Karnataka: Lokayukta sleuths raid 12 govt officials in disproportionate assets cases
Bengaluru(PTI): Lokayukta sleuths on Tuesday conducted simultaneous raids across the state against 12 government officials, including a surveyor in the land acquisition division of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) in connection with disproportionate assets cases.
The raids were carried out in several locations linked to the 12 officers.
According to sources in the Lokayukta, the coordinated raids were carried out from early morning.
Those raided include Jyothi Mary First Division Assistant, Department Health and Family Welfare in Hassan, Dhoolappa, Assistant Director, Agriculture Department in Kalaburagi; Chandra Kumar, Assistant Director, Agriculture Department, Chitradurga; Lakshminarayan P Nayak, Road Transport Officer, Transport Department, Udupi; Manjunath G, Medical Officer, Mallasandra Maternity Hospital, Bengaluru; and Jagdish Naik, Assistant Executive Engineer, Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited (KRIDL), Davangere.
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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.
