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Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Addl stalls to be set up at ‘Ungaludan Stalin' camps: Minister
Madurai: Tamil Nadu commercial taxes and registration minister P Moorthy on Thursday said that additional stalls will be set up at 'Ungaludan Stalin' camps that are being held particularly for those applying for the 'Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai' scheme. The minister inaugurated and presided over the 'Ungaludan Stalin' grievance redressal camps held for the public under Madurai corporation limits in all five corporation zones. For the past two days, the camps were held for several suburban and rural areas such as Othakadai, Melur, Usilampatti, and T Kallupatti, among others. Taking part in the camps at Jaihindpuram and Anaiyur on Thursday, the minister assured the petitioners that their grievances will be redressed by officials in a swift and efficient manner at the 'Ungaludan Stalin' camps. "We are trying to ensure immediate redressal of grievances. Since there are a lot of people applying for the 'Kalaignar Urimai Thogai' scheme, we are setting up additional stalls for the same at the camps for faster registrations," he said. He urged the public to make use of the camps that are to be held and benefit. In Madurai district, 347 camps are planned to be held from July to Nov. Madurai district collector K J Praveen Kumar, mayor V Indrani Ponvasanth, and other officials were present.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Public flock ‘Ungaludin Stalin' camps for grievance redress
Following the inauguration of 'Ungaludan Stalin' programme by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in Cuddalore, Ramanathapuram MLA Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam along with the officials inaugurated the camps. Through the camps, people from town area could submit petitions pertaining to 46 services of 15 departments and those from rural areas can avail 43 services of 13 departments to get their petitions resolved. The 217 camps which would be conducted till July 30 are to be held in four municipalities, seven town panchayats and 11 panchayat unions. Hundreds of petitions were submitted in the camps on the first day, said officials. District Collector Simranjeet Singh Kahlon was present during the event. In Sivaganga district, Minister for Co-operation K.R. Periyakaruppan along with the District Collector K. Porkodi launched the programme. Following the first day of the camp, on July 17, for public in Karaikudi corporation limit, camp would be conducted at College Road Rama Navami Hall, Karaikudi. Similarly, for Kalaiyarkovil panchayat union limit, camp at Melamangalam panchayat Baganeri Pazhavalavu community hall, for Sivaganga panchayat union, camp at Okkur panchayat community hall, for Tirupathur panchayat union limit, camp at community hall in Kumarapettai panchayat, are to be conducted. Also, for Singampunari panchayat union people, camp would be conducted at Keyankondan panchayat community hall, for Kannankudu panchayat union people, camp would be conducted at Kandiyur panchayat union elementary school. People could seek the assistance of camps for property tax, water facility and license, sewage water discharge connection, basic facilities, maintenance, birth and death certificate, barren land tax, roadside shop license, name change in property tax, among others. Also, eligible women could apply for 'Kalaignar Urimai Thogai' assistance through the camps.
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
TN CM launches outreach scheme 'Ungaludan Stalin'
Chidambaram , Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin launched here on Tuesday, the outreach programme 'Ungaludan Stalin,' to take government services to the people and redress grievances by organising special camps in their neighbourhoods. TN CM launches outreach scheme 'Ungaludan Stalin' Stalin, in a camp here, gave away a hearing device to a differently-abled man who requested it, medical insurance under the CM's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme to a woman beneficiary, and an order effecting electricity connection 'name change' to a resident. The beneficiaries received the services they sought within an hour of the launch of the outreach initiative, the government said in an official release. The chief minister received petitions from the public who participated in the camp, inspected registration of petitions and the exhibition hall as well. The expo featured the schemes of various government departments including agriculture and farmers welfare. Starting from July 15 and till November, 10,000 camps would be organised to redress grievances, Stalin had already announced. In the first phase, between July 15 and August 15, in all the districts, 3,563 camps would be held. Volunteers are creating awareness among the public in all the districts on the scope of the outreach programme, and the eligibility and documents required to avail specific services offered by the state. Eligible women may apply for the "Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai Thittam" that offers ₹1,000 monthly assistance. In urban areas, as many as 43 types of government services under 13 departments and in rural areas, 46 services under 15 departments would be extended to the people. Issues raised would be resolved immediately wherever possible and in other cases it would be done within a maximum of 45 days. In a social media post, Stalin said: "In order to fulfill the basic requirements of the people, I am sending the government administration to their areas!" Further, the chief minister said that for as many as 46 government services, including those related to family card , Kalaignar Urimai Thogai and patta change, the issues would be resolved within 45 days. "With you in your town, in your ward; we are always with you," the chief minister, who described the initiative as "revolutionary," said. Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin expressed happiness over the huge turnout in the camps organised under the "Ungaludan Stalin" outreach programme. After Stalin launched the programme, ministers, MPs and MLAs launched the initiative in their respective areas and received petitions from the public. In Tirunelveli, Speaker M Appavu inspected the "Ungaludan Stalin" camp held at a marriage hall and one of the beneficiaries said his petition to effect name change in ration card was done within 5 minutes. Ministers including K N Nehru , EV Velu , MRK Panneerselvam , elected representatives including Lok Sabha MP Thol Thirumavalavan and top government officials took part in the launch event held here. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
United News of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- United News of India
CM Stalin to launch ‘Ungaludan Stalin' aimed at delivering govt services at doorstep
Chennai, July 14 (UNI) Aimed at directly addressing public grievances and delivering government services at the doorsteps of the people through 10,000 special camps across Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister M K Stalin, is launching the massive state-wide programme, christened 'Ungaludan Stalin (Stalin with you), from the temple town Chidambaram in Cuddalore district on Tuesday (July 15). He is reaching Chidambaram by train on Tuesday morning and this is the second time that he travels by train on an official engagement. The camps will be held in both rural and urban areas from July 15 to November. This initiative aims to bring government services and welfare schemes directly to the people. While 3,768 camps will be conducted in urban centres, 6,232 will be held in the rural hinterland. A total of 43 services from 13 Departments will be provided in the urban areas, it will be 46 services from 15 departments in the rural areas. All applications received will be processed and action taken within 45 days. Nearly one lakh trained volunteers have started visiting each household to create awareness about the massive initiative, which brings the administration closer to the people and inform about the nearest location of the camp in the respective areas. The volunteers' role included explaining the various government services on offer and the criteria to avail them and the documents required to be submitted. Booklets containing the information have also been distributed for a wider reach. Eligible women left out of the 'Kalaignar Urimai Thogai', the Rs 1,000 for women homemakers, have been asked to submit their applications. The applications are available at these camps. Explaining the programme, Special Officer for Various Public Grievances Redressal Schemes P Amudha, Additional Chief Secretary told the media in Chennai that each camp will be held for four days a week and cover 10,000 people. A help and facilitation centre with 100 personnel with the contact number 1100 has been set up to help the people. The opposition AIADMK has criticised the programme as a ploy by the ruling DMK to secure the phone numbers of the electorate ahead of the 2026 assembly election. 'It is an election drama aimed at voter outreach. The real objective is to collect voter information in the guise of receiving petitions,' alleged AIADMK general secretary and former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, adding, 'Government officials are distributing forms for this scheme to every household. The phone numbers collected are handed to the DMK's IT Wing for use to reach out to the voters at the time of polling.' UNI MCR SS
