From Our Special Correspondent
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Bengaluru, Nov 29: A grant of Rs 202.5 crore under Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe sub-scheme has been sanctioned by the state government for providing basic infrastructure facilities in 123 assembly constituencies of Karnataka.
Social Welfare minister Priyank Kharge, who announced the sanction of funds, has instructed all the deputy commissioners in the Districts to provide basic infrastructure facilities to the colonies where people belonging to SC/ST reside in highest number in the manner of Pragati scheme.
The minister has directed the deputy commissioners to immediately work towards ensuring drinking water, road, electricity, drainage facility, connecting roads to the colonies where people belonging to SC/ST communities reside in highest number.
Priyank Kharge
The deputy commissioners must hold discussions with the MLAs of the constituencies concerned to utilise the sanctioned amount adequately within the given time by identifying the place, he said.
The proposals submitted by the MLAs to the Minister have been sent to the respective deputy commissioners.
The details of the basic infrastructure facilities mentioned in the proposal must be discussed with the MLAs and the construction works must be completed before the end of March 2019, according to the government order.
The deputy commissioners have been instructed to select one Pragati colony in every assembly constituency where there are more than 50% people belonging to SC/ST communities and ensure an overall development.
Social Welfare Department commissioners and Scheduled Tribes Department commissioners have been ordered to submit the details of Pragati colony to the deputy commissioners.
The construction works must be taken up by the Public Works Department and Zilla Panchayat construction works department according to the KTTP rules and regulations.
The Pragati Colony programme has been formed for the overall development of SC/ST communities.
The main objective behind this is to provide all necessary facilities to the colonies, Kharge said.
In case of delay in the implementing the programme within the time mentioned as per the rules and regulations under Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe sub-scheme, the officials concerned can be held responsible for the same.
The deputy commissioner of the district is also the District Monitoring committee President, according to the rules and regulations under Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe sub-scheme.
According to the rule 11 of Karnataka Scheduled Caste sub-grant and Scheduled Tribe sub-grant, the DC must submit a detailed report of the grant amount spent for the development of SC/ST communities to the government, said Karnataka's Principal Secretary of Social Welfare Department Ganga Ram Baderia.