Yogesh K Porwar
“Utilize Funds Reserved for SC,ST,and OBC Communities”.
Development of Dalits and backward communities cannot happen merely through verbal announcements and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seems to believe that mere announcements can fill people’s stomachs,said former Chief Minister and Member of Parliament Basavaraj Bommai.
He urged the government to properly allocate the funds reserved for these communities.
Speaking to the media in Gadag on Thursday,he said that Chief Minister talks a lot about Dalits.It’s enough if he properly allocates the funds reserved for SCs and STs.
Similarly, there are no specific targets set for schemes meant for backward classes.There are eight OBC corporations, yet not a single one has received funds.
They claim to uplift the OBCs, but don’t fund the existing schemes.The funds reserved for Dalit welfare schemes are being reduced.The Chief Minister must address this.
Merely appointing someone as a chairman of a board or corporation doesn’t bring real change.If the communities are to truly develop, the schemes must reach them.
Nothing can be achieved through mere lip service. Siddaramaiah believes stomachs can be filled just through announcements.
When asked about dissent within the state BJP,he declined and said there are no dissent activities within the Karnataka BJP.The party high command is aware of everything and they will make the necessary decisions.
Curbing the Agent Menace:
About the rising presence of agents under the guise of enrolling farmers for crop insurance,Bommai said deputy commissioners have already held meetings regarding this issue.
In the past,about 20 per cent of the crop insurance beneficiaries were bogus, and he has instructed officials to prevent this from happening this year.
He stressed the need to increase the volume of crop loans extended to farmers and said the per-acre loan amount must be increased.
Those left out of the cooperative credit system must be brought under its ambit and provided with loans.While issuing loans to farmers,the CIBIL score criteria should not be applied.This is his viewpoint,and they will try to implement this at the national level.
