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| For a better life:Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development K.P. Munusamy (right) distributing free home appliances to a beneficiary at Periya Madhagondapalli in Thalli Panchayat Union on Saturday.-Photo: Special Arrangement |
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa is implementing all her
election promises over the past twenty months to reduce the gap between
the rich and poor in the State, said K.P. Munusamy, Minister for
Municipal Administration and Rural Development here on Saturday.
He
was distributing home appliances costing Rs. 1.98 crore to 3,969
beneficiaries hailing from 13 villages in Thally and Veppanahalli
constituencies.
The government was allotting Rs.
4,900 crore for distribution of free home appliances to ration card
holders. A sum of Rs. 3,250 crore had been spent for distribution of
home appliances over the last two years.
The home
appliances were being distributed to the beneficiaries without any
political intervention in accordance with the instructions of the Chief
Minister, hence, the appliances had reached eligible card holders.
Besides
this, the government was also allocating Rs. 1,080 crore per year for
construction of green houses for poor people, each at a cost of Rs. 1.80
lakh with provision for solar energy.
The Government
was spending Rs. 13,750 for laptops and Rs. 6,000 for three years as
incentive for improving educational standards of the students in the
State.
Hence, it is for the students to study well
and take the district and especially the educationally backward areas
such as Thally and Denkanikottai forward. They should strive hard to
pursue higher education.
The opportunities for
pursuing higher studies were being provided by the government by
establishing an engineering college, polytechnics and arts colleges.
Students should make use of these facilities and come up in life, he said.
Collector
T.P. Rajesh presided over the function. District Revenue Officer C.
Prakasam, District Panchayat Chairman K. Ashok Kumar, and Krishnagiri
Revenue Divisional Officer P. Manoharan participated in the function.
