Government school teacher in Karnataka seen sleeping drunk during school hours, video viral
Udupi: In a viral video that is widely being shared on social media platforms, a teacher of government school in Udupi can be seen sleeping in the front yard of the school in a drunken state while the students are taking classes in the school campus.
The video is of Alangar in Perdoor village of Udupi where a teacher of Alangar Government Lower Primary School teacher, Krishnamurthy was seen sleeping in drunken state during school hours.
A delegation led by Perdoor Gram Panchayat President Devu Poojary submitted a memorandum to the Block Education Officer, requesting an immediate suspension of the school teacher 'who behaved irresponsibly in spite of having the responsibility of shaping the future of children in the village'.
The delegation included Gram Panchayat Vice President Chethana Shetty, member K Thukaram Nayak, School Development Committee member Ramesh Poojary, member of Bydarshi Friends Sathish (Annu) as well as social activists of the village.
DDPI Ganapathi K said that he has instructed the Brahmavar Block Education Officer to investigate the matter. “Due action will be taken once the report on the incident is submitted to me,” he added.
When asked if there were complaints against the school teacher earlier, the Deputy Director said that he had taken charge only a week ago and was not informed of similar acts by the teacher prior to this.
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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said the review committee has already visited Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana where NPS was revoked and OPS re-implemented.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.
