Supreme Court today has found fault with the AP Government for diverting the covid funds. They gave two weeks time for Jagan to settle the issue by giving back the funds to the said account.
A division bench of the Supreme Court comprising justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna found fault with the Jagan government for diverting the money meant for distribution of ex gratia to the families of Covid-19 victims into the personal deposit (PD) accounts to fund the welfare schemes, particularly the Rythu Bharosa.
The court described the diversion of funds meant for disaster relief for other purposes as a serious matter.The bench asked the government to refund the money of Rs 1100 crore to the SDRF within next two weeks.
The court also asked the government to settle all claims of the Covid-19 relief beneficiaries within four weeks of the receipt of their application. In April this year, the bench restrained the state government from using the money if the amount had already been transferred.
The Supreme Court gave the judgement after a prolonged hearing on the petition filed by former Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA Palla Srinivasa Rao.
