Karnataka Congress flays BJP over painting 'Viveka' classrooms in saffron
Bengaluru, Nov 15: The Congress in Karnataka on Tuesday hit out at the BJP for its decision to paint thousands of Viveka' classrooms in saffron by saying the ruling party leaders should first have their houses painted in that colour.
"Let the BJP which wants to paint the schools with saffron colour answer these questions. Why haven't the BJP leaders painted their cars and homes with saffron colour? Why they did not even paint the compound wall of their houses with saffron colour? Let them colour their houses with saffron and then go to paint the schools," the Congress Karnataka unit tweeted.
The State government has proposed construction of 7,601 classrooms under 'Viveka', a new scheme named after saint-philosopher Swami Vivekananda.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday launched the scheme on the occasion of Children's Day by laying the foundation stone in Government Higher Primary School at Madiyal in Kalaburgi district.
The Congress alleged the State has slipped to the 14th place in the education performance and 29th slot in the school infrastructure indices.
In terms of toilets in schools, the State dropped from 13th spot in 2017-18 to 20th place now, the Congress alleged.
Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said: "Regarding this saffronisation, it should be noted that it is not BJP money but public money. Have people asked for saffronisation or have they got the mandate to do so? Have they got the mandate for tampering with history? Bommai has defended the government's move.
"Why do people turn red with the very name of saffron? What's wrong to have saffron colour? There's saffron colour in the (national) tricolour. Swami Vivekananda himself used to wear a saffron robe", the Chief Minister has said.
#ಸಿಎಂಅಂಕಲ್
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) November 15, 2022
ಶಾಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಡಿಯುವ ನೀರಿಲ್ಲ, ಊಟ ಮಾಡಲು ಕೈತೊಳೆಯಲು ನೀರಿಲ್ಲ.
ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿವೇಕಾನಂದ ಅವರು ವಿವೇಕಿಗಳಾಗಿ ಅಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಆದರೆ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಅವಿವೇಕಿಗಳಂತೆ ಮೂಲಭೂತ ಸೌಕರ್ಯ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸುವುದನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಬಣ್ಣ ಬಳಿಯುವುದನ್ನೇ ಸಾಧನೆ ಎಂದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇಕೆ ಅಂಕಲ್?
ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳ ಹಿತ ಮುಖ್ಯನಾ, ಕೇಸರಿ ಬಣ್ಣ ಮುಖ್ಯನಾ ಅಂಕಲ್? pic.twitter.com/5ZdmOpcFZ7
ಹೆಸರಿಗಷ್ಟೇ ಸ್ಮಾರ್ಟ್ ಕ್ಲಾಸ್, ಆದರೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಟಿವಿ, ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರ್ ಯಾವುದೂ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡ್ತಿಲ್ಲ,
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) November 15, 2022
ಶಾಲೆಗಳಿಗೆ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯೇ ಇಲ್ಲವಲ್ಲ #ಸಿಎಂಅಂಕಲ್
ಬಣ್ಣ ಬಳಿಯಲು ನೀವು ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡುವ ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ ಹಣವನ್ನು ವಿದ್ಯುತ್, ನೀರು, ಶೌಚಾಲಯ ಮುಂತಾದ ಮೂಲಸೌಕರ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬಳಸಬಹುದಲ್ಲ ಅಂಕಲ್.
ನಮಗೂ ಶಾಲೆಗೆ ಬರಲು ಉತ್ಸಾಹ ಮೂಡುತ್ತದೆ. pic.twitter.com/QP0JypgeCb
ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರ್ ಇದ್ರೆ ಕರೆಂಟ್ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಕರೆಂಟ್ ಇದ್ರೆ ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರ್ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಹೀಗಿದೆ ಶಾಲೆಗಳ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ.
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) November 15, 2022
ಸ್ಮಾರ್ಟ್ ಕ್ಲಾಸ್ ನಮಗೂ ಬೇಕಲ್ಲವೇ #ಸಿಎಂಅಂಕಲ್ ?
ನಾವೂ ಸ್ಮಾರ್ಟ್ ಆಗಬೇಕಲ್ಲವೇ?
ನಮ್ಮ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ವೃದ್ಧಿಸುವ ಕೆಲಸಗಳಿಗೆ ಆದ್ಯತೆ ಕೊಡದೆ ಬಣ್ಣಕ್ಕೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟರೆ ಏನು ಉಪಯೋಗ ಅಂಕಲ್?
ಬಣ್ಣ ವಿದ್ಯೆ ಕಲಿಸುತ್ತದೆಯೇ? pic.twitter.com/b98jTMU4Gj
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Maharashtra sets up state vaccination task force to strengthen immunisation programme
Mumbai (PTI): The Maharashtra government has set up a State Vaccination Task Force to strengthen the regular immunisation programme and review the progress of related campaigns, a health department official said on Monday.
The State Vaccination Task Force will comprise at least 29 members and will be headed by the administrative head of the health department, he informed.
The government has also constituted separate district-level and municipal vaccination task forces to improve implementation and address challenges at the grassroots level, he said.
Municipal task forces, chaired by respective civic commissioners, have been constituted in view of the vast urban population in Maharashtra and the role of civic bodies in implementing different health programmes.
The district-level task forces will function under the chairmanship of collectors.
"Complete immunisation of children at the appropriate age is an extremely simple, cost-effective and highly effective measure to reduce child mortality and the prevalence of diseases among kids. Immunisation is a powerful tool for reducing illness in children," maintained the official.
To ensure full vaccination of all children, the state government implements various campaigns from time to time as per the central government guidelines, he pointed out.
"Active participation and cooperation of other relevant government departments are essential (in making these campaigns successful)," according to the official.
The state-level body will review the regular immunisation programme, associated campaigns and vaccine-preventable diseases in detail. It will also conduct focused assessments of high-risk districts and municipal corporations, including vacancies at district, municipal and sub-district levels, availability of cold chain equipment, resource gaps and training requirements, he noted.
The state task force will review allocation and utilisation of funds for immunisation and ensure timely action by officers concerned based on reports from district and municipal task forces and state-level monitoring mechanisms, the official said.
It will also ensure active coordination and participation of other government departments in immunisation drives, while district and municipal task forces will carry out similar functions at their respective levels, the official added.
