The Hindu 26.11.2010
‘MCC not allocating welfare funds'
Special Correspondent
MYSORE: A large number of people staged a protest here on Thursday against the Mysore City Corporation authorities for non-compliance with the law stipulating allocation of 22.75 per cent of funds for the welfare of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities.
The protest was led by councillor from ward number 50 Mahadevamma and was supported by the Association of Concerned and Informed Citizens of Mysore (ACICM).
In a memorandum addressed to MCC Commissioner K.S. Raykar, Ms. Mahadevamma pointed out that though Rs. 12.78 crore was earmarked for the welfare of SC/ST communities, the MCC had failed to allocate the funds. The memorandum said that a majority of the SC/ST communities lived in Ashokapuram and Gandhinagar but funds were not being released in proportion in these localities. More funds had been released for development works in areas where the concentration of these communities was negligible, Ms. Mahadevamma said.
