Following the devastating tsunami in December 2004, Puducherry received around Rs 764 crore from the Central government as financial assistance. “This is public money and it must be disclosed what happened to the balance of the funds? Accepting his appeal, the bench admitted the PIL for hearing and sought replies from the Centre and Puducherry government in four weeks. While the Union Territory administration claimed that entire money has been spent on relief and rehabilitation, records obtained under the RTI showed the total expenditure as only Rs 240 crore. What happened to the balance Rs 524 crore?

Source: Indian Express August 09, 2016 04:18 UTC