Clean, green panchayats bestowed with honour
More to come:Collector M. Jayaraman with the presidents of village panchayats which won the Nirmal Gram Puraskar in Tirunelveli
TIRUNELVELI: Collector M. Jayaraman on Monday felicitated the presidents of 11 village panchayats for having received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar, being presented by the Centre to the clean and green rural local bodies.
The Central government gives Nirmal Gram Puraskar awards to the village panchayats for ensuring the construction of toilets in every house under its jurisdiction, planting trees in every street, constructing drainage channel and converting the garbage into vermicompost.
The award carries a memento, certificate and cash award ranging from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 5 lakh, based on the population of the award-winning local body.
And, this amount could be spent for sanitary operations, to augment drinking water supply, constructing drainage channels, establishing infrastructure facilities for solid and liquid waste management.
Since the district administration was executing the ‘Total Sanitation Campaign’ in the district with much vigour, so far 38 village panchayats in the district had bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar award since 2005-2006.
For the year 2008-2009, nineteen village panchayats had been selected for this award.
Mudaliyarpatti (Kadayam union), Oormelazhagiyaan (Kadayanallur), Soorankudi (Kalakkad), Inaamvellakkaal (Keezhapaavoor), Usilankulam and Chitthirampatti (Kuruvikulam), Kaanaarpatti, Karunkaadu (Maanur), Chinna Kovilaankulam (Melaneelithanallur), Chinthamani (Nanguneri), Thiruvenkatanathapuram (Palayamkottai), Chaattupaththu (Pappakudi), Aanaikudi (Radhapuram), Ilaththur and Karkudi (Shencottai), Aayiraperi (Tenkasi), Pazhavoor and Levingipuram (Valliyoor) and Ramanathapuram (Vasudevanallur) had been selected.
Since the heads of eight of these village panchayats were felicitated in a function held at Vickramasingapuram on June 21, others were honoured by Mr. Jayaraman on Monday in a simple function held at the Collectorate.
Complimenting the village panchayats that had bagged the Nirmal Gram Puraskar Award, Mr. Jayaraman informed that the district administration had nominated the names of fifty village panchayats for the award for the year 2009-2010 as these rural local bodies had fulfilled all mandatory norms to get the honour. Project Officer, District Rural Development Agency R. Sankar was present.
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Collector promises bus service for tribals
| Between Badrakaliamman Temple and Tholampalayam |
Coimbatore, India: District Collector, P. Umanath has promised that for the benefit of students and workers from tribal communities in Tholampalayam arrangements would be made for operating bus services by TNSTC between Badrakaliamman Temple and Tholampalayam.
Dr.Umanath made the assurance at District Forest Management Committee meeting held recently in the presence of District Forest Officer, I. Anwardeen.
The Collector said that TNSTC Managing Director would be requested to make arrangements for operating bus services in the morning and evening for the benefit of school, college going students and workers.
The Collector also directed the Block Development Officers concerned to initiate steps for providing street lights, roads and electricity for tribals living in Bhagavathy Amman Koil, Sirumugai, Sethumadai, Tholampalayam, Anaikatti, and Moolakadu.
Bus passes
He also said that as a special case bus passes would be provided to tribal students living in Gopanari areas.
As in the case of last year wherein community certificates was provided to 650 tribals, the Collector said that community certificates would be issued to the left out tribals during the current year.
Regarding a plea for electricity by tribals living near Karamadai, Collector said that works were over in respect of 90 per cent areas and the remaining would be completed soon.
Tribals living in blocks such as Periyanaickenpalayam and Karamadai are at present forced to cross a river and come via Kerala taking a detour for 11 km.
Hence, conceding their demand, Dr.Umanath said that the proposals are under consideration for laying a road for two-and-a-half km roads via Anaikatti, Vadakkalur, Singuli and Government would be soon approached for funds.
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Karur Collector brings dropouts back to school
| Enumeration of dropouts to end tomorrow, she says |
SHOWING THE WAY FORWARD:Collector J. Uma Maheswari bringing dropouts in her official car for readmission on Monday.
KARUR, India: It is imperative that parents understand the need to educate their wards, especially the girl children.
All the educated should impart the value of education to all others, especially to the parents of the school dropouts, according to Collector J. Uma Maheswari.
To drive home the importance of school dropout prevention and bringing the unfortunate children back to school, Dr. Maheswari herself visited the houses of three such children and brought them back to the educational institutions and strongly sent out a message to all the officers that the district administration gave priority to education.
On Monday, Dr. Maheswari went to the houses of Lakshmi (11), Priya (13) and Maha (6), who all had dropped out of schools for various reasons, and convinced their parents of the need to educate their children to face the highly competitive world in the future and leaving no stone unturned brought the children along to the school in her official car and got them enrolled again.
Better life
She told the children that education alone gave them the passport to a better life and that they should continue to learn at all cost. The happy children thanked the Collector for the gesture.
Stint in Education department
Incidentally, Dr. Maheswari served in the Department of School Education before her elevation as an Indian Administrative Service Officer. Her stint in the department and the importance she has been attaching to school education had made her reach out to the dropouts.
Stating that enumeration of school dropouts has been going on in the district since April 5 and would end on Thursday, Dr. Maheswari said so far it has been detected that a total of 561 children had dropped out of school during the past academic year. Of them efforts have been made to bring 332 boys and girls back into the education fold. Efforts were under way to re-enroll the remaining children shortly, she said.
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Collector who ‘rescued' distressed weavers
Sandeep Kumar Sultania successfully implemented total financial inclusion scheme for Sircilla weavers
KARIMNAGAR, India: Collector Sandeep Kumar Sultania, who was transferred to the Tourism Development Corporation as the Managing Director, has won accolades for his service for the uplift of distressed powerloom weavers and his initiative to end suicides with innovative economic empowerment programme in the Sircilla.
Suicides
There were spate of suicides by the powerloom weavers of Sircilla since the invasion of jet and auto looms in other parts of the country since 2000 on wards due to unemployment and huge debts, the authorities concerned were trying to redress their grievances with temporary measures. Mr. Sultania, however, identified the root cause for the suicides among the weavers.
Abject poverty
He found that weavers were forced to live in abject poverty due to the loans taken from micro finance companies at high interest rates.
The income earned by the weavers was paid towards the interest alone. Besides, the micro finance companies were allegedly harassing the weavers for repayment of loans.
In order to relieve the weavers from the harassment of micro finance companies, Mr Sultania had decided to implement the total financial inclusion (TFI) scheme to Sircilla weavers on an experimental basis.
Accordingly, he informed the same to the government. The then Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy had readily agreed for the implementation of TFI scheme and instructed the bankers to extend financial assistance under the scheme at ‘Pavala Vaddi’ scheme in the month of October 2008.
Since then, the district administration had roped in the services of successful women self-help groups from various parts of the State and imparted training in the constitution of women SHGs in Sircilla.
After formation of women SHGs , the bankers had come forward and extended financial assistance to the tune of around Rs. 70 crore under TFI scheme. About 1300 women SHGs have benefited under the scheme.
The women availed loans from the banks and repaid the loans taken from micro finance companies and money lenders. and leading a normal life.
Since the implementation of TFI scheme, the suicides among weavers had come down drastically in the textile town.
The State government is planning to extend this successful experiment in other parts of the State for the economic empowerment of poorer sections.
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http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/05/stories/2010040556770300.htm
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Women honoured
ANU V-C confers the `Visishta Purakskar on Ramki Foundation managing partner
GUNTUR, India: Alla Dakshyayani, managing partner in Ramki Foundation, was honoured by Acharya Nagarjuna University at the International Women’s Day Celebrations held on Monday.
Vice-Chancellor YR Haragopal Reddy conferred the `Visishta Purakskar’ on Ms Dakshyayani at a programme held at Mahila Sadan.
He complimented the efforts of Dakshyayani in extending the benefits of charity to the underprevileged sections in the society.
The latter promised that on behalf of the trust, two gold medals would be given to the top rankers in Social Work department and also assured that they would sponsor a workshop on social work.
University rector K.V Rao, registrar Sharma and others were present.
Sireesha, director of SIMS Educational Institutions was given the `Best Woman’ award by District Collector B. Ramanjaneyulu on the occasion of International Women’s Day Celebrations.
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Council passes resolution ratifying ban on plastic
Space to be given for ATMs at Vaeinthaankulam new bus stand — Photo: A. Shaikmohideen
Discussing progress: DMK councillor Revathi Ashok engaged in a heated argument with an AIADMK member T.S. Murugan at the corporation council meeting in Tirunelveli on Wednesday.
TIRUNELVELI, India: The Corporation council on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution ratifying the District Collector’s recent order that banned the manufacture, storage, sale and use of non-biodegradable plastic products with the thickness of 20 micron and below this specification.
In a bid to make the district plastic-free, Collector M. Jayaraman, in association with the Department of Environment, recently issued orders to send the plastic waste to a cement manufacturing unit located on the outskirts of Tirunelveli to be used as supplement fuel along with the regular fuel, coal, in the manufacture of cement.
Since the Municipal Corporation has to give its nod for the ban that has been enforced with the objective of improving the environment, a resolution was placed before the Council meeting held on Wednesday. The resolution was passed unanimously.
Palayamkottai Zone chairman Suba. Seetharaman sought details about the commencement of work on second phase of underground drainage scheme. Replying to him, Mayor A.L. Subramanian said the corporation that had already been burdened with the obligation of spending Rs. 26 crore on the first phase of the underground drainage programme (50 per cent of the total cost) would commence the work once the finances started looking up and the government released its share.
He also said that any decision on giving reconnection to the residents who had taken illegal drinking water connections in ward 17 would be taken only by the Minister concerned.
The meeting also decided to provide space at Vaeinthaankulam new bus stand (both near the main entrance) for establishing ATM centres of Punjab National Bank and Indian Bank.
The council decided in favour of awarding the Rs. 2.49-crore contract to Melss Automation Limited, Chennai, for executing the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) to monitor the supply of drinking water within Tirunelveli Corporation. After maintaining the system for one year without any charges, the contractor would look after the system for the next five years by charging Rs.1.19 crore.
Corporation’s land, measuring about 50 cents, would be handed over to the Department of Adi Dravida Welfare for the construction of a hostel for the SC / ST girl students of Rani Anna Government College for Women, it was finalised.
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http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/25/stories/2010022552330300.htm
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Lending a helping hand to the disabled
They waited for DVD players to play educational audio-visual CDs
— Photo: A. Shaikmohideen.
CONCERN:Tirunelveli Collector M. Jayaraman handing over DVD players to visually challenged students.
TIRUNELVELI, India: The District Collector M. Jayaraman, who used to take immediate action on petitions from the disabled, has once again proved that the Union Government had rightly chosen him to receive the national award for ensuring the welfare of the persons with disability.
After reading the news on Mr. Jayaraman receiving the prestigious national award from President Pratibha Patil for his stupendous service for the welfare of physically and the mentally challenged, a reader, who did not want to be identified, sent a demand draft for Rs. 5,000 to the Collector as a token of appreciation of this feat.
Even as Mr. Jayaraman was thinking about spending this amount in an apt fashion for the benefit of the disabled, a group of fully and partly visually challenged students recently met him during a function held at Florence Swainson Higher Secondary School for the Deaf, Palayamkottai with an appeal that they were waiting for the DVD players to play the educational audio-visual CDs.
“Since I’ve already received similar petitions during one of the weekly grievance day meetings and forwarded the appeals to the District Disability Rehabilitation Officer for further action, I decided to use the Rs. 5,000 and put some more money for purchasing 15 DVD players for the visually disabled students,” Mr. Jayaraman said.
When the weekly grievance day meeting was conducted at the Collectorate on last Monday, he handed over 15 DVD players to the visually challenged students, who thanked Mr. Jayaraman so profusely.
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http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/23/stories/2010022350940200.htm
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