Minister for Social Welfare H.C. Mahadevappa has called on the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police serving in Belgavi Revenue Division to build confidence among the oppressed that they (officials) were with them and dispose off all the atrocity cases in a sensitive manner.
Chairing the Belagavi division-level meeting on social welfare schemes and programmes with Deputy Commissioners, SPs and officials of Enforcement Directorate in Dharwad on Wednesday, the Minister said that the number of pending cases indicated towards officials not working up to the mark.
Mr. Mahadevappa said that in atrocity cases, the officials should immediately visit the spot and take steps get the FIR registered and also for release of compensation as per norms. “The officials should take requisite care in implementation of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners should hold meetings on a regular basis to look into the atrocity cases and take action”, he said.
