BC officials slammed over poor utilisation of funds

Nellore: Andhra Pradesh Washermen Cooperative Societies Federation Limited Chairman Rajahmundry Narayana said that they would submit a report to the state government over poor utilisation of funds allocated for the community in the district.

Chairman and director Shanmugam visited the district on Thursday and interacted with the community people at washing areas of Mulapet, Neelagiri Sangam, Santhapet, Porlukatta, RN Pet, Jakir Hussain Nagar, and Narayanareddy Pet in the city where people complained that they had not received any benefits from the government.

Federation members said the state government had allocated Rs 4.5 crore for welfare of the washermen and they slammed BC welfare officials for failing to utilise them properly.

They also lamented that a committee at the district-level has to be formed for reviewing welfare of the community people, but it was not done for the last 10 years. BC Welfare Officer Venkateswarlu, Deputy Municipal Commissioner Srinivas, and others were present.