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'Coastal women richer than men'

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November 24, 2011

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Mangalore, November 24: Women in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi stand in a better position when compared to women living in other parts of the state in share of property, a study report revealed.

The Karnataka Household Asset Survey (KHAS) report 2010-11 by Bangalore Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Centre for Public Policy (CPP) reveals that the agriculture land possessed by women in this part of the state is 16 per cent when compared to the nine per cent in the state.

The study shows that the principal residence in urban areas are owned by women in DK and Udupi area is 27 per cent while the state percent is only 17.

In other districts, there is a huge difference in the percentage of sharing of family property, while in DK and Udupi, it is almost equal.

The study exposed that in all most all aspects, including ownership of land, residence, vehicle, mobile phone etc, men took a considerable lead over the women.

In respect of jewellery, 53 percent of women own ornaments in state to a 21 per cent of men, and when it reaches to Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, it increased to 68 percentage. In the case of small and large agricultural tools ownership, the disparity in percentage between men and women is meager.

The study report was presented by CPP resource person J Y Suchitra during the Legal Literacy workshop conducted at Prajna Counseling Centre, here in the City on Wednesday.

Apart from India, the study was also conducted in Ecuador and Ghana. The study was financed by the Kingdom of The Netherlands Foreign affairs ministry.

The legal literacy workshop was led by Advocate Soumya Bhat. Prajna Counseling Centre Director Dr Hilda Rayappan was also present during the programme.

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In a press release, the KPCC has stated that the 15 member committee will be headed by the senior Congress leader and former Health minister K R Rameshkumar also included two other former health ministers, Shivanand Patil and U T Khader as the members of the committee.

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May 28,2020

Bengaluru, May 28: A thousand government schools in Karnataka are set to get Englishmedium sections from this academic year (2020-21). These institutions will function in both English and Kannada medium.

The decision was taken by primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar and officials of the education department at a meeting on Wednesday.

Suresh Kumar said dualmedium will help improve the standard of schools and enable their development. The poorest of the poor spend almost 40% of their income on their children’s education in private schools. With the introduction of dual-medium, the government hopes such families will be able to save their earnings, he said. These schools will impart lessons in both English and Kannada. They will also provide textbooks in both languages.

‘Kannada must for all’

The meeting reviewed implementation of the compulsory Kannada Language Learning Act, 2015. Officials from the Kannada Development Authority were present at the meeting who claimed that some private schools have failed to implement the Act properly.

“Action will be taken against such institutions. Every child studying in schools across the state must learn Kannada,” Kumar said at the meeting.

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Speaking to the media here, he said that ''So far no positive case has been reported in the state''.

''However, the Health department officials have taken all precautionary measures to check the epidemic'', he further said.

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