Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday disapproved of the Centre transferring funds directly from Delhi to local bodies under schemes like NREGA and PM Gram Sadak Yojana without involving the States. Rao, who held a meeting with officials on ‘Palle Pragati' and other State government programs, said the State governments are familiar with local issues.
“Since the launch of 3- tier Panchayat raj system in the country, the Chief Minister said it is a cheap practice that the Union governments from Rajiv Gandhi era to the present Prime Minister are transferring funds to the villages directly without trusting the State government,” an official release said. “It is not a supportive practice of transferring funds under Jawahar Rojgar Yojana, PM Gram Sadak Yojana, and employment scheme (NREGA) among others to the local bodies directly from Delhi.
The States are only well-informed about the local issues. It is not a good practice to distribute money to the daily laborers directly by the Union government from New Delhi,” Rao said. Observing that many villages and urban bodies still faced problems like lack of power supply, drinking water, and irrigation water, among others, he said.