18-07-2025
Deputy Commissioner stresses full and proper implementation of SCSP, TSP schemes
Deputy Commissioner Prashant Kumar Mishra has directed officials of all concerned departments to ensure the complete and appropriate utilisation of funds allocated under the Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan (SCSP) and Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) for the overall development of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the district.
Chairing the District Monitoring Committee meeting on the implementation of SCSP and TSP for the fiscal year 2024–25, held at his office on Friday, Mr. Mishra emphasised that every department must work towards achieving 100% fund utilisation, as mandated under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan and Tribal Sub-Plan (Planning, Allocation and Utilization of Financial Resources) Act, 2013.
'Funds released to various departments under these sub-plans must be used exclusively for the intended purposes,' he said, instructing officials to prepare a list of feasible works that can be undertaken with the first-quarter grants and to proceed with timely implementation.
He questioned the under-utilisation of funds allocated up to March 2025, asking department heads to provide updated utilisation details and clear pending bills. Mr. Mishra directed the Deputy Director of the Social Welfare Department to issue notices to departments that have failed to use the funds effectively and to initiate disciplinary action under provisions of the SCSP/TSP Act.
'Priority should be given to beneficiary-oriented schemes. Only when the government's funds reach the intended beneficiaries can we claim to have achieved progress,' he said.
Taking note of poor fund utilisation in the Department of Handlooms and Textiles despite fund release under SCSP and TSP, Mr. Mishra questioned the department's failure to implement programmes. In response, officials said there was a lack of interest among the community in the schemes offered.
'If beneficiaries are not showing interest, the department must officially communicate this to the State headquarters and the district nodal officer,' Mr. Mishra said, adding that department heads are directly accountable for spending the allocated Budget.
The meeting was attended by Social Welfare Department Deputy Director Chidanandappa, Backward Classes Welfare Officer Raju, Food and Civil Supplies Deputy Director Sakeena, District Health and Family Welfare Officer Yalla Ramesh Babu, Urban Development Project Officer Raghavendra, and other district-level officials.
