The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Reader's Mail

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Monday, Feb 13, 2006

Karnataka

Karnataka - Bangalore

Reader's Mail

Time for action

Sir, — It is really pathetic when newspapers continue to report about rewards for finding potholes in Bangalore, without commenting about this farce. Whole roads are missing, and we are talking about finding potholes! No effort has been made to fill potholes or repair roads for the past several months. Anyone can see roads in Koramangala, including the 80 ft and the 100 ft, and find whole swathes missing. Instead of repairing the roads, the pavements have been dug up and are being re-laid. The then Chief Minister had taken the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to task, but much too late. Let us hope the new Government cracks the whip.

S.P. Singh

Bangalore

Run shuttle trains

Sir, — This is with reference to the report on the new elevated road to Devanahalli airport. The rail tracks from Bangalore run along the site for the new airport. All it takes is to run shuttle trains, as all international airports have, from Bangalore to the airport. This will help people reach the new airport in quick time at low cost. The public money to be spent can be utilised better.

Praveen Jaipuria

Bangalore

The unlucky lot

Sir, — MPs and MLAs who serve for one term of five years or less are lucky to get pension, whereas Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) members who have worked in public sector undertakings and also contributed towards Family Pension Scheme (FPS) 1971 and further towards EPF 1995 are unlucky as they get a paltry pension of just over Rs. 500. The contribution of the employees towards FPS, which was meant only for family members in case the subscribing member dies in service, resulted in a corpus (Rs. 5,000 crores as on March 1991) and is lying with the Government, on account of which the EPF pension came into being. Now the FPS-cum-EPF pensioners, who are deprived of the real value for money they have contributed, need to be taken care of by increasing the pension.

V.N. Subramanyam

Bangalore

Increase pension

Sir, — It is disheartening to note that old-age pensioners get only Rs. 100 a month. Many senior citizens find it difficult to apply for old-age pension because they are unable to produce authentic documents. Even if they submit the required certificates and details, they have to run from pillar to post to get the pension. The Government should increase the pension amount to at least Rs. 300 a month.

N. Raju

Bangalore

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