Sardar Patel National Police Academy honors late Madhukar Shetty
State govt yet to recognize his immense services
Bengaluru: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy affiliated to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday issued an order naming the Hall no 16, the Main Lecture Hall of Basic Course after late IPS officer Dr. K Madhukar Shetty.
The order stated the move came as a mark of respect to Madhukar Shetty for his commitment, dedication and also being a role model for the IPS Probationers.
An IPS officer of 1999 batch Karnataka Cadre, Dr. Madhukar Shetty is remembered as a honest, efficient and people friendly officer who took on bigwigs for breaking law without any hesitation.
Shetty worked as ASP Bengaluru Rural district and later as SP of Chamarajanagar and Chikkamagaluru.
Shetty was an integral part of the team that exposed illegal iron ore mining in Bellari, the backyard of powerful mining baron Janardhan Reddy which led to the resignation and arrest of then Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.
Dr. Madhukar Shetty, had immense impact on the People and officers he worked with who describe him as incorruptible and straight forward officer.
The move from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel academy comes as a sigh of relief for Madhukar Shetty’s fans as Karnataka government has been reluctant in recognizing the services and goodwill of Dr. Madhukar Shetty among the People of the state.
The reluctant Karnataka government in December last year turned down the Proposal to name Varthur Kodi circle in Whitefield in Bengaluru after Dr. Madhukar Shetty’s name. The Proposal was made by BBMP.
Sources said the proposal was floated by then Whitefield DCP Adbul Ahad and Shetty’s friends. Hagadur ward corporator S Uday Kumar had proposed the renaming to the Palike’s town planning standing committee.
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Switching to electric power has saved Railways Rs 6,000 crore: Vaishnaw in Lok Sabha
New Delhi (PTI): The Railways has saved Rs 6,000 crore by shifting from diesel to electric energy to run trains, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Responding to a debate on demands for grants of the Railway Ministry, he also said that the national transporter has become the second largest cargo carrier in the world.
Vaishnaw said that during the tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, 35,000 km of railway track has been laid while 27,000 km has been electrified.
He said while staff cost is the biggest expenditure of the Railways, energy is the second biggest expenditure.
He noted that in coming times diesel locomotives will fade away making way for electric locomotives.
Vaishnaw said since the Modi government came to power in 2014, politics of performance has taken over from politics of vote.
He said that in a visionary decision, PM Modi had decided to merge the railway budget with the general budget which has led to increase in financial allocation for his ministry.
Now, new trains are inaugurated and new projects are launched throughout the year, which was not the case earlier. Railways' financial health has increased and so has transparency in publishing accounts, he said.
Vaishnaw noted that the Finance Ministry and other agencies keep a tab on monetary health using IT systems.
As many as 210 MPs participated in the debate which lasted two days.
