Collector hands over aid worth Rs.22.56 lakh

VELLORE: Vellore Collector C. Rajendran distributed cheques for financial assistance worth Rs.22.56 lakh to 131 beneficiaries at the weekly public grievances redressal day meeting held at the Collectorate here on Monday.

The assistance comprised Rs.1,02,500 each to seven beneficiaries for deaths due to accidents and funeral expenses and Rs.1.45 lakh to 12 persons for natural death in family and weaker sections relief under the social protection scheme, marriage assistance of Rs.20,000 each to 61 beneficiaries under the Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammayar Memorial Scheme and marriage assistance to 11 beneficiaries under the E.V.R. Maniyammayar Memorial Scheme and similar assistance to two inter-caste couples under the Anjugam Ammayar Memorial Scheme through the Department of Social Welfare and artificial limbs worth Rs.1.07 lakh to five differently-abled persons through the Department of Differently-Abled Rehabilitation.

Free house site pattas

Mr. Rajendran also distributed free house site ‘pattas’ to 10 persons belonging to Ambur taluk and family cards to 14 persons through the Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection.

The Collector, who received 849 petitions from the public on the occasion, directed the officials concerned to take immediate action on the petitions. A. Saravanavelraj, District Revenue Officer; Saroja Thiruvengadam, District Social Welfare Officer; Bhoopathi, District Supply Officer; Ponnusamy, Revenue Divisional Officer Vellore; Dharmasekhar, Special Deputy Tahsildar (Colour Television) and M. Vijayakumar, District Information and Public Relations Officer, participated in the meeting.

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Courtesy
The Hindu