New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a report that said that over 56 percent of the funds allocated under the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme from 2014-15 to 2018-19, were spent on its publicity.
In a post on social media, Rahul said,’’Modi Bachao, Advertisement Chalao.’’
Rahul also posted on his twitter handle a new report which said that over 56 percent of the funds allocated under the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme from 2014-15 to 2018-19, were spent on "media related activities".
In contrast to this, less than 25 percent of the funds were disbursed to districts and states. Over 19 percent of the funds were not released by the government in the first place.
The report, quoting an answer provided by Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development Virendra Kumar in the Lok Sabha on January 4 this year, said that till now the government has allocated Rs 644 crore for the scheme, out of which only about Rs 159 crore have been sent to districts and states.
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