DK, Udupi districts get Rs 3 crore each: RV Deshpande
Emergency relief for natural calamity
Relief works in Someshwara, Uchila, Ullal sea erosion inspected
Mangaluru, June 14: Revenue and Skills Development Minister RV Deshpande said that Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts which incurred heavy damage in the recent rains were released Rs 3 crore each to take up emergency relief works.
After inspecting the damages caused to a number of houses due to rain related incidents and consoling the affected people at Anegundi in Bijai of the city on Thursday, the Minister disbursed the cheques for Rs 1,01,900 each for house owners Bhavani and Anuradha.
Later he said that both Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts have incurred heavy loss due to rains. All deputy commissioners were directed to reserve Rs 5 crore for taking up relief measures during natural calamities and take up relief measures on war-footing. Hundreds of houses were damaged due to rain and falling of trees. Government and private properties were also damaged. In order to take a stock of the situation, he has visited these districts, he said.
If a house is partially damaged in the rain-related incident, the compensation amount to be given to the victims is too less. But the government is thinking on how to increase this amount. Some people are in rented houses. But as per the norms, they would not get any relief. So, the government is thinking in all directions to help them on humanitarian ground, he said.
Problem was cropped up in Charmadi Ghats yesterday. Deputy Commissioner has already banned vehicular movement on the road. The restriction would be lifted soon after the road is cleared for movement, he said.
Minister inspected sea erosion retention works
Later, the Minister also visited Someshwara, Uchila and Ullala coastal area where retention works were taken up to check sea erosion. Urban Development Minister UT Khader, Mayor Bhaskar Moily, MLC Harish Kumar, DC Sasikumar Senthil, City Corporation Commissioner Mohammed Nazeer and others were present.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
