Bengaluru: The Karnataka Examination Authority has directed candidates who have not received their refund of the caution deposit/excess fees paid during the admission process to various professional courses, including medical and engineering, to furnish their bank account details through the KEA website within April 10. Executive Director of KEA, S. Ramya, issued an official notification on Monday, April 1.

According to the notification, candidates who have paid more than the prescribed fee for various courses and have subsequently canceled their seats at different stages are eligible for fee refunds as per the established rules. Refunds have already been directly transferred to the accounts of those candidates whose bank account details were accurate. However, approximately 1500 individuals have not received their refunds due to incorrect bank account details.

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A list of candidates with incorrect bank account details has been published on the authority's website. Despite this, many candidates have yet to provide their correct bank account details. Ramya explained that such candidates have been instructed to log in with their user ID and password and upload their bank account details online by April 10.

Furthermore, graduate and postgraduate candidates are also eligible to receive refunds for excess fees. For engineering courses, 579 students from 2022 and 857 students from 2023 have pending payments. They are required to pay the outstanding amounts ranging from Rs. 750 to Rs. 96,000. Additionally, a total of Rs. 3.75 crore is owed to 300 students for the year 2023 for medical degree courses. Furthermore, Rs. 59.54 lakhs must be paid to 24 students enrolled in postgraduate medical courses.

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New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.

Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.

"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.

"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country

"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.

"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.

Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.

"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.

"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.