Yediyurappa sought department cash for flood relief
Bangalore: The Karnataka government has shunted out an IAS officer who reportedly refused to divert funds from her department for flood relief.
Rohini Sindhuri, secretary of the Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board, was shifted without a posting after she apparently ignored orders to contribute a slice of the department’s funds for flood relief.
Chief minister and BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa had last week held a meeting with heads of several government departments and asked them to contribute to the flood relief by diverting money from their budget allocations.
While Karnataka has put the quantum of losses because of the recent floods at Rs 35,000 crore, the Centre has yet to pay a rupee. The state government cleared Rs 1,500 crore towards flood relief on September 18 after much pressure from the Opposition and farmers.
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