Bengaluru, September 25: Housing and Urban Development Minister U.T. Khader said that the government has decided to give Rs 10,000 as monthly compensation for each family which lost its house in the natural disaster in the district till the displaced people were rehabilitated.
Speaking at the Vikasa Soudha here on Tuesday, the Minister said that the proposal to construct temporary sheds was dropped. Till the houses were constructed for the affected people, the government has decided to give Rs 10,000 compensation to each of the families which lost everything. Around 700-800 families have lost their houses in the disaster in the district and they were identified. It was decided to construct model houses at a cost of Rs 6 lakh each on the place to be identified by the deputy commissioner, he said.
The sanctioning of 72,370 houses of beneficiaries under the Rajiv Gandhi Housing Scheme who have not yet uploaded the progress of their houses through online was withheld. Total 37,508 beneficiaries have uploaded their details. Of them, the details of 19,000 beneficiaries were proper and as the details of remaining 18,000 beneficiaries were not correct, they were rejected. Remaining 34,822 beneficiaries have not yet uploaded their details in online. Even then, in order to protect the genuine beneficiaries, the government has given another chance to upload the details till October 15, he said.
If the beneficiaries get the certified copy from the panchayat development officer, they could upload their details during the extended time. They could call ‘Spandana’ call centre (toll free number- 23118888) for more details, the minister said.
Under the Chief Minister’s one lakh houses, total 49,500 beneficiaries were identified in Bengaluru. Tender process would be completed by October 10 and houses would be constructed shortly. In the second phase, selection process of the candidates would be conducted soon, he said.
In the slums, 23,153 houses including 15,747 in South and 7,406 houses in North would be constructed. Bengaluru city would get 6,367 houses, while Hassan-877, Mandya- 1,500, Chamarajnagar-500, Chikmagalur-530, Shivamogga-250, Chitradurga- 1,931, Davangere 755, Mysuru- 1,693, Bagalkot- 784, Dharwad- 500, Gadag- 644, Belagavi-749, Vijayapura- 2,100, Kalaburgi- 1,300 and Bidar- 250 houses, the Minister said.
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Belthangady: A case has been registered at Dharmasthala police station against Girish Mattannavar over a complaint regarding alleged defamatory posts on social media against Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala.
The complaint was filed by Subrahmanya Prasad, a resident of Dharmasthala.
The complainant stated that Mattannavar posted content on Instagram making allegations against Dr. Heggade and allegedly affecting his reputation.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered under Section 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which is related to spreading false information, rumours, or alarming news, on April 18, and the investigation is in progress.
Following information about Mattannavar’s appearance at the SIT office on May 7, a police officer from Dharmasthala police station issued a notice directing him to appear at the station within a week.
