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“People’s participation essential in democracy”

— Photo: S. James

TAKING STOCK: Collector N. Mathivanan addressing a gram sabha meeting at Rajakkalpatti in Madurai district on Friday.

MADURAI: Since participation of the citizenry was essential in a democracy to make it more functional and effective, people should work hand in hand with various developmental activities undertaken by the State in their places, said Collector N. Mathivanan.

Addressing the residents of Rajakkalpatti, coming under Alanganallur panchayat, at the gram sabha meeting on Friday, he explained the objective of the meeting and National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) social audit. He also asked the villagers to make use of the NREGS and said that Government was all set to increase the daily wage to Rs. 100 from Rs. 80.

The village would be brought under the Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam during the coming financial year, and the district administration would give all the support, said Mr. Mathivanan.

Earlier in the day, he inaugurated a small-scale exhibition depicting the developmental activities taking place in the village. The Horticulture Department and non-governmental organisations have been providing training to the villagers on herbal treatment for cattle, honeybee pollination with bee colony, hybrid sunflower cultivation, and cocoa as inter-crop for coconut.

During the interaction on the NREGS Social Audit, the village had issued 625 job cards and there were no complaints of non-payment or underpayment.

M. Mahamayi, panchayat president explained the developmental works that were taking place in the village. Deepening and strengthening of Maravankulam kanmoi at a cost of Rs.4.7 lakh under NREGS, construction of a retaining wall for Veerana Thevar kanmoi at a cost of Rs.69,000, laying of cement road at a cost of Rs.70,000, three persons were provided with an assistance of Rs.20,000 each under the Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Memorial Marriage Assistance Scheme and Rs.15,200 to two girls under Girl Children Protection Scheme.

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