Mittal, who is now in the dock for alleged embezzlement, took charge of the LKA on April 1, 2015. Here, he came up with the scheme entitled 'Financial Assistance to Art Organisation Rules 2015', which was meant to aid art organisations or private organisations like NGOs for organising art promotional activities. According to the scheme, such organisations which met the required 'eligibility criteria' would be entitled to Rs 5 lakh while north-eastern organisations and those who organised international art events would get approximately Rs 10 lakh. Documents with DNA show that at least eight organisations for which money were sanctioned submitted incomplete forms while another organisation. This is not the only scheme where Mittal is being accused of fund embezzlement.

Source: dna February 20, 2017 01:18 UTC