Assistance worth Rs. 51 lakh distributed in Krishnagiri
District Collector C.N. Maheshwaran distributed welfare assistance worth Rs. 51.10 lakh to 95 beneficiaries during the special mass contact programme conducted at Venganur village, near Nagojanahalli town, in Krishangiri district on Wednesday.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. Maheshwaran said that the district administration was taking all efforts to issue old-age pension to all the eligible persons. Special attention is being given to provide drinking water facility to all the villages in the district. All the ration card holders will get free home appliances under the Chief Minister’s Special Programme, he added.
With regard to the demand to issue community certificate to those belonging to the Valluvar community, Mr. Maheshwaran said that there were two communities named Valluvan as well as Vallurvar. Hence, the district administration would appoint a committee within a week’s time and would issue community certificate to all eligible students.
Due to the special efforts taken by the district administration, 1,186 community certificates were issued to those staying at 18 hill-top villages in Denkanikottai and Thalli.
Mr. Maheshwaran also disposed of 240 petitions at the mass contact programme. Prior to the meeting, officials visited the villages in and around Venganur and received 132 petitions. Of these after a thorough scrutiny, 86 petitions were selected for welfare assistance.
G. Ravichandran, district panchayat member, R. Sathish, Revenue Divisional Officer, P. Manjula, Special Deputy Collector (Social Security Scheme) among others participated.
