Mangalore: District Autorickshaw Drivers Association draws up 20 Points Welfare Programme

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Mangalore, 30 Apr 2014: Dakshina Kannada district autorickshaw drivers Association ® convened its thirty-fifth annual general meeting at Town Hall, here on Tuesday April 29.
 
The auto drivers welfare Committee drawn up 20 points programme: to regularize parking areas as there are 322 such locations across the district, while district administration has only authorized 82, to construct toilet facility at parking areas in the city limits, to distribute free books and Rs 1,200 to 2 children studying in Class IX to II PUC/ ITI of each auto men, group insurance cover ‘Suraksha’ scheme for 410 auto men, which will benefit the deceased member’s family in case of accidental death Rs 70,000, in case of natural death Rs 30,000,  etc. 

 

 
New Committee was formed:
 
Alphonse D’Souza (president), Vishnumurti Bhat/Ali Hassan (honorary president), Ashok Konchady (executive president), Ashok N Shetty, Prakash Shenoy K, Ravishankar, Vasant Devadiga, Suresh Shetty and Nagesh Shetty (vice presidents) Subash Kavoor (chief secretary), Subash Tauro (secretary), Dayanand Urwa, Suresh Pandeshwar, Prabhakar Shetty Pandeshwar, Ramachandra Anchan, Mohandas Naik, Ravi Suvarna, Ravi poojary, Umesh Shettigar and Prashant Kadri (deputy secretaries),  Prakash V N (treasurer).
 
Karnataka Tulu Academy member D M Kulal, Karnataka Nataka Academy member Umesh Salian, senior auto men Robert Colaco Jeppu and Nabhiraj Kadamba Yeyyady were felicitated on the same occasion.
 
Bale Telipule, Tulu comedy play was staged as part of entertain programme.