The SC Welfare Department has stopped the second batch of applications for the Dalit Bandhu scheme in Hyderabad. They have received 50 thousand applications, but they have decided not to release any funds until there is clarity on the procedures. They are also seeking clarification on whether the remaining funds should be released to those who have already been sanctioned Dalit Bandhu units and received some cash.
In the previous government, Rs. 4,441.8 crore was spent on the Dalit Bandhu scheme. Each Dalit family was given Rs. 10 lakh. All the selected families in the first phase received their funds. For the second phase, the previous government aimed to implement the scheme for about 1.30 lakh families or 1,100 people in each constituency. In this phase, 400 people were selected and given units under the pilot project.
