Bachpan Bachao Andolan writes to NCPCR in Shaheen school case
Bidar: The Bachpan Bachao Andolan has written to National commission for protection of child rights (NCPCR) seeking its intervention in a case of Bidar wherein school management and students have been booked under several sections of IPC including sedition for staging a play on Republic Day.
The organization in a letter has added that as per complaint received by them the students were subjected to harassment as they were interrogated without keeping their parents informed.
"This is in reference to a complaint received to BBA from Bidar, Karnataka that minor students are questioned without informing their parents and under a very fearful and intimidating environment. The students were questioned for a case registered against their school i.e. Shaheen Educational Institution in New Town Police Station, Bidar, Karnataka u/s 504, 505(2), 124A, 153A and 34 of IPC (Crime No. 10/2020). The further details related to this case is attached with this complaint letter" the letter added.
Earlier, two people including a school teacher and mother of a student who participated in the play were arrested in the case.
The controversial case has called for criticism from all across the fields with people and activists slamming the authorities for clamping charges of sedition on school and students
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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said the review committee has already visited Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana where NPS was revoked and OPS re-implemented.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.
