No decision yet on Rs 250 reward for sharing photos, videos of people dumping garbage, says BSWML
Bengaluru: Amid viral reports claiming that citizens in Bengaluru would receive Rs 250 for sharing photos or videos of people dumping garbage, the Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd. (BSWML) clarified that no such decision has been taken.
The clarification came after several media outlets reported that the BSWML and the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) were planning to introduce monetary rewards to encourage public participation in curbing littering.
In a statement cited by Deccan Herald, the BSWML said that while the idea of incentivising citizens for reporting offenders was discussed, it has not been finalised yet.
"At the moment, there is no plan of giving monetary rewards for citizens who complain about the habitual litterbugs," the newspaper quoted a senior official as saying.
Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar recently announced that CCTV cameras are being installed across the city to monitor garbage dumping. “The litterers are being identified and the garbage they dumped on the streets is being dumped back to their doorstep as a lesson. We are levying fines also on litterers,” he added.
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CM launches poster campaign 'Justice for Karnataka'
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday released nine posters as part of a campaign: ‘Justice for Karnataka. Fair Share–Strong Federalism’ asking the Centre to heed state's demands.
These posters highlight key demands placed before the Finance Commission: Restoring Karnataka’s fair tax share; correcting unjust income, population and GSDP criteria; ensuring fair disaster and ecological support; strengthening decentralisation; providing dedicated infrastructure support for Bengaluru; supporting backward regions like Kalyana Karnataka; and upholding the constitutional spirit of cooperative federalism, Siddaramaiah said.
In a statement, Siddaramaiah said his government has placed its legitimate and constitutionally grounded demands before the 16th Finance Commission, seeking justice in tax devolution and fiscal federalism.
“We hope that the 16th Finance Commission reflects these concerns fairly in its recommendations, and that the Union Government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi implements them in letter and spirit, without subjecting Karnataka to petty politics or discrimination, as has unfortunately happened in the past,” the chief minister said.
Siddaramaiah underlined that Karnataka is among the country’s highest contributors to national revenues, yet its share in tax devolution was earlier reduced from 4.71 per cent to 3.64 per cent causing a loss of nearly Rs 80,000 crore.
"Flawed formulas that penalise development and population control, unrealistic GSDP calculations, inadequate disaster support, unchecked cesses and surcharges, denial of GST compensation, and non-release of recommended grants have collectively weakened the state’s finances," Siddaramaiah charged.
