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New Indian Express
5 days ago
- Business
- New Indian Express
No pay for months, Karnataka NREGA contract staff on protest leave
MYSURU: Nearly 4,000 contractual staff with the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) scheme have not been paid for the last five to seven months. Though the staff, who are responsible for creating employment in rural areas under the programme, have approached top officials and appealed for the payment of pending salaries, nothing has been done. The staff that have not been paid include engineers, Information, Education and Communication (IEC) workers and field staff. With no sign of salaries, they have resorted to a protest and applied for mass casual leave, boycotting work. They have also staged demonstrations in front of zilla panchayat offices across the state. The tragic story is the same even in Mysuru, the home district of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. These coordinators are crucial in ensuring that the rural folk get 100 days of employment per year under the scheme. Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge has written to Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for urgent intervention for the immediate release of pending wages, material and administrative funds to ensure livelihoods of lakhs of scheme beneficiaries and maintenance of administrative efficiency. The lack of funds has affected routine operations, supervision and ground-level implementation.
The Hindu
28-04-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
All snakebite deaths in Karnataka will now be audited at district level
With a steady rise in the number of snakebite cases and deaths, the State Health Department will now audit all snakebite deaths. The H1N1 death audit committee in the districts has now been assigned with the responsibility of auditing deaths from snakebites, according to a recent government order (GO). Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by the bite of a venomous snake, which are usually accidental in nature. The State reported 3,392 cases and 20 deaths this year as of April 28. The number of recorded snakebite envenoming cases and deaths in Karnataka have seen a sharp rise from 6,596 bite cases and 19 deaths in 2023 to 13,235 cases and 101 deaths in 2024. This follows Karnataka declaring snakebite envenoming cases and deaths notifiable under the Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Act, 2020 from February 2024. What the GO says? According to the GO, all the Deputy Commissioners have been authorised to review the audit of deaths from snakebites by the H1N1 committee in their jurisdiction. The Deputy Commissioners have also been directed to conduct a review of the implementation of the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming (NPSE) in their jurisdictional district at least once in every quarter. They have also been directed to take necessary measures to correct the challenges noticed in the implementation of NPSE, stated the GO. Ansar Ahmed, State Project Director, Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP), said after the snakebite envenoming cases and deaths were declared notifiable, measures were initiated to reduce the morbidity and mortality due to snakebites. 'While anti-snake venom (ASV) is made available in sufficient stocks in all facilities (starting from primary health centres to district hospitals), standard operating procedures (SOPs) to administer initial loading dose of 10 vials for all snakebite cases with signs and symptoms of snakebite envenomation have been issued. Besides, physicians and medical officers were trained at different levels for managing snakebite cases,' he said. Challenges However, despite all measures, the State is facing some challenges in the implementation of the programme. 'Reporting of cases and deaths is not 100% as some of the medical colleges and private hospitals are not reporting all cases or there is delay in reporting. Besides, bite victims still seek treatment from traditional faith healers leading to loss of precious time, which is the main cause of death as per death analysis,' Dr. Ahmed said. While medical officers in the periphery must be continuously trained, community awareness must be created through Information, Education and Communication (IEC) involving other departments, the official pointed out. Following this, there was a need to set up a district-level mechanism for better monitoring of all snakebite deaths, he added. Year-wise snakebite cases, deaths 2022: 3,439 cases; 17 deaths 2023: 6,596 bite cases; 19 deaths 2024: 13,235 cases; 101 deaths 2025 (till April 28): 3,392 cases; 20 deaths //////////////////////////////////////////
News18
23-04-2025
- Business
- News18
Tenkasi DPMU Recruitment: No Written Test, Salary Up To Rs 35,000
Last Updated: Applications are invited for various posts within the Tenkasi District Project Management Unit, and interested candidates can apply on or before April 25, 2025 To ensure the effective implementation of project work under Tamil Nadu's Tenkasi District Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) Phase-II initiative, a District Project Management Unit (DPMU) has been established at the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Office. Applications are invited for various posts within this DPMU and interested candidates can apply on or before April 25, 2025. Vacancies Applications are now invited for the following positions under the DPMU: Qualification For the post of Liquid Waste Management Specialist SBM (G), candidates must have a degree in Environmental Engineering/B.E. (Civil) from a recognised university. For the post of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Consultant, SBM (G), candidates must have a master's degree in Mass Communication, Mass Media, or an equivalent field from a recognised university. Salary Salary will be given according to the posts and experience, although for the Liquid Waste Management Specialist the basic salary will be Rs 35,000 per month. For the position of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Consultant, the basic salary will be Rs 25,000 per month. How To Apply Candidates are requested to download the application form from the official website of Tenkasi District. There is no application fee required for the process.
