Karnataka caste survey panel keen on Dasara launch: Report
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Backward Classes Commission is reportedly keen on taking up the fresh social and educational survey (caste census) during the upcoming Dasara holidays, aiming to utilise the period when teachers are free from academic duties.
Commission Chairperson Madhusudan R. Naik said that teachers should be the primary choice for enumerators. “Utilising government and aided teachers for such surveys has been a time-tested method. We are in the process of preparing a package, which includes a possible request to extend the 15-day Dasara holidays by another 10 days,” Deccan Herald quoted him as saying.
Meanwhile, Naik explained that teachers are ideal for the task because they are well-respected, honest, educated, and committed to public service. He cited the example of the recent Scheduled Castes survey, where complaints only surfaced during the final phase—after teachers had resumed school duties. “The enumerators involved in those complaints were not teachers,” he added.
The commission is preparing a proposal in this regard, which will be submitted to the state government soon.
The government intends to complete the survey within three months from the date of the government order, which is yet to be issued, DH added.
If the holiday extension proposal is not approved, the commission may need to explore alternatives, such as outsourcing the work to other agencies or involving ASHA workers and bill collectors.
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Worker’s body reaches Ranchi from Saudi 4 months after death; family rejects over compensation
Ranchi (PTI): The body of a migrant worker from Jharkhand’s Giridih district killed in Saudi Arabia in October last year has arrived at Ranchi Airport, but his family refused to accept it over pending compensation, officials said.
Shikha Lakra, team leader of the state migrant control cell, told PTI that, before taking the body of Vijay Kumar Mahato, the family is demanding compensation from the private company where he used to work in the Arab country.
Mahato was killed in an alleged crossfire between the police and criminals.
“Since it was a bullet injury case, the matter is before a court in Jeddah. The final compensation may depend on the court’s decision,” Lakra said.
“The Indian Embassy informed us about the body’s arrival, and coordination was done with district authorities. Our role is limited to coordination in cases involving overseas employers and foreign jurisdiction,” she added.
Giridih Deputy Commissioner Ram Niwas Yadav said the authorities will try to convince the family to perform the last rites.
“We have already sanctioned Rs 5 lakh under the government scheme for migrant’s deaths abroad. The compensation payment might take some time,” he said.
The body is currently at the mortuary of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.
The Family members said they will only accept it if the company provides written assurance regarding compensation. “Without that assurance, we will not receive the body,” said Ram Prasad Mahato, the deceased’s brother-in-law.
Mahato, a native of Dudhpaniya village in Madh Gopali panchayat under Dumri block, was employed as a tower line fitter. His family said he was struck by a bullet during a gunfight between local police and an extortion gang and later succumbed to his injuries.
Social activist Sikander Ali said Mahato is survived by his wife, two young sons aged five and three, and elderly parents.
