Act against officials of Corpns for not utilising grants, Siddu tells CS

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday directed Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh to take action against officials for not spending funds allocated to various corporations under the Social Welfare Department.

- EXPRESS News Service @ Bengaluru

"The government has allocated Rs 446 crore to the corporations of which only Rs 260 crore has been spent on beneficiaries of various schemes," he said at a review meeting of the department here.

Siddaramaiah said with the financial year coming to an end soon, Dr Ambedkar Corporation has Rs 200 crore and Bhovi corporation Rs 107 crore unspent. Other corporations too have not spent crores of rupees allocated to them. "Managing directors of those corporations should be issued notices immediately. If they do not give proper replies, they should be suspended," he said.