Overview

• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that the state will discuss and initiate the Old Pension Scheme in accordance with its election manifesto.
• Recruitment for 35,000 vacant posts in the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation will begin in phases to strengthen transmission capacity.
• The government will regularise the services of 532 contract civic workers to secure job stability for power transmission staff.
• Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar reaffirmed that Electricity Supply Companies will remain under state control throughout the current administration.
• Officials aim to boost generation capacity from 34,000 to 60,000 megawatts to guarantee at least seven hours of daytime electricity for agricultural pump sets.