Chief minister Siddaramaiah has released grants under the local area development scheme of MLAs after the MLAs of the ruling congress expressed their displeasure over the non-release of grants. 145.50 crore in the first installment under the grant provided in the budget of 2023-24. The government has ordered the release of the grant. chief minister Siddaramaiah has released grants under the local area development scheme of MLAs after the MLAs of the ruling congress expressed their displeasure over the non-release of grants. 145.50 crore in the first installment under the grant provided in the budget of 2023-24. The government has ordered the release of the grant.
224 Legislative assembly Members and 67 Legislative Council Members have been provided with grants. 145.50 crore as Rs. 50 lakh each for each constituency. Provided. In order to effectively implement the schemes under the grant, the order directed that the sub-divisional officers and the district commissioners should manage the grants of the members of the assembly. The first installment of grant for the year 2023-24 has been released to the PD account of district Commissioners through Treasury-2. It is then informed that the grant will be transferred to the sub-divisional officers of the respective district. The certificate of utilization of funds as per rules should be submitted to the government with the signature of the Collectors/ Sub-Divisional Officers. The order directed that the released grant should be made within the prescribed period.
Recently, the congress MLAs themselves had expressed displeasure against the government regarding the release of mla grants. Later, chief minister Siddaramaiah held a series of meetings with MLAs and ministers and persuaded them.
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