Mangaluru: Former CM Siddaramaiah to release Congress manifesto for MCC election on November 6
Mangaluru: The Congress will release its manifesto for the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) election on November 6. The manifesto will be released by former Karnataka CM and Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah.
The information was given by MLC Ivan D’Souza during a press conference on Tuesday at Dakshina Kannada District Congress office here in the city.
Ivan noted that when Congress was in power in MCC the administration did not hike the price of water supply to homes. “When Vedavyas Kamath and Dr. Bharath Shetty won the assembly elections they urged the authorities to hike the prices. But they are now blaming Congress for that” Ivan said.
Speaking about the leaked audio of CM Yediyurappa from a meeting of party leaders, Ivan said “The leaked audio confirms that ‘Operation Lotus did take place. This is against the democratic values. The exact reason for the disqualified MLAs has now been revealed and the real color of the BJP is also revealed” he added.
Ivan was accompanied by party leaders Sadashiv Ullal, Sanjeev, Lavanya Balla and Habibullah during the press conference.
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Karnataka government employees demand return of Old Pension Scheme
Bengaluru: Government employees in Karnataka have urged the state government to scrap the New Pension Scheme (NPS) and bring back the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), The New Indian Express reported.
The demand was made by the Karnataka State Government Employees’ Association, whose leaders met senior IAS officer Uma Mahadevan on Monday and submitted a memorandum. The association asked the NPS Review Committee, headed by senior IAS officer Anjum Parvez, to recommend the reintroduction of OPS in the state.
Association president C.S. Shadakshari reportedly said the review committee has already visited Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana where NPS was revoked and OPS re-implemented. The committee is yet to submit its report, but has told the government it will do so soon.
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Shadakshari allegedly said NPS has been in force in Karnataka since 2006. He pointed out that West Bengal never adopted the scheme, while Andhra Pradesh and Telangana replaced NPS with a contributory pension model.
States including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jharkhand have already scrapped NPS through cabinet decisions or budget announcements.
“Under NPS, 10% of the employees’ basic salary and DA, and 14% contribution from the state is credited to the employees’ fund. It constitutes 24% of the total which is non-withdrawable. This is invested in the share market and the final amount depends on the ups and downs of the market,” TNIE quoted Shadakshar as saying.
As per the report, he said that by limiting its contribution to 14%, the government could save up to ₹1.87 lakh crore annually if all vacancies are filled, strengthening the case for bringing back the old pension system.
