Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao directed the officials of the Finance department to see that the welfare schemes meant for the poor should not face the finance crunch.
The beneficiaries of the welfare schemes should get the benefit in time he suggeted. The Cash-strapped Telangana government is looking at alternative ways to make money to tide over its financial crisis.
With the government struggling to clear arrears of fee reimbursement, crop loan waiver, Aarogyasri etc. and coming under attack from the Opposition and various social organisations, Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma on Monday held a meeting with senior officials of all departments and asked them to immediately give a report suggesting new sources of income.
The CS asked officials to prepare a report on the funds of various departments that have got stuck due to legal cases, revenue that can be earned through sale of lands, plugging of revenue leakages, fund allotment to the government’s flagship programmes etc.
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao too expressed his ire at the functioning of finance department in the recent Cabinet meeting and mounting arrears of welfare schemes bringing disrepute to his government despite all revenue generating departments witnessing over 30 per cent growth rate over last year. He directed ministers and officials to introspect why this situation arose.
Following the CM’s directions, the CS held an emergency meeting with heads of all departments in the Secretariat on Monday.
He directed them to submit complete details on the expenditure incurred by each department on development programmes and welfare schemes, revenues earned by each department and through Centrally-sponsored-schemes.
The CS directed each official to take the responsibility of preparing the reports of at least 3-4 departments. He also sought details about fund utilisation certificates.
The CM also suggested that the top rung officers including the Minister of the newly formed district must gear up and prepare a blue print for the next 10 years on the development front and the needs of that particular district.
