Although the District Industries Center in Mysore should have about 15 employees, there are currently only three: the superintendent, a typist and an attendant.
Industry representatives in Mysore have expressed concern over the shortage of staff at the District Industries Center (DIC) in Mysore after the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) found two senior officials indulging in irregularities.
The Secretary General, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Council, Mysore, Suresh Kumar Jain has drawn the attention of Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani to the serious staff shortage at DIC in Mysore, which is bound to affect the industries in the region. Is.
Although the DIC on Sayaji Rao Road in Mysore should have about 15 staff members, it currently has only three members: the superintendent, a typist and an attendant. “The superintendent has no right to take any decision. Our petitions and complaints are sent by email, which is not accessible to these employees,” Mr Jain regretted.
He informed that in Mysore the DIC organized Regional MSME Facilitation Council covering eight districts – Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu besides Mysore. “When industries from these districts apply for recovery of dues from public sector enterprises, state and central government departments other than large industries, there is no one to receive their applications,” he said.
DIC Joint Director DK Lingaraju and Deputy Director L. The situation arose after Meghla was caught earlier this week for allegedly demanding a bribe from an industrialist for release of subsidy.
The Mysore industrialist had set up a unit in 2019 after receiving a loan of ₹2 crore from the Karnataka State Finance Corporation (KSFC). After the unit was shifted, he applied and was sanctioned a subsidy of ₹25 lakh. The accused officials of DIC had demanded a bribe of ₹1.25 lakh from the industrialist for release of subsidy.
The industrialist, who had paid the first installment of ₹25,000, complained to the ACB, which arrested officials when the balance amount was paid at the DIC office on Sayaji Rao Road earlier this week.
“We do not know how long the matter will last. It may take six months or a year. We want the government to immediately appoint officers in the DIC so that the work goes smoothly,” said Mr. Jain.
MSME Council of Mysore has appealed to Mr. Nirani and Commissioner, Industries and Commerce Department Ms. Gunjan Krishna to take necessary steps to fill up the vacancies in DIC in Mysore and to resolve the issue of shortage of staff.
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