Mangaluru: Jai Hind swimming pool club members win big at swimming competition at Bengaluru
Mangaluru: Members of Jai Hind Swimming Club, Mangaluru have bagged several medals at various swimming competitions held in Bengaluru and are set to take part in other competitions including national competitions.
The members of the club participated in events namely, State Level Public Education Department, State Level Professional Education & Pre University, CBSE Zonal, and All India Inter University 14-19 Age Group.
Abhista R Rao, 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze, Aditya G Bhandary 1 Silver 2 Bronze, Alaister S Rego 1 Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze, Diya Shetty 2 Bronze, Ishitha 1 Gold, Janani K 1 Silver 1 Bronze, Saniya Jeslyn D’Souza 3 Gold 2 Silver, Samarth Kumar, 1 Silver 2 Bronze, Spoorthi R Rao, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze, Shrishan S Bangera, 4 Gold, Vindya G Bhandary, 2 Silver, Wafi Abdul Hakeem 1 Gold, 1 Bronzen are the winners.
Janani K, Vindya G Bhandary and Wafi Abdul Hakeem will be participating in the forthcoming CBSE National at Bhopal.
Alaister Samuel Rego, Saniya Jeslyn D’Souza, Samarth Kumar and Shrishan S Bangera will be participating in SGFI Nationals at Delhi. Ishitha will be participating in Nationals at Delhi.
The swimmers were trained by V. Ramakrishna Rao, Head Coach, Rajesh Antony Bengre, K Nagraj, Assistant Coaches.
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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said the review committee has already visited Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana where NPS was revoked and OPS re-implemented.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.
