Amaravati, The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday allowed the state government to distribute funds under various pending Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes till May 14 without the interference of the Election Commission.

Although the High Court had allowed the YSRCP government to distribute these funds on May 10 based on the petitions filed by the beneficiaries, it could not do so due to time running out due to the Election Commission's intervention and further court proceedings today .

“The government could not go ahead because the DBT funds should first go to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and from there reach the beneficiaries through various banks,” said an official.

He said that the state government could not proceed further as business hours were over on Friday.

A release from the poll panel on Friday sought more details on disbursements from the state, even as the High Court order delayed disbursements and derailed fund transfers.

The state government had earlier sought permission from the Election Commission to distribute the funds claiming that these were ongoing schemes, however, the Election Commission refused.

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