Sources from Hyderabad have stated that the Union finance ministry has told Andhra Pradesh government officials that it would send a team to make an inspection about the work being done for the development of the backward areas and to have an eye on the utilization of funds that the Center had released for this purpose.
It is stated that the Center has asked the state government for the action plan for the implementation of this scheme and the utilization certificates for the funds and the Center has released Rs 700 crore under the Backward Areas Development Scheme to seven districts in the state.
Meanwhile the state government has told the Center that the entire amount of Rs 700 crore had been spent but two years after being allotted the funds, the seven districts have spent only about Rs 8 crore.
It is stated that the officials have asked the district collectors to identify other projects completed under other schemes, such as the Employment Guarantee Scheme and others, to convince the visitors about the legitimate utilization of the Backward Areas Development funds.
