Thiruvananthapuram: Three scheduled castes and scheduled tribes (SC/ST) outfits have urged Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to take over the SC/ST welfare portfolio to ensure proper utilisation of funds meant for these sections.
The present SC/ST minister PK Jayalakshmi had failed to utilise funds worth Rs 20 crore allotted to the scheduled classes, Adivasi Gothra Maha Sabha leader CK Janu, SC/ST development council chairman KK Narayanan and Land Reforms Committee convenor M Geethanandan said in a statement in Thiruvananthapuram.
The minister squandered Rs 2 crore allotted for the tribal festival 'Gothrayanam' held at Mananthavady recently, they alleged.
The present SC/ST minister PK Jayalakshmi had failed to utilise funds worth Rs 20 crore allotted to the scheduled classes, Adivasi Gothra Maha Sabha leader CK Janu, SC/ST development council chairman KK Narayanan and Land Reforms Committee convenor M Geethanandan said in a statement in Thiruvananthapuram.
The minister squandered Rs 2 crore allotted for the tribal festival 'Gothrayanam' held at Mananthavady recently, they alleged.
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