Parl panel raps labour ministry for non-optimal use of funds | India News
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has asked the labour ministry to look into the reasons for not being able to ensure optimal utilisation of funds made available during the coronavirus-induced pandemic. The report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour on the Demands for Grants for 2021-22 was tabled in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The panel said though the ministry’s expenditure for the current fiscal was bumped up on account of the newly-launched Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), the government could only spend about 52.8% of the funds till February 15. The report also sai...