VIJAYAWADA: The high court on Friday expressed dissatisfaction over the memo filed by the Union government pertaining to the funds allotted to the state under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, and sought a comprehensive report with details of funds given to AP as well as funds that are yet to be released.
Several petitions were filed before the high court seeking directions to clear the bills for works done under MGNREGS. The petitioners alleged that the state government has withheld the amounts even after submission of work completion certificates.
Justice Battu Devanand had earlier directed the Union government to submit details of funds given under the scheme to Andhra Pradesh from 2014. The Centre filed a memo, which the court observed was incomplete. The court directed submission of another memo stating year-wise fund allocation, when they were released to AP, and the amount of allocated funds yet to be released.
Justice Devanand also directed the advocates for the petitioners to verify if they had received the amount as the state government stated it has cleared the bills of about 60 petitioners. Further hearing has been posted to August 4.
