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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Money-dispute angle emerges in Delhi bus gangrape case
New Delhi (PTI): Police probing the alleged gangrape of a 30-year-old woman inside a private sleeper bus in Outer Delhi have found that there was a dispute over money between the victim and the accused, sources said on Friday.
The woman was allegedly dragged inside the bus and raped by the driver and the conductor in the Mangolpuri area here on May 11. Both the accused were arrested the following day.
According to the police sources, the woman, in her complaint, has stated that there was a dispute over money with the accused.
The sources also said that one of the accused did not flee the spot after the incident and the victim later used his mobile phone to call police.
The woman has also told police that her husband is suffering from a medical condition and is unable to work. The couple have four children and she has been working to support the family, the sources said.
Police are probing the case from all angles and have already seized the bus. CCTV footage from the route taken by the vehicle on the day of the incident is also being examined.
The case was registered under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) dealing with rape and gangrape, police said.
