Minority institutions yet to get 1st quarter funds

Most minority Institutions have so far received only the first quarter’s allocation, even after entering the fourth quarter.

The state government has so far released only

`1,077.54 crore out of a budgetary allocation of

`1,973.41 crore, while the total expenses of these institutions is `749.81 crore.

Of the released amount, the government has allocated `569.66 crore towards educational and academic activities and, so far, only

`416.71 crore has been spent.

Under Shadi Mubarak scheme, `203.87 crore has been spent out of the released `280.51 crore.

The government did not release a single pie for Christian Finance Corporation, Survey Commissioner of Wakf, T-PRIME 7 T-SEZ (Special Corridor for Minorities), construction of Sikh Bhavan (Gurudwara), construction of Christian Bhavan and Commission of Inquiries (Sudhir commission).

The budget had earmarked `12 crore for the Christian Finance Corporation. According to sources, the corporation is yet to prepare schemes.

A statement shows that over 65 per cent is earmarked for education and training, and almost

80 per cent is spent on education and allied activities and the Shadi Mubarak Scheme. The government released only the first quarter’s share for remaining schemes and programmes, except the Wakf Board, which has received the second quarter’s amount.

The government released `75 crore to the Wakf board and spent

`40 crore. Another `35 crore is pending clearance.

Though `160 crore was earmarked in the budget for bank-linked subsidy, only `40 crore has been sanctioned, while the expenditure on this head is only `18.86 crore.

Haj Committee got only

`1 crore out of the sanctioned `4 crore. Likewise, Dairatul Maarif il Osmania also got only `1.25 crore out of `5 crore.

In spite of less quantum of expenditure, release and expenditure status of the minorities’ welfare department was the best. Such institutions had spent almost 70 per cent of funds released.

THE STATE government has so far released only `1,077.54 crore out of a budgetary allocation of `1,973.41 crore, while the total expenses of the minority institutions is `749.81 crore.

THE BUDGET had earmarked `12 crore for the Christian Finance Corporation. According to sources, the corporation is yet to prepare schemes.

THE STATE government released `75 crore to the Wakf board and spent `40 crore. Another `35 crore is pending clearance.