Petition on Mysore Master Plan

MGP has been studying the Master Plan for Mysore Nanjangud Local Planning Area - 2031 prepared by MUDA. Though the Master Plan seeks to preserve the character of the city, its provisions as they stand now would actually lead to the opposite. If the present Master Plan is approved, the city centre would be further congested and this congestion could spread to other areas of the city which are now serene. Many provisions of the Master Plan will lead Mysore, a Heritage City, on the same path which Bengaluru, once a Garden city, has gone.

MGP has created a page on Facebook  which explains the shortcomings of the Master Plan in detail and suggestions to overcome them. MGP requests the public of Mysore to go through this page and if convinced by arguments presented there, sign a e-petition here urging the government to make the necessary changes and not approve the Master Plan as it stands now.

Ashok Kacker, Mysore Grahakara Parishat

Supreme Court Order on Aadhaar is Being Flouted

The Supreme Court of India, in a recent decision (given on 23-9-13) has said that no person should suffer for not getting the Adhaar card. But this order is being flouted by PDS shops and LPG dealers.

PDS outlets in Mysore are demanding Aadhaar card/number as a precondition for selling fair price ration items. Many people are suffering the loss of ration only because they have not enrolled for Aadhaar. This is probably happening in other parts of Karnataka also.

The same thing is happening for LPG also. Many people are suffering the loss of entitled LPG supply only because they have not enrolled for Aadhaar.

MGP has sent a copy of the Supreme Court order to the Government of Karnataka and asked it to issue necessary directions to all departments to immediately cease demanding production of Aadhaar card/number from the public for providing them benefits or services. It has said that insistence by officials on Aadhaar card may constitute contempt of the order of the Supreme Court.

R.Chandra Prakash, Mysore Grahakara Parishat

New team for MGP

A new Executive Committee of Mysore Grahakara Parishat was installed at its 24th annual general body meeting held recently. The Committee which will serve for the period 2013-2016 consists of Prof. R. Chandra Prakash - President, Ashok Kacker - Working President, Vishwas Krishna - Secretary, K.R. Seshadri - Treasurer, Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) S.G. Vombatkere, B.V. Shenoy, Uma Shenoi, Prof. S. Sobana and Prof. S.Sekhar.  The photos are in the same order.