Contractor locks school dining hall over pending grants in Medak

Contractor Shankar locked the ZPH School dining hall in Chinna Ghanpur over a two-year delay in payment under the “Mana Ooru Mana Badi” scheme, forcing students to eat outside and demanding immediate release of pending funds

Medak: Protesting the delay in the release of funds, a contractor locked the gate of the dining hall at the ZPH School in Chinna Ghanpur village of Kulcharam mandal on Monday. The dining hall was constructed by contractor Shankar at a cost of Rs. 10 lakh under the “Mana Ooru Mana Badi” programme.

However, Shankar said he has not received the payment so far, despite meeting officials and public representatives several times over the last two years. As a result, students have been put to hardship and are being forced to have their lunch outside the dining hall within the school premises.

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Demanding that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy release the pending funds immediately, Shankar said he had pledged his wife’s gold ornaments to raise funds after securing the contract.