ABSTRACT
Criminal tribe settlements in Andhra Pradesh were not under the management of one single agency and therefore the government found it difficult to prescribe a uniform set of rules with regard to the financial management of settlements. Examiners of local fund accounts who audited the accounts of Denotified Tribe settlements often complained against the system of accounts maintained by authorities in the settlements. In the case of Stuartpuram Settlement, the Salvation Army was provided with grants by Government of Madras to transfer families of criminal tribes from one settlement to another. Managers of Stuartpuram and Sitanagaram settlements visited other settlements in Madras, Bombay and Nizam dominions at the cost of government for exchange of ideas. The Salvation Army appointed assistant managers to help managers in the running of settlements. Problems in fiscal management were reported from settlements at the end of every quarter. There was also mismanagement of funds sanctioned for the running of settlements.
