Hoode: Jamat-e-Islami constructs house for poor Dalit family
Udupi: Jamat-e-Islami Hind Hoode unit constructed a house for a poor Dalit family, which was living in a dilapidated structure in Padukudru in Thonse.
Akbar Ali, a member of the State Advisory Council of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, handed over the key of the new house to the head of the Dalit family Bhaskar. Jamaat-e- Islami Hind contributed Rs. 4,42,000 for the construction of the house while Rs 1,50,000 has been taken from the government's housing scheme. In all, the house cost around 5,92,000.
Speaking at the occasion, Udupi ZP member Janardan Thonse appreciated the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind's social service. "The home is built not merely for name sake, but the Jamat constructed a standard house," he added.
SIO Karnataka State President Nihal Kidiyur, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Local President Abdul Qadir, Muhammed Marakada of Humanitarian Relief Society, Gram Panchayat members Genveve Pinto, Venkatesh Kundar, Ashfaq Hoode, Sridhar, former President Jyoti Lewis, former vice president Sadiq Hoode and others were present.
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Karnataka government employees demand return of Old Pension Scheme
Bengaluru: Government employees in Karnataka have urged the state government to scrap the New Pension Scheme (NPS) and bring back the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), The New Indian Express reported.
The demand was made by the Karnataka State Government Employees’ Association, whose leaders met senior IAS officer Uma Mahadevan on Monday and submitted a memorandum. The association asked the NPS Review Committee, headed by senior IAS officer Anjum Parvez, to recommend the reintroduction of OPS in the state.
Association president C.S. Shadakshari reportedly said the review committee has already visited Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana where NPS was revoked and OPS re-implemented. The committee is yet to submit its report, but has told the government it will do so soon.
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Shadakshari allegedly said NPS has been in force in Karnataka since 2006. He pointed out that West Bengal never adopted the scheme, while Andhra Pradesh and Telangana replaced NPS with a contributory pension model.
States including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jharkhand have already scrapped NPS through cabinet decisions or budget announcements.
“Under NPS, 10% of the employees’ basic salary and DA, and 14% contribution from the state is credited to the employees’ fund. It constitutes 24% of the total which is non-withdrawable. This is invested in the share market and the final amount depends on the ups and downs of the market,” TNIE quoted Shadakshar as saying.
As per the report, he said that by limiting its contribution to 14%, the government could save up to ₹1.87 lakh crore annually if all vacancies are filled, strengthening the case for bringing back the old pension system.
