A clerical error by a State Bank of India staffer led to the misuse of funds meant for the Dalit Bandhu scheme, the flagship programme of the Telangana government to give one-time capital assistance of ₹10 lakh per SC family as a 100% grant/subsidy to establish a suitable income generating source.
Saifabad police, who registered a case against an ‘accidental’ beneficiary, said that on April 24 an employee of the SBI Rangareddy District Collectorate branch accidentally transferred ₹1.50 crore into the (salary) accounts of 15 employees of Lotus Hospitals, ₹10 lakh each.
“Soon after realising the mistake, the bank officials called the employees and asked them to transfer back the amount. While 14 employees reverted the money, lab technician Mahesh failed to send back the money, as he was not available over phone,” a senior official said.
