The Andhra Pradesh Finance Department has clarified on Saturday that it is taking action strictly in conformity with the guidelines of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and A.P. Finance Code and the directives issued by Election Commission of India (ECI) from time to time in respect of all of its activities, including the clearing of pending bills.
It dismissed as baseless the allegations that it has been selective in clearing the bills of ‘unnamed’ contractors and it was making the payments only to contractors at the cost of welfare schemes.
In an official release, special chief secretary S.S. Rawat said the department made payments amounting to about ₹7,547 crore between May 14 and 18.
