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The Hindu
08-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
98.3% of plea received from Corporations, 97.4% of plea received from Municipalities under Mudhalvarin Mugavari resolved, says Tamil Nadu government
The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday listed out various measures undertaken by the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department for the welfare of people in the State. An official release said that the allocation of ₹9,011 crore has been made for 71 drinking water projects that would benefit 12.137 million people in four Municipal Corporations, 13 Municipalities, 49 Town Panchayats, and 10,565 rural habitations. It has allocated ₹1,777 crore for 17 Underground Sewerage Schemes in three Municipal Corporations, eight Municipalities, and six Town Panchayats. It has sanctioned ₹6,655 crore for drinking water works and park development in corporations and municipalities. Under the Kalaignar Urban Development Scheme, ₹5,000 crore has been allocated to Municipalities and Town Panchayats, it said. Under the 'Namakku Naame' (Our Own Scheme), with an allocation of ₹582 crore and public contribution of ₹183 crore, various development works were underway, it said. Under the Urban Employment Scheme, job identity cards have been provided to 2,04,860 people with an estimated cost of ₹100 crore and 12,71,006 man days generated. Under the Solid Waste Management Action Plan, 42,225 individual household latrines (IHHL), 545 public toilets, 614 urinals, 154 micro composting centers and 561 material recovery facilities have been established. So far, in Municipalities and Corporations, under AMRUT 2.O, 446 underground sewage works, drinking water works, park development and water body restoration and improvement works have been completed in three phases at an estimated cost of ₹6,655 crore. Under the Smart Cities Mission, 11 Corporations have been developed at an estimated cost of ₹10,639 crore. Under the Infrastructure and Development Fund, 28 new bus stand projects have been approved at a project cost of ₹968 crore, and Trichy, Namakkal Corporations,Sankarankoil, Colachel, Gudalur (Theni), Melur Bus Stand have been completed and is in use. The works of the remaining bus stands are nearing completion, it said. Under the Kalaignar Urban Development Scheme and Capital grant funds, 28 new bus stands and under the Capital Grant Fund, at an estimated cost of ₹279 crore,out of which three busstand works completed and remaining busstand works were in progress, it said. Under the AMRUT 2.0 scheme, underground sewerage scheme works are underway in 14 Corporations at an estimated cost of ₹3,360 crore, it said. 'To prevent flood damage in the suburban Municipalities and Corporations of Chennai, stormwater drainage works with a length of 109.094 km have been completed at an estimated cost of ₹270 crore,' it said.A total of 177 new shelters have been constructed and are in use at an estimated cost of ₹97.70 crore under the National Urban Livelihoods Mission. Under the 'Mudhalvarin Mugavari' (Chief Minister's Address) scheme, out of 46,241 petitions received so far in Corporations, 98.3% have been resolved and out of 85,464 petitions received in Municipalities, 97.40% have been resolved, it said.
The Hindu
30-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Tiruchi Corporation renames road in Karumandapam after poet Nandalala
As a tribute to Tamil poet, writer, and public speaker Nandalala, who died on March 4, the Tiruchi Corporation has adopted a resolution to rename Thirunagar 3rd Main Road in Karumandapam after him. During the council meeting here on Friday, Mayor M. Anbazhagan highlighted Nandalala's literary contributions and his book on Tiruchi. He said the loss was not only to his family but to the entire people in the city. The resolution said the road would be renamed as 'Thirunagar Kavignar Nandalala Main Road' as a tribute to the poet who was deeply involved in the literary and cultural circuit in Tiruchi. A letter was sent to the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government for the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, and permission had been obtained for renaming the road. All the councillors supported the resolution. Meanwhile, a section of councillors urged the Corporation to remove references to caste identities in street names and install new street name boards.
The Hindu
29-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
T.N.'s SimpleGov offers simplified procedure to get 10 services from eight departments
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday launched 'SimpleGov' that has simplified the existing process of various services and schemes offered by the government. The new initiative by the Human Resources Management Department aims to provide 10 different services from eight government departments to applicants. In the first phase, SimpleGov would help applicants obtain sanitation certificate, public buildings licence, registration of old age homes, licence for working women hostels, registration of homes for women, solvency certificate, list of white category industries under the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. Applicants would be able to obtain no-objection certificate for using dry lands for non-agricultural purposes, conduct certificate and no-objection certificate for government employees to obtain passport too through SimpleGov, an official release said. 'The Chief Minister has reiterated that the government is for citizens. While the colonial legacy left behind the idea of trust body, this government is taking governance to citizens. This would be among the best programmes in governance and would give real empowerment to common citizens,' said G. Prakash, Secretary of Human Resources Management Department. When asked about portal/s through which the general public could avail of these services, the official said that the links would be shared soon. The Finance Minister in his Budget speech for 2025-26 announced that under the SimpleGov project, initiated to simplify government administrative processes and ensure quick and easy online access to government services, the procedures for obtaining certificates and documents from eight government department were being significantly streamlined. The government said it would include more services in the SimpleGov initiative to ensure transparency. In another event, the Chief Minister also inaugurated several projects completed by the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department at a cost of ₹102 crore. Mr. Stalin also inaugurated Malliakarai-Rasipuram-Tiruchengode-Erode highway that have been upgraded into a four-lane, a railway overbridge in Palanganatham in Madurai district and housing units for 41 Irular families who have been relocated for development works in Ranipet district at a total cost of ₹499 crore. Besides, Mr. Stalin unveiled foundation stone for projects that were to be implemented at a cost of ₹15 crore. He also inaugurated projects that have been implemented by the Commissionerate of Town Panchayats at a total cost of ₹77 crore. He unveiled foundation for new projects to be implemented at ₹18 crore. He also inaugurated new projects by Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board at ₹60 crore. In another event, the Chief Minister distributed cash incentive of ₹50,000 each to nine students living in Sri Lankan Tamils camps, who obtained high marks in Class X, XI and XII. He also launched the 'Uzhavarai Thedi' initiative by the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department that was to be implemented in about 17,000 villages. Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, Ministers K.N. Nehru, E.V. Velu, M.R.K. Panneerselvam, Thangam Thennarasu, Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, S.M. Nasar and N. Kayalvizhi Selvaraj; Chennai Mayor R. Priya; Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam and senior officials participated in these events. On Wednesday, farmers called on Chief Minister in the Secretariat and thanked him for clearing pending dues to the tune of ₹97 crore due to farmers. The payment benefitted over 5,900 farmers who had supplied sugarcanes for cooperative and public sector sugar mills.
