Over 6000 enumerators, 988 supervisors await payment for 2024 National Livestock Census work: Report
Bengaluru: Nearly 6,000 enumerators and 988 supervisors who took part in the National Livestock Census held in October 2024 are yet to receive their remuneration, The New Indian Express reported on Friday.
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services had engaged Pashu Sakhis (women livestock assistant) to carry out the exercise. The Livestock Census, conducted once every five years, records detailed data on the species, breed, age, sex, and ownership of animals
As per the 2019 census, Karnataka had more than three crore livestock.
The 2024–25 census was conducted from October 2024 to February 2025, covering over four crore households through a door-to-door survey. Each enumerator was assigned a target of 4,500 to 5,000 households.
The department had reportedly fixed Rs 8 per household in urban areas and Rs 9 per household in rural areas as remuneration. Depending on the number of houses surveyed, each enumerator was expected to earn between Rs 15,000 and Rs 20,000.
An official from the Animal Husbandry Department quoted by TNIE said that they have released Rs 4 crore as part of their first installment in each district. The money would be released through Direct Beneficiaries Transfer (DBT) to the enumerators. The officials added that this amount has to be sent from the Union government.
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BJP to fight Assam polls on twin planks of development, secure state
Guwahati (PTI): In a bid to win the Assam Assembly elections for the third time in a row, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday advised the state BJP brass to fight on twin planks: development and a secure state.
Shah, who wound up a two-day visit to Assam, held a nearly two-hour-long meeting with senior leaders of the BJP state unit at the party headquarters here, with a focus on discussing strategy for the state elections, expected in March-April.
Briefing reporters after the closed-door meeting, BJP Assam president Dilip Saikia said, "Development and a secure Assam will be our twin electoral planks."
He also said that Shah, known for his expertise in electoral politics, has offered valuable suggestions, and based on it, an action plan to retain power in the state will be formulated soon.
“Discussions were held in detail on our organisational and political calendars. Shah ji offered some very valuable suggestions, and we will implement those at the earliest…We will share more details on the action plan soon,” Saikia said.
He further said that the Union minister exhorted the state party leadership to ensure that not only do they secure a ‘massive landslide victory’ but also bag more seats than in the previous election.
The BJP currently leads a coalition government in Assam with the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People's Party Liberal (UPPL), while the Bodoland People's Front (BPF) has also extended support.
In the 126-member Assembly, the BJP now has 64 legislators, while its allies AGP, UPPL and BPF have nine, seven and three memnbers, respectively. In the opposition camp, the Congress’ strength is 26, while AIUDF has 15 members and CPI(M) one. There is an Independent legislator also, belonging to Raijor Dal.
Saikia said that the party will continue to contest the state polls in coalition with its NDA allies, which was also favoured by Shah.
Dismissing reports of chinks in the ruling coalition, the Lok Sabha MP said, “As far as the NDA is concerned, we are united in Assam. There could be discussions about some issues on individual party forums.”
The saffron party has maintained that its alliance with the regional parties will continue, and formalities like seat-sharing arrangements are being worked out.
Shah, who was on his second visit to the state within a month, attended two other events in Dibrugarh and Dheamji earlier in the day. He left for West Bengal after the meeting at the Guwahati state party headquarters.
