Special court should be set up for senior citizens: Ivan D'Souza
D.K. district administration celebrate World Senior Citizen's Day
Mangaluru,Oct 01: Dakshina Kannada district administration, Zilla panchayat, and Woman and Child Development Department organized a joint celebration of World Senior Citizens' Day in Mangaluru.
Congress chief whip in the Legislative Council Ivan D'Souza inaugurated the programme that was held at Zilla Panchayat office in the city. Speaking after the inauguration, D’Souza said that a special court should be set up for senior citizens. Recreation Club should be set up in every taluk. The senior citizen should be respected, he said.
Meanwhile, senior citizens who have been successful in various fields, were honored. Hemachandra, who represented the nation and won the gold medal in the power lifting contest held in Dubai, was also felicitated during the occasion.
MLA Vedavyas Kamath presided over the programme. MLA Dr. Y. Bharat Shetty, Zilla Panchayat President Meenakshi ShantiGodu, Vice President Kasturi Panja 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.
