The Central Election Commission (CEC) has directed the TRS govt to postpone the implementation of the Dalit Bandhu scheme in the Huzurabad constituency till the end of the by-election.State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Shashank Goyal has been directed to report to them by 2 pm on Tuesday on the action taken in this regard.
In this context, recently, Avinash Kumar, chief secretary of the Central Election Commission, penned a letter to the CEO.The letter states that the Dalit Bandhu scheme was postponed in the Huzurabad constituency based on a letter written by the CEO on October 8 on the Dalitbandhu scheme.
Also, CEO Shashank Goyal had directed the Karimnagar District Collector to implement the orders from the ECI.The Telangana government is implementing the Dalit Bandhu scheme as a pilot project in Vasalamarri village, four zones of Telangana along with the Huzurabad constituency.
The Telangana government has recently granted Rs 250 crore as a part of the Dalit Bandhu scheme.Telangana state Special Secretary to the Finance Ministry K Ramakrishna Rao issued orders releasing the funds as per the directions of CM KCR.
