The audit objections regarding Kollam district panchayat projects are baseless and politically motivated, said its president P. K. Gopan here on Monday.
The Youth Congress had alleged discrepancies in the disbursement of funds in various projects including The Citizen constitution literacy campaign, Ujjvalam and Gramajyothi.
“The constitution literacy campaign was implemented with the approval of the coordination committee and the ₹1.12 crore spent includes publication of handbook, publicity, inauguration and declaration of complete constitutional literacy. The District Planning Committee with Collector as member secretary has approved the project. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had urged other districts to implement the project and it was also included in the State Budget,” said the president after the Budget presentation. He added that the Ujjvalam project was launched long back to improve the pass percentage of SSLC students in the district.
