Karnataka govt proposes Greater Mysuru City Corporation, invites public objections
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has issued a notification proposing to expand the jurisdiction of the Mysuru City Municipal Corporation by including the surrounding areas and declaring the expanded region as the 'Greater Mysuru City Corporation'.
The proposal has been issued under Sections 3 and 4 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976, to strengthen urban administration and planned development in and around Mysuru, according to the notification issued by the urban development department on Thursday.
The notification states that the state government has decided to declare a larger urban area having regard to: the population of such area is not less than three lakhs; the density of population in such area is not less than 3,000 inhabitants to 1 sq km area; the revenue generated for local administration is not less than Rs 6 crore per annum; and the percentage of employment in non-agricultural activities is not less than 50 per cent of the total employment.
According to the notification, the proposed larger urban area will be constituted as the Greater Mysuru City Corporation from the date of its publication in the official gazette.
The government has invited objections and suggestions from the public.
“All the persons who would like to file any objection/suggestion are hereby required to submit the same within 30 days from the publication of this notification in the official gazette,” it said, adding that the proposal will be taken up for final consideration after the stipulated period.
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Karnataka govt to strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy, after HC directive
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad has said that the government will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy across all sectors at the earliest, following the High Court directive.
The High Court of Karnataka had recently directed the state government to "strictly and faithfully" implement the menstrual leave policy, pending formal enactment of the proposed legislation.
"I welcome the directive issued by the Karnataka High Court in support of our state government's ambitious menstrual leave policy," Lad said.
The state government has taken firm steps to implement the menstrual leave policy comprehensively, and as a model to the country, he said in a post on 'X' on Thursday.
"In line with the court's opinion that menstrual leave is a matter of women's dignity, justice, and humane recognition of their lived realities, we will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy--equivalent to one day per month, or 12 days per year--across all sectors at the earliest," he added.
The court had said that in the interregnum, it shall be incumbent upon the state to ensure effective operationalisation of the policy through the issuance of suitable guidelines, circulars, and administrative instructions, as may be necessary to secure its uniform, consistent, and rigorous implementation across all sectors.
The court issued the directive while hearing on a petition filed by 41-year-old Chandravva Hanumant Gokavi, who works in a hotel in Mudalgi of Gokak taluk in Belagavi district, before the Dharwad bench, seeking implementation of the November 20, 2025, order of the government providing one-day menstrual leave for all working women.
