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Spending on SC/ST welfare: A story of money lost in transit -Sharat S Srivatsa

-The Hindu

A substantial part of the amount allocated does not reach the targeted groups because of a clause in the Act

Bengaluru: Since 2014, Karnataka has spent an impressive Rs.1.84 lakh crore on the welfare and development of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribe (STs), who jointly constitute 24.1% of the State’s population. Yet, government data reveals that the communities are lagging behind the State averages in several parameters.

While the amount spent — a mandate after the Karnataka Scheduled Castes Sub-Allocation and Tribal Sub-Allocation (Planning, Allocation & Utilisation of Financial Resources) Act, 2013, came into force on April 1, 2014, allocating resources as per the population ratio — looks big on paper, in reality, data reveals, a large portion of the total amount has not reached the targeted population. In Karnataka, the SCs and STs constitute 17.15% and 6.95%, respectively, of the total population as per the 2011 Census.

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