Convention, felicitation should encourage Cooperate sector: Minister UT Khader
Felicitation to Dr M.N. Rajendra Kumar
Mangaluru, Jan 01: If considered the contributions of Sahakari Rathna Dr. M.N. Rajendra Kumar to the cooperative sector, he was eligible for felicitation and the convention and this should also encourage the cooperative sector, said Urban Development Minister UT Khader.
Releasing the invitation card on felicitation to Dr. M.N. Rajendra Kumar and convention of Navodaya Self Help Groups at the SCDCC Bank Auditorium here on Tuesday, he said that Rajendra Kumar had contributed a lot to strengthen the cooperative sector for the last 25 years and created a history. The district administration would cooperate with the organisers to conduct the programme, he said.
Rajendra Kumar has played a major role in ensuring security, financial assistance and profit to the customers, said MLA Vedavyas Kamath.
2 lakh people to be expected
It is expected that more than 2 lakh people would participate in the convention. On January 18, total 9,000 were expected to participate from Shivamogga and Uttara Kannada districts. Ministers, MPs, and former ministers would participate in the convention.
To mark the Silver Jubilee of the service of Dr MN Rajendra Kumar as the president of the district cooperative bank and the convention of Navodaya Self Help Groups at the Nehru Stadium in Mangaluru on January 19.
Dr D Veerendra Heggade would preside over the programme which will be inaugurated by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. Procession, releasing of Vimehanthi memoir, inauguration of cooperative museum would be held, said Felicitation Committee president Ikala Bava Devi Prasad Shetty.
Committee honorary president former minister K Amarnath Shetty, working president Shashikumar Pai, office-bearers Raviraj Hegde, Bhaskar Kotian, Sadashiva Ullal, Savanur Sitarama Rai, SB Jayaraj Rai, Yashpal Suvarna, former MLA Padmanabha Kottari, Sarala Kanchan, Niranjan Bhavantabettu and others were present.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
