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Time of India
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Monthly grievance meet for sanitation workers sought
Madurai: The chairman of the Tamil Nadu Sanitation Workers Welfare Board, Thippampatti Arusamy, on Thursday called for a special monthly grievance meeting at the district collectorate to address issues faced by sanitation workers. Around 100 sanitation workers were given Smart Cards at an event in Madurai, where Arusamy also distributed welfare aid. He highlighted the Tamil Nadu govt's efforts to support sanitation workers, noting that four workers received a total of Rs 52,000 in welfare aid. In addition, 100 workers received Smart Cards, and 50 workers were provided with insurance cards. "Chief minister M K Stalin, in 2022, brought the sanitation workers' welfare board under direct control and also allotted Rs 20 crore fund. Just like how public grievance meetings are held at the district collectorate every Monday, a special grievance meet should be conducted for sanitation workers for one day each month to pay attention and resolve their issues," said Arusamy The board, which initially had 20,000 members, now has 3 lakh members, and Arusamy expressed hopes of expanding the membership to 10 lakh. He also emphasized the importance of special camps where sanitation workers can voice their grievances. Madurai district collector K J Praveen Kumar and other officials from the Tamil Nadu Sanitation Workers Welfare Board and TAHDCO were also present at the event. MSID:: 122094261 413 |
Time of India
22-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
‘Revive scheme to bring more adi dravidar, tribal students to IITs, NITs'
Madurai: A Madurai-based activist has called for reviving a skill development scheme announced under the Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation (TAHDCO) in 2013-2014 but was not implemented due to 'administrative reasons'. Based on a reply to a Right to Information (RTI) Act query, activist S Karthik told TOI that had the scheme been properly implemented, hundreds of adi dravidar and tribal students in Tamil Nadu would have got opportunities to study in IITs or NITs. "The scheme became defunct almost the same year citing administrative reasons. As per the scheme, 50 students would be selected by an exam each year and given special training for JEE and AIEEE exams by selected institutions at 1 lakh per student for two years in their Class XI and Class XII," he said. The RTI reply showed that a GO dated Oct 15, 2013, was issued by the adi dravidar and tribal welfare department, regarding implementation of the scheme under TAHDCO. However, the scheme was abandoned without a single beneficiary. He said it is baffling that the state government did not give a second thought to the scheme and urged it to immediately revive the scheme by allotting necessary funds and select at least 100 students for the following year. Notably, at present, the Naan Mudhalvan scheme of the Tamil Nadu govt provides support for students from underprivileged backgrounds for higher education.
The Hindu
22-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
TAHDCO forms community groups to oversee maintenance of multipurpose halls under its domain
The Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar and Housing Development Corporation (TAHDCO) has formed community groups consisting of members from Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) to manage and maintain community halls, village knowledge centres, and multipurpose centres under its control across the State, with an aim to ensure better upkeep of assets and promote community participation. According to official sources, previously, the responsibility of maintaining these community assets under TAHDCO's control was vested with village panchayats. However, many of these assets were not maintained properly resulting in poor upkeep and damages to infrastructure. To address these concerns and ensure the effective utilisation of these spaces, TAHDCO has set up dedicated community hall maintenance groups comprising SC/ST members from local areas. These groups function similar to self-help groups, with a structured model of operation and financial backing. Each group receives a loan of ₹3.5 lakh from TAHDCO through the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) at a concessional interest rate. Further, the State government provides a 35% subsidy under the CM-ARISE scheme, reducing the repayment burden significantly, said K.S. Kandasamy, Managing Director, TAHDCO. The funds are being used to procure essential furniture such as chairs, dining tables, and office equipment. The groups are allowed to rent out the premises for events and functions at affordable rates to generate income. Unlike the earlier system, where the ownership of the asset was in the name of the respective panchayat president, the new model places the asset under the name of the District Manager, TAHDCO. Beyond financial benefits, this model gives a sense of community ownership and responsibility, he added.
New Indian Express
22-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
2013 Government Order on coaching for tribal students never executed: RTI
MADURAI: A response to an RTI query, regarding the state government's efforts to ensure tribal students secure admission to prominent higher educational institutions, has revealed that a G.O. passed in 2013 towards offering special coaching for such schoolchildren was not implemented. Administrative reasons were cited for the same. Responding to an RTI filed by activist S Karthik seeking information on the efforts taken by the Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing & Development Corporation (TAHDCO) to get tribal students into some of the top institutions like IIT and NIT for the past 12 years and how many benefited from that, TAHDCO's public information officer (PIO) stated that the state government passed G.O. 76 on October 15, 2013, to provide special coaching to around 50 students at a cost of Rs 2 lakh per ward for two years. Every year the government were to allocate Rs 50 lakh. However, it was not implemented due to administrative reasons, the official added. Karthik told TNIE that, like this G.O, many schemes meant for the welfare of tribals are only on paper. Compared to other community students, tribal students lag behind in education. If this G.O. had been implemented effectively, at least 600 tribal students could have joined IITs and NITs over the past 12 years, he said. He further requested the government to implement the G.O. and also allocate additional funds of Rs 2 crore as well as form a committee led by the collector to monitor the programme. While confirming there being no special scheme that provides coaching to tribal students appearing for JEE, a TAHDCO official on condition of anonymity said the department is imparting state-level skill training for them in order to make them crack competitive exams.
The Hindu
08-06-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
This year on, students in Tamil Nadu's Adi Dravidar hostels to receive TAHDCO's Polivu personal care kits
Starting this year, nearly 50,000 school and college students residing in Adi Dravidar welfare hostels across Tamil Nadu will receive personal care kits under the brand name Polivu, launched by the Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation (TAHDCO). According to official sources, a total of 1,331 Adi Dravidar hostels for school and college students are functioning in the State. Nearly 35,000 school students and 15,000 college students staying in these hostels are set to receive 'Polivu' personal care kits, this year. Last academic year, the TAHDCO had distributed such kits on a pilot-basis to students residing in college hostels. Earlier, Tamil Nadu government provided financial assistance of ₹100 per month for school students and ₹150 for college students to purchase personal care products. In a move aimed at ensuring the quality of these products and creating livelihood opportunities for women from Scheduled Caste communities, TAHDCO has decided to manufacture and distribute these personal care products, replacing the financial assistance initiative, through a newly-formed society under the Polivu brand, said official sources. Vasanthi Kumaresan, State Project Manager (Schemes), TAHDCO, said the products are being made by 60 women belonging to Scheduled Caste communities from five self-help groups at a manufacturing unit located in Ambattur, Chennai, established with financial support from the National Scheduled Caste Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC). What's in the kit? Each Polivu kit contains four 75 gm bath soaps, 200 ml hair wash shampoo, 200 ml coconut oil, 500 gm detergent powder, 150 gm detergent soap and one toothbrush and toothpaste. While coconut oil is being sourced and packed under the 'Polivu' brand, the toothbrush and toothpaste are currently outsourced. TAHDCO has proposed to include bamboo toothbrushes sourced from a startup in future kits as a sustainable alternative, Ms. Vasanthi said. The kits will be distributed thrice a year to ensure students in Adi Dravidar hostels have consistent access to essential personal care products, promoting better hygiene and well-being. The initiative also empowers women from Scheduled Caste communities who could earn at least ₹ 15,000 a month, officials said.
