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Folk artistes get free pattas

Staff Reporter

Initiative taken up to improve their quality of life and promote folk arts

Photo: By Special arrangement

This is for you: Namakkal Collector G. Sundara-murthi handing over a free house site patta to a folk artiste in Namakkal on Tuesday. —

NAMAKKAL: Collector G. Sundaramurthi distributed free house site pattas worth Rs. 8.50 lakh to 38 folk artistes here on Tuesday.

Distribution

Speaking on the occasion of the distribution of pattas, he said that the initiative was taken up following a government order, for the benefit of those for whom it was meant.

The objective of the programme was to improve the quality of life of the folk artistes and also to promote folk arts.

The free sites were provided in Marappanaickanpatti panchayat.

Mr. Sundaramurthi said that steps would be taken up to create all necessary basic amenities including provision of drinking water and roads in the panchayat.

The administration would provide free house sites to all the eligible folk artistes in the district in a phased manner.

Camp

A camp would be conducted to enrol the folk artistes as members of the welfare board established for them, shortly.

District Revenue Officer G. Govindaraj and senior officials were present.

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