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The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
L-G directs officials to fully utilise special funds for SC/ST segment
Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan instructed officials to make sure that the full complement of funds reserved under the Special Component Fund for Adi Dravidar and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST communities) welfare is utilised before the end of the current fiscal. Chairing a review meeting recently at the Raj Nivas attended by Gudey Srinivas, Secretary of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), Sharat Chauhan, Chief Secretary and secretaries, the Lt. Governor directed officials to evaluate the status of implementation of schemes and to expedite the release of expenditure or address gaps to ensure 100% fund utilisation for flagship proposals and key welfare measures. Presenting a status report on the Adi Dravidar department's works, A. Muthamma, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, pointed out that in the last Budget, out of the allocation of ₹2,176 crore, ₹525 crore (or 24%) has been allocated as Special Component Fund for SC welfare. This allocation far exceeds the 16% recommended by the NITI Aayog guidelines, she said. During the previous fiscal, the department, which implements as many as 25 welfare schemes, had achieved 91% utilisation of the special fund and this year efforts were directed at the goal of clocking 100% utilisation, she said. The Lt. Governor also wanted officials to take steps to issue pattas of land acquired by the department under the scheme for the landless, to the beneficiaries without delay. All modalities to provide titles of land to the landless in Manapet and TN Palayam have been completed and the handing-over of deeds should be undertaken by the end of the month, he said. The other decisions were to take steps to build additional hostels for Adi Dravidar and tribal students in the Puducherry urban sector, improve student enrolment in hostels in rural areas and to work towards speedy resolution of cases registered under the Prevention of Atrocities Act in Puducherry. S. Ravivarman, NCSC director in Chennai, A. Ilangovane, Department Director and Secretary to Lt. Governor also participated in the review meeting.
The Hindu
12-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Minister, three nominated legislators to be sworn-in on Monday
The swearing-in ceremony of the newly-appointed Minister and three nominated legislators of the Puducherry Assembly will be held on Monday. While Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan will administer the oath to the newly-appointed BJP Minister, A. John Kumar at the Raj Nivas, the nominated legislators, V. Selvam, E. Theeppainthan and G.N.S Rajasekaran, will be sworn-in by Speaker R. Selvam in his chamber at the Legislative Assembly complex. The Ministry of Home Affairs had cleared the name of Mr. Kumar, and three nominated legislators belonging to the BJP on Friday, after the BJP leadership initiated a reshuffle of its Minister in the Cabinet and the legislature wing. Two weeks ago, on the directions of the party highcommand, A. K. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar, the lone Dalit representative in the Cabinet headed by Chief Minister N. Rangasamy had resigned. Similarly, V. P. Ramalingam, K. Venkatesan and R. B. Ashok Babu were also forced to resign to effect the changes. The latest is the second reshuffle in Mr. Rangasamy's Cabinet after the AINRC-BJP combine came to power in 2021. Two years ago, S. Chandira Priyanga, representing the reserved Nedungadu Assembly segment in Karaikal region, resigned from the Cabinet after the Chief Minister felt her performance in the Ministry was not satisfactory. She was replaced with P. R. N. Thirumurgan, representing the general constituency of Karaikal North.
The Hindu
08-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Auroville greenlights key proposals across housing, sustainability and governance
The Governing Board of Auroville Foundation has greenlit a set of key proposals, including the launch of the first phase of a 1,000-bed residential complex to house 380 individuals. The 69th meeting of the Governing Board (GB) of the Auroville Foundation convened by its chairman and Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi cleared the housing initiative, under the Line of Progress project in Sector 2 of the Residential Zone, which was proposed for inclusion under the Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) scheme, a press note said. The GB also passed a resolution to establish a 'Sustainability Campus' through an MoU with IIT- Madras (signed in March, 2025) on a leased land in Auroville with the facility focusing on fostering global excellence in sustainable technologies, the note said. The Governing Board, which reviewed key developments since its previous meeting in December 2024, also passed a resolution sanctioning 'Serviteurs Volontaires housing' proposal that envisaged a 100-bed housing facility for long-term volunteers and newcomers. This was aimed at addressing Auroville's acute shortage of high quality volunteer accommodation, the press note said. The meeting was attended by K. Kailashnathan, Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Sharat Chauhan, Chief Secretary, Madhu Bala Soni, Under Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Jayanti. S. Ravi, Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue, Gujarat and Secretary of the Auroville Foundation, Nirima Oza and R.S. Sarraju, Governing Board members, G. Seetharaman, Officer on Special Duty, Auroville Foundation, and Koshy Varghese, Visa Consultant of the Foundation. Governing Board members Aravindan Neelakandan and Goutam Ghosal participated online. The other important proposals cleared by the Governing Board, included setting up of a 'Free Progress' school within Auroville, in line with The Mother and Sri Aurobindo's teachings on a new education model, and university-level programmes under the Sri Aurobindo International Institute of Educational Research (SAIIER) which would be established outside the Master Plan. Approval was also granted for the construction of a dedicated security complex, including a Sakshi Kaksh (Master Control Room), in Auroville's Southern Service Node. The Board recorded its prior approval for the deployment of a 15-member CRPF personnel for a period of five years, to safeguard Auroville's development zones and uphold law and order. The Board also approved a partnership with NBCC (India) Limited to construct a residential-commercial project outside the Master Plan for well-wishers and devotees, ensuring long-term financial sustainability through a profit-sharing model. On the governance side, the Board ratified two new Standing Orders — the Code of Conduct for Business Units 2025, streamlining and regulating unit operations and the Framework for Functioning of the Residents' Assembly 2025, ensuring clarity and order in community governance. As per the Admissions and Terminations Regulations 2023, the Board constituted an Appellate Committee to handle resident-related grievances. The Board approved a significant land exchange transaction in the prime city area, enabling completion of Crown Road and other key urban infrastructure. It also mandated the formation of an Elders Committee, comprising long-standing residents, to safeguard and uphold the essence of Auroville's founding spirit. Establishing Auroville Information Centres in major cities across the world and hosting international bi-annual conclave with members, honorary Aurovilians and Auroville goodwill ambassadors were other proposals to be cleared. The Governing Board took note of 'significant judicial successes' that reaffirmed the Foundation's legal standing in as many as 24 writ petitions filed by some residents, especially the Supreme Court's dismissal of the NGT order that now cleared the path for Auroville's development as a model international township rooted in the vision of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, the press note said.
The Hindu
30-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Slew of social infrastructure projects commissioned in Oulgaret
Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan on Monday dedicated to the public a slew of completed social infrastructure projects across low-income settlements under the Union Government's Cities Investments to Innovate Integrate and Sustain (CITIIS) initiative. Various projects executed at an estimated cost of ₹16.72 crore were commissioned during a function at the Pavana Nagar park in Oulgaret. Chief Minister N. Rangasamy said these schemes reflected the government's thrust on welfare schemes for the low-income strata. Pointing out that many of the projects dedicated to the public had been pending completion for long, the Chief Minister said the government was not just earmarking funds for civic schemes but also ensuring their fruition. Speaker R. Selvam, MLAs M. Vaithianathan and M. Sivasankar, Local Administration Secretary R. Kesavan, Director S. Shakthyvel and Oulgaret Commissioner A. Suresh Raj were among those who participated. The important projects, included concrete road works in Jeevanandapuram and Weavers' Settlement within Lawspet limits, construction of roads, drainage and parks in Pavana Nagar, Jawahar Nagar, cremation platforms for crematoriums in Palakkaranjavady, Shanmugapuram and Mettupalayam and improvements to the link road to Lambert Saravana Nagar EWS housing project area from Villianur Main Road (NH) and First to Fourth Cross Road at Sudhagar Nagar, Reddiyarpalayam. A park, playground and a compound wall of Slum Board EWS Housing Project Site at Jawahar Nagar, Boomianpet and provision of LPG crematorium in the burial grounds at Shanmugapuram and Pavazhakaranchavady and modernisation of the facility at Mettupalayam were other initiatives. Meanwhile, a press note said with the rapid expansion of urban areas in Oulgaret, people's expectations were also on the rise. The Oulgaret Municipality currently has a population of about 45 lakh and comprises seven Assembly constituencies and 42 wards. Within municipal limits are a central university, engineering colleges, veterinary hospital, government medical college, Kendra Vidyalaya, arts colleges and industrial parks. The completed projects were part of the detailed plans drawn up by Oulgaret Municipality to develop social infrastructure in low-income settlements to the tune of ₹18.49 crore under CITIIS 2.0, a sub-component of the Smart Cities Mission.
The Hindu
27-06-2025
- Science
- The Hindu
L-G urges students to help make country environment-friendly
Asking students to contribute to making India environment friendly, Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam programme was helping make the country more green. 'The visionary plan of the Prime Minister is making an impact across the country. It has helped improve the green cover. More than one crore saplings were planted in the country. In Puducherry alone, around 1.5 lakh saplings were planted under the programme,' the Lt. Governor said, addressing students after inaugurating inter-school science festival at Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School. The students should spread the message on the need to protect the environment for a safer world. The world is facing several challenges, including the threat from global warming and extinction of species, because of human-inflicted damages to the environment, he said. The Lt. Governor said students had a bigger role to play in protecting the environment. He urged them to bring about a culture of minimising the use of plastic items. Speaker R. Selvam was also present.
