STAMP PAPERS TO BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH COOP.BANKS

Madikeri Jan.6:Stamp papers would be distributed through cooperative banks to avoid inconvenience to rural and common people. At present the stamp papers are being distributed in nationalized banks creating problem of quick and prompt service. So,the state cabinet had taken a decision to change the system which will be implemented shortly-said the state cooperative minister Lakshman Savadi. He was speaking after inaugurating a godown building at Virajpet VSSN bank to commemorate platinum jubilee.

Savadi also told that Vaidyananthan report will be brought into force to get relief from the private hold and to give more freedom to cooperative sector. The central scheme was earlier channelised in the state through a very strict order and the practical implementation has to be done- he confirmed.

Minister affirmed that about 30 lakh persons have taken the Yashaswini membership for the health benefit and each person will, get upto Rs. 2 lakh benefit when they need for their health, problem- he said.

M.C.Nanaiah ,the M.L.C after releasing souvenir in the function told that vaidyanathan report implementation has to pass some tasks before implementation. The report has to be approved in the present cabinet as the previous order is outdated.

Kodira M.Chengappa, VSSN president presided. H.Vishwanath,M.P.,

M.P.Appachu ranjan M.L.A;M.A.Ramesh, the D.C.C.bank chairman were present as chief guests.

PHOTO; INAUGURATION BY THE MINISTER LAKSHMAN SAVADI.

LAKHS WORTH KARPA BARK SEIZED

Madikeri January 6

The forest mobile squad has seized abot 150 bags of Karpa barks illegally kept ready for smuggling.

The incident was reported from Teralu village near Srimangala in South Kodagu. The forest sleuths led by ACFO Girish, P.G.Hanumanthappa and Siddaraju raided the coffee estate belonging to one M.K.Poovaiah and seized the Karpa bark. Poovaiah is said to be living in Bangalore and the officials suspect that the material may have been brought from some other place for dressing here.

Though they said that the value of the seizure runs to lakhs, exact value is yet to ascertained. No arrests are made and the investigation is on.

ASHRAYA, INDIRA, AMBEDKAR SCHEMES FAIL IN VIRAJPET TALUK

The Taluk Panchayath meeting yesterday at Ponnampet observed that the Ashraya, Indira and Ambedkar schemes have totally failed to reach target.

The meeting of the secretaries of Gram Panchayaths chaired by the Taluk panchayath president Sarita Poonacha observed that the schemes undertaken since four years have proved futile. She regretted that they were supposed to build 2273 houses by 2010 and only 1249 houses are built so far.

1842 houses should have been built under Ashraya scheme and only 1092 are ready since 2005. 61 houses should have been built under Ambedkar scheme and only 31 are ready. 309 houses should have been built under Indira Awaz scheme and only 126 are built.

The president noted that rupees 379.02 lakhs was released for the total scheme and 322.8 lakhs were already spent. Only 56.18 lakh is remaining. While official lethargy is one of the reasons, corruption is also another reason. In many cases, the beneficiaries have taken the land and did not utilize the money for construction. CEO Dr.Nagaraju has asked the officials to speed up the work and finish the target. He has also instructed to file a report about the beneficiaries who have misused the benefit.

President asked the secretaries to build six thousand toilets in villages in the next three months. She also informed the meeting that the Panchayaths can spend funds from the employment scheme to chase elephants entering agriculture land and villages. It has been successful in many villages as village teams are formed for the purpose.

It was brought to the notice of the meeting that the secretaries of the halugunda Gram panchayath zone , Somaiah and Muthanna were suspended as they showed zero development in employment scheme. New secretyaries are appointed with the instruction to reach target.