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Telangana Panchayat Raj dept denies diverting 15th Finance Commission funds
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The Hindu Bureau
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The Telangana Panchayat Raj Department has denied allegations of diverting 15th Finance Commission funds for non-developmental expenses. Officials clarified that using these grants for electricity bills and staff salaries is legally permissible under state and constitutional guidelines for maintaining community assets.
Telangana Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (PR&RD) Department has rejected allegations that the State government diverted 15th Finance Commission grants meant for development works to pay electricity bills and staff salaries, describing the claim as “factually incorrect.”
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