District Congress alleges bias in temple funding by BJP government

September 8, 2011

Mangalore, September 9: President of Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee B. Ramanatha Rai alleged here on Thursday that the State government was anti backward classes as it released meagre amount for the development of small shrines in the district under 'aaradhana' scheme for 2010-11.

Addressing presspersons here he said that backward classes people worshipped the Almighty of their belief in small shrines (gudi and gopura). The government released only Rs. 71,428 for their development for each Assembly constituency in the district for 2010-11. It was not enough as MLAs got many demand applications from people seeking funds. Each MLA got more than 25 demand applications, he said.

Mr. Rai, who is Bantwal MLA, said that the government did not release any fund under the scheme in the district for 2008-09. He released details of funds released to each Assembly constituencies under the scheme in the district for 2007-08, 2009-10 and 2010-11. The details had been provided by the office of the Deputy Commissioner.

He said that each Assembly constituency got only Rs. 89,284 in 2009-10. The government had released Rs. 11.25 lakh for each Assembly segment in 2007-08.

Mr. Rai said that the Congress had launched the scheme when it was in power in the State.

Mangalore MLA U T Khader said that he had received 40 applications seeking funds under the scheme. Moodbidri MLA K. Abhayachandra Jain said that he had received 25 applications.

Mr. Rai said that the government should release more funds for developing roads in the district. Many doors in the district were in poor condition, he alleged.

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Karnataka to scrap separate entrance exams for private universities from 2025

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September 20,2024

Starting in the 2025-26 academic year, private universities in Karnataka offering professional courses will no longer conduct separate entrance exams. This decision follows a directive from the state’s Higher Education Department, prompting private universities to form an association and agree to this significant change.

In a recent meeting with Higher Education Minister Dr. M. C. Sudhakar, representatives from 17 private universities confirmed their decision to discontinue individual entrance tests. Of the 27 private universities in the state, 17 offer professional courses, and they have collectively agreed to accept scores from existing national or state-level entrance exams.

“Some universities will consider JEE scores, others will rely on KCET, and a few are inclined towards COMEDK,” Dr. Sudhakar stated, leaving the choice of examination to the universities themselves. However, the department has also suggested that the universities consider a unified entrance test for admissions.

Looking ahead, Dr. Sudhakar hinted that the government may introduce a common entrance test for general degree courses at private universities as well. "As government colleges and universities currently don’t require entrance exams for general degree courses, we haven’t made any decisions on this yet," he explained.

The meeting also addressed concerns over the high fees charged by private universities. To regulate this, the universities were instructed to establish fee fixation committees, headed by retired judges, as required by law. These committees will be responsible for determining tuition fees. Additionally, the government will continue to regulate fees for 40% of seats in professional courses that are filled through KCET.

In an effort to bring greater uniformity among private institutions, the government is considering enacting a common law for all private universities, which would replace the individual acts currently governing each university. This would place all private universities under a single regulatory framework.

This move is expected to streamline the admissions process and create a more standardized system for both professional and general degree programs across Karnataka's private universities.

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