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Shivamogga Deputy Commissioner Selvamani R. has directed officers of the Social Welfare Department to immediately release the compensation amount meant for families of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe people who suffered atrocities.
Her gave this direction in a meeting of the district monitoring committee under the SC-ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Shivamogga on Thursday. There should not be any delay. If there were any difficulties, he said, such cases should be brought to his notice.