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Panels to be formed to enumerate the poor

CHENNAI: Panels will be formed at village and town levels to enumerate the poor for supply of televisions under the free television scheme.

The panchayat president, village administrative officer, school headmaster and health worker would form the panel at the village level. At the town, municipality and corporation level, the ward member, bill collector, revenue officer and school headmaster would be on the panel.

This was decided at a meeting convened by the Chief Minister at the Secretariat. Local Administration Minister M.K. Stalin, State Planning Commission Vice-Chairman M. Naganathan, and officials including Chief Secretary L.N. Tripathy, Finance Secretary K. Gnanadesikan, and Revenue Administration Commissioner R. Santhanam were among those who participated.

A committee headed by the Chief Secretary would draw up tender specifications and eligibility criterion in a week. The others in the committee are: Finance Secretary, Revenue Secretary, IT Secretary, Revenue Administration Commissioner, Rural Development Department Secretary and Municipal Administration Secretary. Distribution of television sets will begin in September. — Special Correspondent

Government notification

CHENNAI: The Government on Wednesday notified the Tamil Nadu Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of seats in Private Educational Institutions) Act, 2006 and the Tamil Learning Act, 2006. — Special Correspondent

Performance of banking system reviewed

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu State Level Bankers' Committee meeting of the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has reviewed the performance of the banking system in the State for the 9-month period which ended on December 2005.

According to a press release, total deposits of the banks in Tamil Nadu registered an increase of 15.16 per cent during the one-year period from January 2005 to December and touched the level of Rs.116912.28 crore. In terms of deployment of credit, an increase of 31.21 per cent was recorded during the same period and the aggregate bank credit amounted to Rs.118677.78 crore as at the end of December 2005. Tamil Nadu has recorded the highest credit deployment ratio of 102 per cent as on December 2005 leaving behind States like Maharashtra.

During 2005-06, banks in Tamil Nadu have disbursed Rs.12,446 crore as agricultural advances under special farm credit policy/package exceeding the target of Rs.12345 crore. For the current year of 2006-07, the annual credit plan by banks in Tamil Nadu envisaged credit flow of Rs.15250.07 crore to agriculture, allocating the lion's share of the total credit outlay of Rs.26702.74 crore.

T.S. Narayanasami, Chairman and Managing Director, IOB, P.K. Tripathy, General Manager, L.K. Tripathy, Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary, and K. Gnanadesikan, Finance Secretary, were among those who participated in the meeting. — Special Correspondent

Excellence award for Pondy school

PONDICHERRY: Bright's High School in Lawspet in Pondicherry has received the Mother Teresa Excellence Award 2006 or its accomplishments in diverse fields of activities, says a press release. John Sebastian Vadakkedom, director of the school, received the award at a seminar on "Development challenges towards 21st Century India" held in Bangalore recently, the release adds. — Staff Reporter

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