KSLSA officers in disguise unearth ‘commission’ racket
The Hindu
‘Money being demanded in Bangalore One, Seva Sindhu Centres to upload application for COVID-19 relief’
Discreet enquiries by the officers of the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) in disguise has disclosed that “commission” of ₹100-₹250 was being demanded by Bangalore One and Seva Sindhu Kendras to upload application of workers from unorganised sectors for availing ₹2,000 financial package announced by the government in view of the COVID-19 second wave lockdown. Officers of KSLSA and the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) conducted enquiries in Bengaluru and seven other districts acting on the complaints on “commission” being collected in such centres for uploading applications for availing the benefit of relief package. The report was submitted before a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj on Tuesday during the hearing of PIL petition filed by Domestic Workers Rights Union.
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