Dont divert SC, ST funds: Ex-MP Babu Rao

RAJAHMUNDRY: Andhra Pradesh SC, ST Sub-Plan Funds Sadhana Samithi state leader and former MP M Babu Rao flagged off a Cycle Jatha at Gokavaram bus stand on Wednesday. The 31-day Cycle Jatha will end at Amalapuram on March 16. The rally will cover 825 km in 34 mandals of East Godavari district. Speaking on the occasion, the former MP said the state government and Centre should utilise the funds allocated under the SC, ST Sub-Plan only for their development without diverting them to other purposes. He demanded that the government set up a nodal agency to ensure effective utilisation of the funds for the uplift of SCs and STs. MLC George Victor, joint director of social welfare Vijay Kumar, SC Corporation executive director DV Mahipal, Sadhana Samithi district president Subba Rao,  co-convener U Raja Rao and others were present.