10 schemes close to CM's heart may miss deadline

DHNS
October 6, 2017

Bengaluru, Oct 6: While the ruling Congress gets bullish on promoting the government’s achievements, 10 out of 18 flagship programmes of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah - the party’s face for the upcoming Assembly polls - are unlikely to meet implementation targets before the end of his tenure.

These 18 programmes or schemes are directly monitored by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). Ten of them are way behind the March 2018 deadline, according to data. These programmes are facing a predicted time delay of more than 10%, which roughly means they are, at least, months behind schedule. The CMO predicts time delay for a project going by the previous pace of expenditure.

The most lagging one is the 72-km-long Namma Metro Phase-2, a project Siddaramaiah has fast-tracked in order to be completed by December 2020.

The entire project is 77% behind schedule and the government’s target of completing Reach-2 and Reach-4 by March 2018 is unlikely to be achieved. Since February 2014, the government has spent Rs 3,725 crore on the Phase-2, but has achieved only 12% physical progress.

Similarly, infrastructure works under the Hyderabad-Karnataka Region Development Board is a dismal 74% behind schedule. Out of a total 14,893 works, only 3,467 have been completed at a cost of Rs 1,500 crore.

Construction of Citizen Service Centres (Bangalore One and Karnataka One) is another area where the government has not delivered much. Only 52 centres are operational out of the targetted 102. Based on physical and financial progress, this project is 44% behind schedule.

Other flagship programmes such as Pashu Bhagya, horticulture area expansion, Basava Housing Scheme (and other housing schemes), sports infrastructure, MGNREGA and micro irrigation are 12-36% behind the March 2018 deadline. Interestingly, data reveals that some of these were implemented well initially, but have lost closer to the polls.

Only three schemes are on track. Vidyasiri, under which poor backward class students get a stipend of Rs 1,500 per month towards accommodation, has covered 3.29 lakh students against the 3.11 lakh target.

The Niranthara Jyothi Yojane (24-hour 3-phase power supply in rural areas) has already reached 15,398 villages and is 10% ahead of schedule. Similarly, the Manaswini scheme to provide Rs 500 to poor spinsters and divorced women is closer to achieving the target.

Other flagship schemes such as Anna Bhagya, new hostels, industrial infrastructure, National Rural Drinking Water Programme and Mythri are facing minor delays.

“There is now visibility and transparency, so we know where the delays are. The chief minister will hold a series of review meetings in November to push implementation,” Principal Secretary to Chief Minister L K Atheeq said. “We are confident of achieving targets,” he added.

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Naveen
 - 
Friday, 6 Oct 2017

Then let us declare more new schemes

Sangeeth
 - 
Friday, 6 Oct 2017

What about the 11th scheme where he is planning to have 70% reservation quotas= for sc/st and OBCs??????

Reshma
 - 
Friday, 6 Oct 2017

When Bhaagyas get mixed up.

The Health Scheme, they provide Henda Intravenous.
Shaadi Bhaagya, is when they mixe up with Annabhagya you get Coupons for Biryani at Indira Canteen.
Anna Bhaagya, you line up for Ration, and you win a Bride.

Henda Bhaagya is one which never goes wrong, you always get Kalbatti Sarai.

Unknown
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Friday, 6 Oct 2017

What is really visible physically is lagging. The scheme " Vidyasiri" claims 3.29lakh coverage instead of targeted 3.11, looks good, hope there are no bogus claims under this scheme.

Ram
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Friday, 6 Oct 2017

The ruling Khangress in Karnataka should give up costly schemes that do not benefit many for cheap popularity. If the Govt. concentrates on much needed trash management, pot-hole and speed-breaker free clean smooth well lit roads with obstruction-free clear pedestrian foot-paths and other public amenity based schemes, the party need not struggle for popularity.

Indian
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Friday, 6 Oct 2017

Sidha government priority should be to fill pothole in Bangalore, infact there were no roads only potholes one could see everywhere, this laxity by govt may lead to people pay hefty price !

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May 22,2020

Newsroom, May 22: Countless netizens including Indians have hailed the action taken by Jazan University of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against a high-ranking Indian expatriate who had posted called Indian Muslims as radicals.  

Social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook flooded with appreciation after the University announced on Twitter that the professor, who had posted objectionable messsages, had been fired. The university, however, did not disclose the name of the professor. 

On its Twitter account, Jazan University wrote, “Based on what was monitored by the university about the publication of a contracted faculty member for offensive posts and tweets, his registration has already been folded. #JazanUniversity affirms that it resolutely addresses any perverted or extremist ideas that affect the constants or violate the directions of good leadership.”

After the university’s announcement, many on Twitter posted screenshots of the communal tweets claiming that the professor is Neeraj Bedi and made it clear that the dismissed professor is an Indian.

Bedi has been working as full time Professor in Faculty of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in Jazan University for years.

In his Twitter account, which does not currently exist, he was praising PM Modi and spewing poison against Islam and holding Muslims responsible for the spread of Coronavirus. It is believed that the account was deleted after the protests became severe.

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July 4,2020

More than 500 flights are expected to be operated in the fourth phase of Vande Bharat Mission, the “paid evacuation” mission of the government of India during covid-19 crisis.

This includes both Air India and private carriers who are ramping up their operations in a big way. 

Air India will be operating 170 flights till 15th of July to and from 17 countries, including Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Canada, Germany, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Philippines.

Private airlines such as IndiGo and GoAir will have significant participation in the fourth phase of Vande Bharat Mission. 

The Civil Aviation Ministry said that among others, Indigo will operate 238 flights from Qatar and 219 flights from Kuwait. GoAir will operate 41 flights from Kuwait. Phase Four will particularly focus on countries where there still are a large number of Indians who have registered to return.

Meanwhile, a record five lakh stranded Indians have returned safely to India under the Mission till now. The operations commenced on 7th May and in less than two months, nearly five lakh four thousand stranded Indians from 137 countries have returned to their homes.

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January 5,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 5: BJP leader and Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa once again blamed the Congress of creating 'confusion' among the Muslim community over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act-2019 while launching a door to door campaign to dispel such rumors.

Yediyurappa was on a door-to-door campaign to make people aware of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and to allay their fears.

"Unnecessarily, the members of Congress are creating confusion among the Muslim community. I assure you that not a single Muslim will be affected because of CAA," said B. S. Yediyurappa.

"Almost all previous Prime Ministers have supported it, now Congress is creating a problem so as to create confusion among Muslims. That's why we are out on the door-to-door campaign," he said.

The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, seeks to grant Indian citizenship to Hindu, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Parsi refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh and who entered India on or before December 31, 2014.

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Active
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Sunday, 5 Jan 2020

 

U may confuse people with such statements but WE MUSLIMS, DALITS and some of our other HINDU Brothers are not in any Confusion on the chronology of NPR, CAA and NCR..  WE are firm that we will never allow you to go ahead with these discriminatining laws

 People are NOT FOOLS to believe all your JUMLAS

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