Overview
- Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka directed the Finance Department to release ₹163 crore immediately for pending diet, rent, and mid-day meal payments in SC and Minority gurukul institutions.
- ₹51.36 crore was earmarked for SC gurukuls, hostels, and related institutions toward diet, rent, and cosmetic charges.
- ₹47.61 crore was allocated to cover pending diet and rent dues in Minority gurukuls and their institutions.
- ₹63.92 crore was set aside to clear outstanding payments under the Mid-day Meal Scheme.
- Officials were instructed to run calendar-based inspections, enforce the government’s common diet menu, and file detailed visit reports, with Principal Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania joining the review where the orders were issued.