AIMIT team wins championship in 'Semaphore 2011' Fest

March 22, 2011

Mangalore, March 22: AIMIT students of IT section won the prestigious Overall Championship in SEMAPHORE 2011, the National level MCA fest conducted by the Department of MCA, NMAM Institute of Technology, NITTE College, Karkala, wherein 13 teams participated.

AIMIT had to compete with some of the leading MCA colleges like St Joseph college, MIT, Christu Jayanthi College, and Srinivas College. Two teams from AIMIT, St Aloysius College participated in this National level fest and won the overallchampionship defeating the participating colleges. The event was held on March 18 and 19.

Events like Ice Breaker, Coding, Gaming, IT Quiz, Flip Flop, Buggy Breaks, Media Master, Culturals, Transtring, Project Demonstration, Image & Video Editing, Web Designing and Treasure Hunt were held in this Two- day IT fest for Postgraduate students.

The 2nd years' team bagged four prizes & the overall championship.

Cedric Mascarenhas won the first place in Best Manager Event. Mohammed Fahad & Sharat Bangera won the first place in Paper Presentation. Cedric Mascarenhas, Mohammad Fahad , Sharath Bangera, Reshma Tellis, Ashwini Bhat, Arun Jose, Shashank N S & Lawrence Lobo won the first place in Mad Ads & second place in Culturals.

The First years' team bagged two prizes.

John Rasquinha won the first place in Treasure Hunt, while Rizwan Khan, Leoraj Dsouza, Daryl Crasta, Irfan M, John Rasquinha, Ms. Srinidhi Prabhu, Steffi, Stalin D, Renita Dsilva, and Veena Mathias won the first place in Culturals.

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No more agency jobs? Karnataka panel pushes for end to job outsourcing by 2028

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November 21,2025

Bengaluru, Nov 21: The Karnataka government is facing pressure to overhaul its employment system after a high-level Cabinet sub-committee recommended the complete phase-out of job outsourcing in government offices, boards, and corporations by March 2028. The move is aimed at tackling a systemic issue that has led to the potential violation of constitutional reservation policies and the exploitation of workers.

The Call for Systemic Change

With over three lakh vacant posts currently being filled through private agencies on an outsource, insource, or daily wage basis, the sub-committee highlighted a significant lapse. "As a result, reservations are not being followed as per the Constitution and state laws. It’s an urgent need to take serious steps to change the system. It has been recommended to completely stop the system of outsourcing by March 2028," the panel stated in a document.

The practice of outsourcing involves private companies hiring workers to perform duties for a government agency. Critics argue this model results in lesser salaries, a lack of social security benefits (otherwise available to permanent government employees), and a failure to adhere to the provisions of Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution, which guarantee equality before the law and prohibit discrimination.

The 'Bidar Model' as a Stop-Gap Solution

To regulate the current mode of employment and reduce worker exploitation until the 2028 deadline, the government plans to establish workers’ services multi-purpose cooperative societies across all districts, following the successful "Bidar Model."

The Bidar District Services of Labour Multi-purpose Cooperative Society Ltd., which operates under the District Commissioner, is cited as a successful example of providing a measure of social security to outsourced staff. Labour Department officials argue this society ensures workers receive their due wages and statutory facilities like ESI (Employees' State Insurance) and PF (Provident Fund), in exchange for a 1% service fee collected from the employees.

legislative push and Priority Insourcing

The recommendations, led by the sub-committee headed by Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil, are set to be discussed at the next Cabinet meeting. The committee has proposed the introduction of the Karnataka Outsourced Employees (Regulation, Placement and Welfare) Bill 2025.

In a move addressing immediate concerns, Labour Minister Santosh Lad, a member of the sub-committee, has reportedly assured that steps will be taken over the next 2-3 years to insource workers in "life-threatening services" on a priority basis. This includes essential personnel like pourakarmikas (sanitation workers), drivers, electrical staff in the Energy Department, and Health Department staff handling contagious diseases. The transition aims to grant these workers the long-term security and benefits they currently lack under the outsourcing system.

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