<p>The Karnataka cabinet on Wednesday decided to create a new Scheduled Tribes (ST) secretariat to oversee the utilisation of funds and implementation of programmes meant for their welfare. </p>.<p>Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting with the newly-inducted ministers, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said there was a long pending demand for a ST secretariat. The contention has been that the TSP (Tribal Sub-Plan) funds are given through various departments and that there was no single body to streamline the allocation or overseeing of these funds.</p>.<p>In order to streamline this, the government has now decided to constitute the ST secretariat, Bommai said. </p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/protests-heartburn-follow-new-cabinet-of-basavaraj-bommai-1016230.html" target="_blank">Protests, heartburn follow new Cabinet of Basavaraj Bommai</a></strong></p>.<p>STs are estimated to form 7.5 per cent of the state's population. </p>.<p>Further, the cabinet also decided to reconstitute the Covid-19 Task Force, which was in existence during BS Yediyurappa's tenure. Since a new government has come, the Task Force, too, will be reconstituted and this will be done as soon as the portfolios are allocated in a day or two, according to Bommai. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, the state government will also constitute a committee headed by the Chief Minister to start a mission to oversee the implementation of programmes for women and child development and achieve better coordination in utilisation of funds. </p>
<p>The Karnataka cabinet on Wednesday decided to create a new Scheduled Tribes (ST) secretariat to oversee the utilisation of funds and implementation of programmes meant for their welfare. </p>.<p>Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting with the newly-inducted ministers, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said there was a long pending demand for a ST secretariat. The contention has been that the TSP (Tribal Sub-Plan) funds are given through various departments and that there was no single body to streamline the allocation or overseeing of these funds.</p>.<p>In order to streamline this, the government has now decided to constitute the ST secretariat, Bommai said. </p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/protests-heartburn-follow-new-cabinet-of-basavaraj-bommai-1016230.html" target="_blank">Protests, heartburn follow new Cabinet of Basavaraj Bommai</a></strong></p>.<p>STs are estimated to form 7.5 per cent of the state's population. </p>.<p>Further, the cabinet also decided to reconstitute the Covid-19 Task Force, which was in existence during BS Yediyurappa's tenure. Since a new government has come, the Task Force, too, will be reconstituted and this will be done as soon as the portfolios are allocated in a day or two, according to Bommai. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, the state government will also constitute a committee headed by the Chief Minister to start a mission to oversee the implementation of programmes for women and child development and achieve better coordination in utilisation of funds. </p>
