Janapada varsity staff not paid for 11 months: Ashok
The Bharatiya Janata Party has criticized the Congress government in Karnataka for not paying salaries to employees of Karnataka Janapada University for 11 months. Leader of Opposition R. Ashok attributed this situation to the government's financial mismanagement and excessive spending on guarantee schemes. He claimed that this has led to a financial crisis affecting various government departments and public institutions.
- ▪Employees of Karnataka Janapada University have not received salaries for 11 months.
- ▪R. Ashok accused the Congress government of administrative failure and financial mismanagement.
- ▪The government's spending on guarantee schemes has negatively impacted funding for education and public institutions.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday accused the Congress government in Karnataka of pushing the State into a financial crisis, alleging that employees of the Karnataka Janapada University had not been paid salaries for the past 11 months.In a statement, Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok said the situation reflected the “administrative failure” of the State government and alleged that excessive expenditure on the government’s guarantee schemes had affected funding for education, development works and public institutions.He claimed that several government departments and development projects were facing financial strain due to shortage of funds, and alleged that universities were now struggling to pay salaries to employees.“The Congress government is spending…
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