Punjab Government on Tuesday set aside `6,764 crores under Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSB), the largest allocation since Independence, for the welfare of Scheduled Castes with the strict condition that not a single paisa of SC Sub Plan funds would be transferable to any other sub plan.
The State Welfare Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike, chairing a meeting of SC Sub Plan Implementation Committee, said that a separate minor head 789 SCP for SCs has been opened by Finance Department and it has been ensured that not a single paisa from `6,764 crore would be transferable to other heads.
listing out the welfare plans for the year, Ranike said that `45 crore had been allocated for Adarsh Gram Yojana and Rs one crore for the new building of welfare department.
Asking all departments to appoint a nodal officer to monitor the utilisation of SC Sub-Plan fund, Ranike said that nodal officer would be responsible for drawing up plans and effective utilisation of available funds under the scheme.