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The Hindu
15-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
‘Ungaludan Stalin' grievances redress camps launched in districts; petitioners to get resolution within 45 days
'Ungaludan Stalin' camp, which has been introduced by bringing all major government departments under one roof in every local body for addressing the genuine grievances of the public within 45 days from the day of submission of their petition, was launched here on Tuesday. After Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched formally the scheme at Chidambaram in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. Appavu inaugurated the camp at Tirunelveli Town in the presence of District Collector R. Sukumar, Corporation Commissioner Monika Rana, Corporation Mayor G. Ramakrishnan, Palayamkottai MLA M. Abdul Wahab, Tirunelveli District Panchayat chairman V.S.R. Jegadeesh and Deputy Mayor K.R. Raju. Mr. Appavu said a total of 255 camps would be organised in the district including the areas falling under the jurisdiction of the Tirunelveli Corporation, 3 municipalities – Kalakkad, Ambasamudram and Vickramasingapuram, 17 town panchayats, 204 village panchayts in the district till October 7 from Tuesdays to Fridays. 'On the first day today (July 15), six camps to cover 19,165 households are being conducted. In the first one month – till August 14 – a total of 114 camps will be organised to cover 3,22,698 houses in the urban and the rural local bodies,' Mr. Appavu said. In urban areas, officials from 13 government departments, offering 43 services, will participate. Officials from 15 departments will be present in the camps to be held in rural areas to address grievances pertaining to 45 services. Since the petitioners have to submit their applications in the prescribed format, the applications and awareness pamphlets are being distributed through door-to-door campaign by the volunteers, even as 114 supervisors are monitoring and coordinating this exercise. Aadhar booths, police department's 'May I help you?' booths, preliminary screening health booths by the Public Health Department, E-seva centre are also be present in these camps. 'Regular review of the camps will be done by the senior officials designated for this purpose as the grievance will be redressed within 45 days from the date of the submission of the application,' Mr. Appavu said. Since significant number of petitions seeking the monthly assistance of ₹1,000 is submitted during the weekly grievances redress meet being conducted at the Collectorate on Mondays, four counters dedicated for this scheme has been set-up in 'Ungaludan Stalin' camp. Moreover, three counters have officials from the Department of Revenue to redress the grievances of the public since the public have to run from pillar to post to get the certificates being issued by this department or seek the help of the brokers camping in these offices to get things done. In Tenkasi district, Collector A.K. Kamal Kishore inaugurated the camp at Veerasigamani village in the presence of MLAs T. Sadan Thirumalaikumar and E. Raja. The Collector said 282 camps – 48 in municipalities, 56 in town panchayats and 178 village panchayats - would be organised till October 23. 'More than 1,200 volunteers have been deployed across the district for distributing to the public the applications and the booklet detailing the welfare schemes,' Mr. Kamal Kishore said. In Kanniyakumari district, Minister for Dairy Development T. Mano Thangaraj inaugurated the camp at Thiruvarambu Kuruvikkaadu under Thiruvattar town panchayat in Padmanabhapuram Assembly constituency in the presence of District Collector R. Alagumeena. The Minister said 341 camps would be conducted across the district till October 15 to redress the grievances of 7.14 lakh families in the district. In Thoothukudi district, Minister for Social Welfare P. Geetha Jeevan and MP Kanimozhi inaugurated the camp at Kovilpatti along with District Collector K. Elambahavath. They also handed over a retrofitted scooter to a beneficiary while 5 differently-abled persons were given mobile phones.
The Hindu
14-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
‘Ungaludan Stalin' camps to redress public grievances to be launched today
Arrangements are in place for organising six of the 255 'Ungaludan Stalin' camps in the district on Tuesday. The camps are to be organised till October, ahead of the Assembly election in May 2026, to ensure prompt disbursal of welfare assistances to the public. Moreover, the public can utilise the camps to redress their pending grievances with government departments. Hence, officials from 13 government departments, extending 43 services, will be available at the camps to be held in the urban areas, while officials from 15 departments will be ready to receive the public in the rural camps. The applications received during the camps will be resolved within 45 days from the date of submission of the petitions even as a team of designated officers will monitor the action taken on the petitions received at the camps. A total of 255 camps will be organised in Tirunelveli Corporation, three municipalities, 17 town panchayats and 204 village panchayats in the district till October 7. Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. Appavu will inaugurate the camp at Lakshmi Mahal in Tirunelveli Town in the presence of Collector R. Sukumar and Corporation Commissioner Monika Rana. While volunteers are now distributing the applications to be submitted to the officials at the camp to get their grievances redressed, applications for monthly assistance of ₹1,000 will be available only at the venue. In Tenkasi district, the first day camp will be held at Kanaga Balaji Marriage Hall, Puliyangui, Sri Paramakalyani Higher Secondary School, Alwarkurichi, Community Hall in Pudhupatti under Alangulam union, Poolithevar Marriage Hall in Nerkattumseval in Vasudevanallur union, Community Hall in Veerasigamani in Sankarankovil union and Community Hall in Puliyarai in Shencottai union. 'We have planned to organise 282 camps with 48 in Shencottai, Tenkasi, Surandai, Kadayanallur, Puliyangudi, and Sankarankovil municipalities, 56 in town panchayats and 178 in village panchayats till October 23,' said Collector A.K. Kamal Kishore. The Collectors have appealed to the public to attend the camp to be organised in their respective areas to avoid unnecessary crowding in the camps held in neighbouring areas.
The Hindu
11-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
255 ‘Ungaludan Stalin' camps to be organised in Tirunelveli district
Elaborate arrangements have been made to organise 255 'Ungaludan Stalin' camps in the district that commence here on July 15 to redress the genuine grievances of the public within 45 days from the date of submission of their application. Speaking to reporters here on Friday, District Collector R. Sukumar said 255 camps will be organised in Tirunelveli Corporation, three municipalities, 17 town panchayats, 204 village panchayats in the district till October 7. On the first day, six camps to cover 19,165 households will be conducted. In the first month, till August 14, as many as 114 camps will be organised to cover 3,22,698 houses in the urban and the rural local bodies. In urban areas, officials attached to 13 government departments offering 43 services will participate while officials from 15 departments will be present in the camps to be held in rural areas for attending the grievances pertaining to 45 services. Since the petitioners have to submit their applications in prescribed format, the applications and awareness pamphlets were being distributed through door-to-door campaign by the volunteers even as 114 supervisors are monitoring and coordinating this exercise. Aadhar booths, police department's 'May I help you?' booths, preliminary screening health booths by the Public Health Department, E-seva centre will also be present in these camps. 'Regular review of the camps will be done by the senior officials designated for this purpose as the grievance will be redressed within 45 days from the date of the submission of the application,' Dr. Sukumar said. The Collector appealed to the public to participate in the camps in their respective areas to avoid unnecessary crowding in other camps. 'We assure you that the camps will be organised in all the village panchayats, town panchayats, municipalities and the Corporation. Hence, you just wait for the camp to be organised in your respective area, participate in it to submit the prescribed application and get your grievance redressed. It will ensure quality of service. If you attend the camp in your neighbouring area, it will cause unnecessary crowding in those camps and exert undue pressure on the officials there,' the Collector appealed. As of now, the district administration has planned to organise six camps a day and four days a week except Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays.
The Hindu
25-06-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Tirunelveli Corporation Commissioner assumes office
Monika Rana, a 2018 batch IAS officer from Dehradun, Uttarakhand, assumed office as the Commissioner of Tirunelveli Corporation on Wednesday. Dr. Monika, an alumna of Madras Medical College, has served as Assistant Collector (Training) in Salem and Sub-Collector in The Nilgiris. Her tenure in The Niligiris is remembered by the locals for her service during COVID outbreak. Moreover, she was taking care of the implementation of special programmes in The Nilgiris. After serving as Additional Collector (Development), District Rural Development Agency, in Madurai, Dr. Monika has been posted in Tirunelveli Corporation as the first woman civil servant. Dr. Monika's predecessor N.O. Sukhaputra, who has been posted as District Collector, Virudhunagar, Mayor G. Ramakrishnan, Palayamkottai MLA M. Abdul Wahab, Deputy Mayor K.R. Raju, councillors, and the senior officials of Tirunelveli Corporation greeted her as she assumed office. 'I will strive hard to strengthen the basic infrastructure within the Corporation limits,' Dr. Monika said.
The Hindu
05-06-2025
- The Hindu
NGO booked for not properly maintaining dogs caught for animal birth control
The Melapalayam police registered case against a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) for allegedly not properly maintaining the dogs caught for animal birth control (ABC). The Tirunelveli Corporation hired a NGO for its ABC programme, the NGO has set-up a shed at the Melapalayam cattle market for maintaining the dogs caught for ABC. When the corporation and the police received complaints from the animal rights activists that the NGO was not properly maintaining the dogs, the corporation officials visited the spot and found that two dogs were dead in the shed and 20 other animals had been kept there without water and proper ventilation. After freeing the 20 dogs in captivity, the corporation officials filed a complaint with the Melapalayam police who have registered case against the NGO.
