to powerfulness successful 2023, the authorities has spent a full of ₹87,901.69 crore for SCSP and TSP. This magnitude includes ₹27,630.2 crore spent towards the warrant schemes.
The Minister, successful his reply, defended the utilisation of SCSP/TSP funds for the warrant schemes, stating that Section 7(C) of the SCSP/TSP Act allows utilisation of the funds successful tune with the colonisation of SC and ST.
He stated that the magnitude utilised for warrant schemes reached the beneficiaries of the SC and ST communities.
Bus travellers
Interestingly, helium stated that his section had sought accusation from the Transport Department astir the fig of SC and ST women who had benefited from the Shakti scheme, nether which women passengers could question escaped by KSRTC buses. Ms. Nayak, the MLC, wondered however the Transport Department could stock the accusation of the SC/ST passengers, arsenic they bash not cod the caste details portion issuing tickets.
Leader of Opposition Chalavadi Narayanaswamy appealed to Chairman Basavaraj Horatti to allot sa uitable clip for a elaborate treatment connected the issue.
