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AP CM asks officials to clear all pending dues of BC Welfare Dept

Vijayawada, Feb 14 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Chandrababu Naidu, on Friday made it clear that there should be accountability for the expenditure being made by the State Government for the welfare of the students from the Backward Classes (BCs).
Holding a review meeting on the progress of the ongoing welfare measures being implemented in the State by the BC Welfare Department, the Chief Minister wanted noticeable changes in the well-being of the BC students. Chandrababu directed the officials to complete the ongoing repair works taken up at 660 government hostels at a cost of Rs 13.10 crore within six weeks.
When the officials informed the Chief Minister that plates, glasses, kitchen items, and other such materials were not supplied by the previous government to the hostel's inmates and that now steps are being taken to supply these items at a cost of Rs 16 crore, Chandrababu told them to complete the whole process by the third week of March. The Chief Minister gave his nod for immediate clearance of all the pending dues to tutors as honorarium in 485 hostels amounting to Rs 4.35 crore, which includes Rs 2.02 crore till March last.
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