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- The Karnataka State Devadasi Women's Liberation Association has demanded the appointment of a separate project officer for the Devadasi rehabilitation scheme in Ballari and Vijayanagara districts.
- The association wrote letters about this demand to Chief Minister D.K.
- Shivakumar, the Ballari Deputy Commissioner, and the Managing Director of the Karnataka State Women's Development Corporation.
- Sudha Chhidri, a development inspector at the Ballari District Women and Child Development Office, has been given additional charge of the scheme for both districts.
- Former Devadasi women are facing serious problems with pending pensions and non-issuance of confirmation certificates under this arrangement.
- Applicants have received no confirmation certificates for 18 months despite applying since February 2025, and the certificates are essential for the education, marriage assistance, and job opportunities of their children.
What to watch next
- Whether the Chief Minister or district officials respond to the request for a separate project officer
- Whether pending Devadasi confirmation certificates are issued to applicants
- Whether pension payments to former Devadasi women resume
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