Mangaluru: Prominent Doctor, Socio-Political leader Dr. U. Ismail Manjeshwar passes away
Mangaluru: Prominent Doctor and Socio-Political leader Dr. U Ismail Manjeshwar passed away in the wee hours of Friday at his residence. He was 86. Hailing from Manjeshwar, Dr. Ismail was a resident of Valencia locality in Mangaluru.
Dr. Ismail was an active leader of Muslim League when he was practicing medical in Manjeshwar. He was also a prominent Socio-Political leader. Dr. Ismail was also a founding member of Manjeshwar Co-operative Bank. His services as the General Secretary and Treasurer of the Saavira Jamath of Manjeshwar’s Udyavar are still remembered by the locals. After his retirement he was staying in Mangaluru.
He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.
Dr. Ismail’s son, businessman Dr. Iqbal informed that the funeral rites of Dr. Ismail will be conducted on Friday evening after Asar prayers at Mangaluru Juma Masjid.
MLC Ivan D’Souza and other political and social leaders reached his home to meet and condole the family of on his demise.
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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said the review committee has already visited Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana where NPS was revoked and OPS re-implemented.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.
