Nearly 50,000 students in Tamil Nadu's Adi Dravidar hostels to receive TAHDCO's Polivu personal care kits
Nearly 50,000 students residing in Adi Dravidar welfare hostels across Tamil Nadu will receive personal care kits under the brand name Polivu, launched by the Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation (TAHDCO).
According to official sources, a total of 1,331 Adi Dravidar hostels for school and college students are functioning in the State. Nearly 35,000 school students and 15,000 college students staying in these hostels are set to receive 'Polivu' personal care kits, this year. Last academic year, the TAHDCO had distributed such kits on a pilot-basis to students residing in college hostels.
Earlier, Tamil Nadu government provided financial assistance of ₹100 per month for school students and ₹150 for college students to purchase personal care products. In a move aimed at ensuring the quality of these products and creating livelihood opportunities for women from Scheduled Caste communities, TAHDCO has decided to manufacture and distribute these personal care products, replacing the financial assistance initiative, through a newly-formed society under the Polivu brand, said official sources.
Vasanthi Kumaresan, State Project Manager (Schemes), TAHDCO, said the products are being made by 60 women belonging to Scheduled Caste communities from five self-help groups at a manufacturing unit located in Ambattur, Chennai, established with financial support from the National Scheduled Caste Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC).
What's in the kit?
Each Polivu kit contains four 75 gm bath soaps, 200 ml hair wash shampoo, 200 ml coconut oil, 500 gm detergent powder, 150 gm detergent soap and one toothbrush and toothpaste. While coconut oil is being sourced and packed under the 'Polivu' brand, the toothbrush and toothpaste are currently outsourced. TAHDCO has proposed to include bamboo toothbrushes sourced from a startup in future kits as a sustainable alternative, Ms. Vasanthi said.
The kits will be distributed thrice a year to ensure students in Adi Dravidar hostels have consistent access to essential personal care products, promoting better hygiene and well-being. The initiative also empowers women from Scheduled Caste communities who could earn at least ₹ 15,000 a month, officials said.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Hindu
14 hours ago
- The Hindu
Nearly 50,000 students in Tamil Nadu's Adi Dravidar hostels to receive TAHDCO's Polivu personal care kits
Nearly 50,000 students residing in Adi Dravidar welfare hostels across Tamil Nadu will receive personal care kits under the brand name Polivu, launched by the Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation (TAHDCO). According to official sources, a total of 1,331 Adi Dravidar hostels for school and college students are functioning in the State. Nearly 35,000 school students and 15,000 college students staying in these hostels are set to receive 'Polivu' personal care kits, this year. Last academic year, the TAHDCO had distributed such kits on a pilot-basis to students residing in college hostels. Earlier, Tamil Nadu government provided financial assistance of ₹100 per month for school students and ₹150 for college students to purchase personal care products. In a move aimed at ensuring the quality of these products and creating livelihood opportunities for women from Scheduled Caste communities, TAHDCO has decided to manufacture and distribute these personal care products, replacing the financial assistance initiative, through a newly-formed society under the Polivu brand, said official sources. Vasanthi Kumaresan, State Project Manager (Schemes), TAHDCO, said the products are being made by 60 women belonging to Scheduled Caste communities from five self-help groups at a manufacturing unit located in Ambattur, Chennai, established with financial support from the National Scheduled Caste Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC). What's in the kit? Each Polivu kit contains four 75 gm bath soaps, 200 ml hair wash shampoo, 200 ml coconut oil, 500 gm detergent powder, 150 gm detergent soap and one toothbrush and toothpaste. While coconut oil is being sourced and packed under the 'Polivu' brand, the toothbrush and toothpaste are currently outsourced. TAHDCO has proposed to include bamboo toothbrushes sourced from a startup in future kits as a sustainable alternative, Ms. Vasanthi said. The kits will be distributed thrice a year to ensure students in Adi Dravidar hostels have consistent access to essential personal care products, promoting better hygiene and well-being. The initiative also empowers women from Scheduled Caste communities who could earn at least ₹ 15,000 a month, officials said.
United News of India
30-05-2025
- United News of India
Mumbai Suburban District Planning Committee reviews schemes worth Rs 1144 crores
States » West Mumbai,May 30 (UNI) A meeting of Mumbai Suburban District Planning Committee was held under the chairmanship of Guardian Minister and Minister of Information, Technology and Cultural Affairs Adv. Ashish Shelar on Friday. In this meeting, detailed discussions were held on the implementation of schemes for 2024-25, analysis of expenditure and planning of new schemes for 2025-26. Out of the Rs 1088.77 crore available for approved works in the last financial year, 99.8 percent i.e. Rs 1086.75 crore was distributed to various agencies. On this occasion, information was given on the proposed schemes worth Rs 1144.02 crores for 2025-26. This includes Rs 1066 crores for the General Scheme, Rs 71 crores for the Scheduled Caste Sub-Scheme, and Rs 7.02 crores for schemes outside the Tribal Sub-Scheme area. The new proposals specifically include slum upgrading, strengthening of the police system, women and child welfare, and non-conventional energy initiatives. UNI VKB SSP
Indian Express
22-05-2025
- Indian Express
To ‘protect' state's Dalit and tribal land, Odisha govt proposes direct purchase in scheduled areas
The Odisha government has proposed directly purchasing land from the tribals and Dalits in the scheduled areas of the state — a move that it claims will protect such land from being grabbed by influential people. Odisha Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari, who made the announcement, said the state government had constituted a committee to suggest measures for this. The revenue secretary will head the committee, which will have representatives from other departments as well as experts, he said. Pujari told reporters that according to the provisions of the Odisha Land Reforms (OLR) Act, land that belonged to the Scheduled Caste (SC) and the Scheduled Tribe (ST) cannot be purchased by non-tribals and non-SCs without the approval of the sub-collector. Meanwhile, people categorised as SC and ST can sell their land to non-tribals under certain conditions – including a daughter's marriage, healthcare and their children's higher education. 'It has been noticed in many cases that the influential individuals are trying to grab lands of tribals and SC people by luring and threatening them. The sub-collectors' offices across Odisha have been receiving applications seeking approval to sell the lands to non-tribals and non-SCs under OLR Act,' said the minister. Pujari said instructions have been issued to all collectors to examine whether these applications are genuine. 'According to our report, only 10-15 per cent are genuine applications while in remaining cases, the applications are filed after being influenced or lured by others. We are trying to stop it,' the minister said. To implement the plan, the state government has proposed a corpus so that the tribals and Dalits who want to mortgage or sell their land due to financial constraints can do so directly to the government. 'The government can protect the land for certain years and can also return the land, if he/she wants to reclaim the land by repaying the amount,' he said. While the government has yet to draw up a plan on how to implement this, sources in the revenue department said the government will hold consultations with Dalit and tribal outfits and political parties. 'To finalise the Standard Operating Procedure to implement the proposal, we will examine its legal complexities, whether we need to amend the laws that prevent alienation of tribal land in scheduled areas, if any other states have adopted such practices. We will also take the opinion of the law department about the feasibility of the proposal,' said a revenue department official. In November 2023, the previous Biju Janata Dal government under Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had approved a plan to amend the law allowing the tribals to sell their lands to the non-tribals under certain circumstances. However, the plan was shelved following widespread protests.
