The Weekly Observer, Volume 22, Edition 29

Profit dries up, wool producers and dairy farmers make a shift

Accuse the govt of backing sheep-rearing only for meat

By Vindhya Pabolu

Adecline in wool production has put producers in Karnataka in a tight spot. The state recorded a decrease of 39 per cent in 2021 compared to 2020, as per CEIC Data, a global database. Officials say many farmers quit wool production because they did not earn profit.

Nagaraj D N, assistant director, Karnataka Sheep and Wool Development Corporation, informed The

Demand KMF raise procurement price to match pvt diaries

which can give fleece. The government is supporting sheep (rearing) only for meat purposes rather than for wool production. The demand for wool has decreased. We are not able to make profits, as we used to before 2015. Now we are in losses.”

Satyappa Biru Hazare, another sheep farm owner, shared: “These days sheep are only preferred for meat consumption rather than wool production.,”

Sheep rearers find it difficult to contimue with the wool production

By Yukta Mudgal

Farmers who sell themilk to the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) say they are being paid less than what they should be paid.

Hanumantappa, 70, a dairy farmer in Kenchanapalya, said he sold two cows a few years ago and now only sells the milk of one cow to KMF. “We cried after selling our cows.”

He sells four litres of milk.

enough to pass the fat test set by KMF. He also spends on fodder and treatment.

Chandrappa, another dairy farmer, said they should get a bonus to help them meet the expenses of cattle rearing. “We have five cows but we still don’t earn enough profit. All the money goes into taking care of them. Sometimes we get Rs 23, sometimes Rs 32, depending on the fat content in the milk.”

Hanumanth, a middleman in

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Observer: “Most of the people are quitting wool farming and shifting to other sectors …. If people are quitting, where will the government get the wool from?”

Ramesh Ayodhi, a weaver, said: “I used to produce wool from sheep fleece, but in the past three to four years I have refrained from doing so because the demand for silk and cotton material was higher than that for wool. I was not able to get profits from wool so I quit from wool sector.”

Gopal Krishna, who owns a sheep farm, shared: “There are a lot of hairy sheep rather than sheep

WHAT LED TO IT

●Mating of sheep has decreased, reducing their numbers

●Rearing of sheep for meat has increased considerably

●Government support limited to sheep-rearing for meat

●Hairy sheep are more than those that can yield fleece

as the government officials are supporting and motivating into rear the sheep for meat production rather than wool and has been more into hair sheep breeding .

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Cows and buffaloes produce less amount of milk as the summer is a lean season affecting the production | Credit: Yukta M

His wife Narasamma works the whole day taking care of the cow, but theyearn no profit by selling her milk for Rs 31 to Rs 35 a litre, depending on the thickness of the milk produced.

Those who sell milk to private companies like Dodla get Rs 40 to Rs 60 a litre. Hanumantappasaid he earns no profit and cannot switch to private companies as he has been selling milk he produced to KMF for a long time.

He buys groundnut cake for Rs 1,400 every two months for his cow to make the milk thick

milkdistribution, said farmers are paid Rs 29 a litre which is too less. “They should at least pay Rs 32 per litre.” After spending around Rs 30,000 on fodder and proteins, farmers only earn Rs 10,000 a month.

The price of milk is calculated on its thickness.

Dilip Kumar, Senior Technician at Mandya Unit of KMF said: “In my 35 years of experience, shortage of milk is normal after every 10 years in Karnataka state.”

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Women in Bengaluru are affected by patriarchy despite being independent and financially stable | P 2

Patients are forced to visit private clinics and hospitals as CHCs are short of specialists | P 4

‘Fit only for chores’: Women set back by economic abuse

Harassed by inlaws, hubbies to get dowry

By Yukta Mudgal

Women in Bengaluru face economic abuse because of domestic pressures.

Panchali (45), a resident of Rajendranagar, Koramangala, said she wants to become financially independent, but her husband and mother-in-law do not want her to go outside and work. “They told me I am only capable of doing household chores such as washing clothes and utensils, and cooking food. But I feel joyful and relieved when I earn., I don’t have to ask for as little as Rs 10 from my husband.”

Panchali earned Rs 6,000 a month working as a housekeeper before Covid. Post-pandemic, she is confined to home by her mother-in-law. She has a bank account that is used by her husband to avail of loans.

Saral Merry is a financially independent woman who works as a housekeeper at a private office and earns an in-hand salary of Rs 8,000. Every month, on the day she gets her salary, her husband waits outside her workplace for the money. Saral has switched many jobs due to this.

The husband beats her and their daughter, Saral informed Section 3 of The Protection of

Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, defines, economic abuse as “deprivation of all or any economic or financial resources to which the aggrieved person is entitled under any law or custom whether payable under an order of a court or otherwise or which the aggrieved person requires out of necessity including, but not limited to, household necessities for the aggrieved person and her children, if any, stridhan, property, jointly or separately owned by the aggrieved person, payment of rental related to the shared household and maintenance”. A police inspector who did not want to be named said: “Women

are getting government jobsand earning money, but these guys (their husbands) don’t work and get addicted to gambling and alcohol. They ask for money from their wives and beat them or steal from them Funnily enough, these men discuss nation-building while having drinks.”

Prema, a counsellor at the Adugodi police station, said: “Majorly, women are harassed for dowry.It’s not only the case with women in slums, but in rich households as well.Recently, I counselled a woman who… is harassed by her husband and in-laws for dowry. The woman is pregnant, but her mother-in-law insists she do household chores.

Citizen’s Voice

Confusion prevails among Metro users

Most domestic violence victims don’t file complaints or go for a divorce because they think it’s a marital issue that can be resolved at home. They don’t want society to judge them,” she said.

Aanya Wig, co-founder of Her Haq, a youth-led collective working for gender equality, said: “Actually, a lot is expected of women – to be a good wife, sister, mother – but nobody gives them financial education. It has been ingrained that their finances should be managed by their parents. For instance…, you will never come across a boy asking for an OTP from his father, but a girl’s account is always linked to her father’s account.”

Ragitha Rajendran, principal at Kairalee Nikethan Golden Jubilee Degree College and a PhD in gender studies, said: “Financial abuse is something that many women face in terms of dowry, property and sometimes employment. If a woman is given education and employment, she can be financially independent. But most of the time the salary that she earns is grabbed by the male members of the family. If a woman takes a strong stand on her salary, she is victimised and abused. Her own parents might not support her at times. So women must be strong and bold enough to face the world independently. For this, she needs to be educated and be financially independent. Such things should be taught at home. yukta.m@iijnm.org

Even working women are victims of patriarchy

By Arsha B S

Despitebeing economically stable and able to make decisions, women in are affected by patriarchy.

Afreen A, a psychologist who works in the Vidhana Soudha police station, said educating women is the solution.

“The cases I see here show that economic background has nothing to do with this whole equality issue. There are many women, rich or poor, who have men taking decisions for them…. For some reason, the change is not happening rapidly. I try to tell the women who come here that they need to be stronger and start making decisions for themselves. Inclusion is also important. I have no female boss.”

Patriarchy is more evident in unstructured work environments, said R Rajesh, head of the department of sociology, Bangalore University. His opinion was seconded by Kusuma V, a government official.

“When it comes to workplaces like ours, it works mostly according to the designation and hierarchy. I have very few female bosses;most are men. Most of my

subordinates are also men. Maybe because we work according to government circulars and decisions the problem is not evident here,” Kusuma informed.

Many men The Observer talked to – they all refused to be named – said that women are better off in their homes.Rajesh said: “A strong sense of dependence is growing in women in our society. Merely earning does not solve the issue. Patriarchy is

everywhere, but it differs in different areas and types of work. In a corporate setup, the work is such that the hierarchy determines who gets to have the last word. In a domestic setup, it is totally different. There, the strength and ability to make decisions matters more. In politics, it is a different story altogether. There, power determines everything. Whoever has more following, whoever can hold a crowd

At last, Namma Metro has linked K.R. Puram with Whitefield. It was supposed to solve problems that most of us were facing during the construction. But that has not happened. BMRCL has provided no information to commuters about the stations between the two places.We are unable to buy tickets via online platforms. If we try to check the fare from one station to the newly constructed stations, the Namma Metro app shows Rs 0.

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together, gets to make comments like these and get away with it. Other people become voiceless, regardless of their gender.”

According to a Hindustan Timesreport, on International Women’s Day, BJP’s Kolar MP S Muniswamy was seen shouting at a female vendor for not wearing a bindi. He asked her whether her husband was alive. Muniswamy’s behaviour faced a severe backlash from netizens.

Chalavady Narayanaswamy, BJP spokesman and head of the party’s SC Morcha, informed The Observer: “The partydoes not interfere in anyone’s personal business. We don’t know the whole story about it. Iwas told that during a function, the MP asked her why she was not wearing a bindi. We see itas a harmless question. One can’t judge the incident by what media say. We are not aparty which disrespects women. The party will not tolerate any unwanted personal comments.”

In November 2022, Sambhaji Bhide, a right-wing activist, refused to talk to a female journalist because she was not wearing a bindi.

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Most domestic violence victims don’t file complaints against their husbands or in-laws or go for a divorce | Credit: Yukta Mudgal

Slum-dwellers: Give us grants, will build houses ourselves

By Hamsaveni N.

Sufferingbecause houses meant for them are half constructed, slum-dwellers on Tuesday demanded that money earmarked for their homes be sent directly to each of their bank accounts.

Slum Janandolana-Karnataka, a forum of urban deprived communities, said slum-dwellers should be given the option to build their houses by providing grants under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.

Narasimhamurthy A, state convener of the Slum Janandolana organization, informed The Observer: “The housing scheme has turned a burden for people living in slums. The houses are left half constructed. We… are forced to stay in rented houses. Let the grants released by the government transferred directly into beneficiaries’ accounts. We will construct our houses by ourselves; we don’t want any contractor to be involved.”

According to a survey conducted by the Karnataka Slum Board, there are 2,804 slums in state. Out of these, 597 are in Bengaluru city. The state’s slum population is estimated to be about 40.50 lakh – 22.56 per cent of the urban population. In all, 2,397 slums are notified in the state, out of which 387 are notified in Bengaluru under the Karnataka Slum Areas (Im-

provement and Clearance) Act, in the year 1973.

Sashidar Aradhya from Ullal Upanagara explained that under his assembly constituency, a total of 400 houses were sanctioned, of which 360 houses are partially constructed. The houses were sanctioned under PMAY in the year 2017.

Kenchappa, a slum-dweller from Ullal Upanagara said: “My sheet house was demolished six years ago in the name of new house. I currently live in a rented house by paying Rs 4000

‘Marginal, landless farmers affected’

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labour and funds…. They are using less cement than the required quantity for the construction of pillars and slabs. The construction material used is of not good quality.”

Slum Janandolana said people living in slums will only vote for the party that accepts its demands for a better life.

every month. The contractors say that they have issues with grants and various other issues. We have reached out all officials possible but there is no response from the authorities. I don’t even know why exactly the construction stopped.”

Rangatanna, a slum-dweller from Tumakuru, said: “It’s going to be almost one year since my house construction work started. The construction is still at the pillar level. We live in a rented house. Contractors come up with reasons like unavailability of

Demands include a separate ministry integrated development of slums and slum dwellers, establish Slum People’s Development Corporation, guaranteed urban employment for slum dwellers, 3.36 lakh slum families should be given land ownership by purchasing title deeds, free house construction, privatized slums should be licensed, urban land bank policy should be implemented government schools should be empowered, privatization of district hospitals should be stopped, Karnataka Comprehensive slum development Act 2018 should be implemented, urban poverty rate should be reduced.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in his budget speech 2023-2024 said ownership certificates have already been provided to 1.14 lakh families staying in slum areas.

TOI reported, the government will hand over land ownership certificates to all the 3.36 lakh slum dweller families by the end of the year. hamsaveni.n@iijnm.org

Farmers demand a hike in price

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Sheep

mating has also decreased. If the sheep population itself declines, how can wool be produced? Compared to our state, northern states have a greater demand for wool. So slowly people are shifting towards other businesses like silk. At the moment, we are selling wool for Rs 25 per kg. Earlier, it was Rs 100 to Rs 130 per kg back in the year 2015.”

There are different sheep breeds raised for their meat, wool, and both. Breeds such as Texel and Dorset are efficient at producing meat.

Veerupakshppa S, deputy director of textiles, ministry of textiles said: “We are holding awareness programmes and trying to motivate farmers to move into wool production; but it is not only in our hands. The effort should be from the farmers’ side also to make this happen.”

According to the 20th Livestock Census, conducted in 2019, there were 74.26 million sheep in India, an increase of 14.1 per cent over the previous count, taken in the year 2012.

Data from the International

Wool Textile Organization show world sheep numbers in 2021 rose to 1.266 billion head, up from 1.263 billion in 2020. India has the second largest sheep population, followed by Australia and Sudan among the countries. China leads the chart.

A research paper on the Performance of Sheep Farming in Karnataka says, Karnataka has one of India’s most significant cattle population. It contributes about 7 per cent of India’s sheep and goat population. Sheep and goat breeding is the backbone of small and marginal farmers’ economies. The state has enormous potential for shared resources and pastures and pastureland in general. Most tiny, marginal and landless farmers depend on sheep and goats for their subsistence.

According to the International Wool Textile Organization, among the most well-known breeds of wool sheep are Ovis, Aries, Merino, Rambouillet.

A single sheep, on average, provides around 4.5 kg of wool per year — the equivalent of at least 10 metres of fabric.

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a dairy farmer with four cows, said he is happy with the price he gets. He sells one litre for Rs 32 as the milk is thick.

Jagadeesh B N, an assistant manager at the KMF’s Mandya unit, said: “Milk is the primary demand of every household. We need refrigerators and have to bear transport costs, GST, employee costs, and still we don’t work for profit because it’s a co-operative. Nandini milk is cheaper than that of Dodla, Heritage, Arokya, and Tirumala.

In the private market, it’s a monopoly but in here, the farmers have to think about all.

Farmers are demanding that the procurement price, now Rs 31, be raised. Most are shifting to private dairies because they have a higher procurement price than KMF’s.

Swamy Gowda, owner of Swamy’s Nandini, said farmers in his village, paid Rs 26 by KMF, are shifting to private milk dairies because they give them a higher price. Dodla pays farmers around Rs 40 and sells it for Rs 55. Now that private companies

Most farmers are now shifting to private diaries | Credit: Yukta M

have raised their prices, people are shifting to Nandini, increasing the demand from the co-operative.

According to a report in The New Indian Express, the KMF is seeing an increase in demand for milk, but facing a shortage in supplies. KMF officials said that as summer is starting, the demand for milk has increased.

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According to a survey conducted by the Karnataka Slum Board, there are 2,804 slums in the state. | Credit: Hamsaveni N.

Karnataka’s rural community health clinics have shortage of specialists

Patients seek care at private facilities

By Hamsaveni N

Community health centres

(CHCs) in rural Karnataka face a shortage of specialist physicians and surgeons, causing a delay in treatment.

According to data from Rural Health Statistics under the Ministry of Family and Welfare, in Karnataka out of the 461 sanctioned posts of specialty doctor in CHCs, 263 are in position and 198 posts are vacant. With the requirement of 728 posts, Karnataka has a shortfall of 465 specialist posts.

The three levels of the health system under the National Health Mission start with sub-centres (the first point of contact). Then come public health centres (PHCs), followed by CHCs and district hospitals.

Karnataka has 8,891 sub-centres, 2,141 PHCs, and 182 CHCs.

Iraya Swami Hiremath, a differently abled person from Haveri, informed The Observer that the shortage of specialists in the Savanur CHC is forcing patients to rush to district hospitals in emergencies.

“Rural areas are always ignored. Most people in my taluk are farmers and lack a good

financial status to afford private treatment. Unavailability of specialists like radiologists, obstetricians and specialty surgeons in rural areas forces us to visit private hospitals. A few who can’t afford the treatment at private hospitals ignore their health issues and suffer.”

A 100-bed CHC in Kushtagi, Koppal district, which needs at least 14 specialty doctors, has only six. Patients in Kushtagi said there is a need for pediatricians as children and newborns keep falling sick often and their families cannot afford to get

treatment at private hospitals.

During a visit to the Kengeri CHC, The Observer found that though there is no shortage of doctors, the number of beds is inadequate. The centre is supposed to have 30 beds.

Doctors there said: “The inflow of patients is high in this CHC. As we have all specialty treatments, available including dental care, many patients come for check-ups. But we don’t have the capacity to accommodate the crowd in our CHC. We need more beds to support the growing numbers of…. Our CHC

should at least have 100 beds.”

Shuba, a doctor at the Nayandahalli PHC in Bengaluru, spoke about the impact of the shortage of doctors, specialists and hospital staff on patients. “In urban areas, people can afford private treatment if they can’t reach out to government hospitals. We also have initiatives like Namma Clinics. But it is not the same with people in rural areas, mainly those who are settled in the deepest of villages. Our country is still dealing with poverty and people cannot afford costly treatments. The government should

focus on rural areas and the patients over there.

She continued: “The way doctors are treated in our country is terrible. We are seeing the number of medical talents travelling to other countries to pursue medical education after MBBS; most of them settle down there. The government should take steps to ensure our human resource does not go out and is utilized for the country. It should make sure a doctor will be taken care of well if he is posted in a rural area. These days most medical students don’t prefer going to rural areas. Their concerns should be addressed quickly.”

The Observer tried to contact Randeep. P, commissioner of the Karnataka Health and Welfare Department, but he was unavailable to talk.

According to an article in The Print, the number of allopaths at PHCs increased from 20,308 in 2005 to 30,640 in 2022 — a 50.9 per cent increase. There is a shortfall of 3.1 per cent in allopathic doctors at PHCs. Specialists at CHCs increased from 3,550 in 2005 to 4,485 in 2022.

But there is a shortfall of 83.2 per cent of surgeons, 74.2 per cent of obstetricians and gynecologists, 79.1 per cent of physicians and 81.6% of pediatricians. Overall, there is a shortfall of 79.5 per cent specialists at the CHCs, the article said. hamsaveni.n@iijnm.org

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JP leader NR Ramesh files complaint against Cong MLA Shivalinge Gowda

By Siddhi Chauhan

BJP leader N R Ramesh filed a complaint against Congress leader Shivalinge Gowda in Karnataka Lokayukta accusing him of embezzlement of over Rs 100 crore.

Handing over a list of documents, NR Ramesh explained that the that funds allocated for various projects were misused by Hassan MLA Shivalinge Gowda.

Citing an example of Tirupati ST colony, Keralapur, a village in Karnataka, Ramesh said the road from the village to Tirupati ST colony was developed earlier but its work was started again.

Addressing the media, Ramesh said: “KPCC announced around 12 project tenders. Tirupati road was one of them. This road was already concreted but the tenders for it were floated again.” He mentioned the same in a letter to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

One of the projects he mentioned was Yettinahole Project which was approved by Kar-

nataka in the year 2014 to ensure the construction of dams in Chikkaballapur, Kolar, Ban-

galore Rural, Bangalore Urban, Ramanagara, and Tumakuru.

Manjunathan B, a resident of Chikkaballapur informed The Observer that he along with other farmers of his village have been protesting against the water problems in the village for the past three years. Even after the implementation of Yettinahole Project, their problem wasn’t solved. When the residents addressed their problem to the village panchayat, they were told that no funds were allocated to the panchayat.

The RTI filed by NR Ramesh explained that the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act has many rules for floating tenders which were not followed. Over 50 per cent of the projects that were claimed to be undertaken already existed. but the tenders are floated again.

The Observer tried to contact the Congress spokesperson but he refused to talk.

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In Karnataka, out of the 461 sanctioned posts of specialty doctor in CHCs, 263 are in position and 198 posts are vacant | Credit: Hamsaveni N

NR Ramesh while addressing the media persons accused the Congress MLA of manipulating records | Credit: Siddhi Chauhan