11,188 women submitted petitions for Magalir Urimai Thogai in four days in Salem, says Minister
The Minister inspected the camp under way in a marriage hall at Ammapet in the city on Tuesday. He distributed welfare assistance to 17 persons based on their petitions.
Mr. Rajendran told reporters that 432 special camps, including 168 in urban areas and 264 in rural areas, would be held till November 30 in the district.
The Chief Minister had ordered that the issues mentioned in the petitions should be resolved within 45 days. In the special camps held in the district from July 15 to 18, a total of 11,188 petitions were submitted for Magalir Urimai Thogai and 9,840 petitions regarding other services, the Minister added.
Stating that basic amenities were being provided for people coming to the camps, the Minister said the camps were held in Ammapet, Thalavaipatti, Tharamangalam municipality, Konganapuram town panchayat, Kolathur panchayat union, and Nangavalli panchayat union. In the camp held in Ammapet, seven persons received orders for drinking water connections, three for name change in property tax, and four received birth certificates, the Minister added.
District Collector R. Brindha Devi and Corporation officials were also present during the Minister's inspection.
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