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The Hindu
01-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Implementation of drinking water, road projects being given priority, says Minister at gram sabha meeting
Implementation of drinking water projects, road facilities and other basic amenities were discussed at the gram sabha meeting held on Thursday at Alamarathupatti Panchayat in Attur Panchayat Union in Dindigul district. Minister for Rural Development I. Periyasamy, who presided over the meeting, said that the State government was implementing various welfare schemes for the benefit of the public. The roads in Dindigul district were being improved in a phased manner and necessary steps were being taken to improve roads in both urban and rural areas. Under Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam scheme the government had sanctioned the construction of one lakh houses. In Dindigul district, the construction of the houses were underway. To meet the drinking water needs of the people of Attur, Nilakottai and Dindigul, a project has been proposed to bring water from Vaigai river at an estimated cost of ₹589 crore, he said. The Minister also administered a pledge at the meeting to protect girl children and educate girl children. He said that girl children should not be discriminated against and should be given adequate support to pursue higher education. In Theni district, Theni Collector Ranjeet Singh presided over the gram sabha meeting held at Karunakkamuthanpatti Panchayat in Cumbum Panchayat Union. The Collector said that the main objective of the gram sabha meeting was to identify the basic requirements of the people, discuss it with the people and take necessary steps to implement it. He said that considering the welfare of the children, the government was implementing various schemes and providing scholarships to students. Every student should pursue higher education, he said, adding that there should be no dropouts. He urged the parents to send their children to schools and support their children in achieving their goals. Child marriages should be prevented, the Collector said and urged the public to immediately inform the district administration if they had any information regarding child marriage.
The Hindu
28-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
T.N. government to regulate hoardings, digital banners, and placards in rural local bodies
The hoardings, digital banners and placards installed in rural local bodies across the State are set to be regulated. A Bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994, accordingly was tabled by Minister for Rural Development I. Periyasamy in the Assembly on Monday. It sought to empower the government in this regard, as Section 172-B of the Act only empowered the government to make rules for the manner of displaying advertisements but not regulate the installation of hoardings, digital banners, and placards. As per the Bill, the Block Development Officer (Village Panchayats) would receive applications with fee and grant or refuse licence. The Block Development Officer can also cancel or suspend the licence granted. The Block Development Officer is empowered to confiscate and remove any hoarding, digital banner, or placard installed without the necessary permissions. The Bill also seeks to authorise the Block Development Officer to issue notices and, eventually, remove any hoarding that is found to be hazardous or poses a disturbance to the safe movement of traffic.
The Hindu
28-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Madras High Court reverses discharge of T.N. Minister I. Periyasamy from disproportionate assets case
The Madras High Court on Monday (April 28, 2025) reversed the discharge of Rural Development Minister I. Periyasamy, his wife P. Suseela, and two sons P. Prabhu and P. Senthilkumar from a 2012 disproportionate assets case, and directed them to face trial. Justice P. Velmurugan allowed a batch of four criminal revision petitions filed by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) in 2018 and directed a special court for corruption cases in Dindigul to frame charges against the accused and conduct trial on a day-to-day basis. Since the family had been accused of accumulating wealth, disproportionate to known sources of income, between 2006 and 2010, when Mr. Periyasamy served as Minister for Revenue and Prisons, the judge ordered completion of trial within six months. The DVAC wing in Dindigul had registered the First Information Report (FIR) against the Minister and his family members on March 8, 2012, and conducted searches on their premises before filing a chargesheet before the Dindigul Chief Judicial Magistrate's court. According to the chargesheet, the Minister and his family members were in possession of disproportionate assets to the tune of ₹2.01 crore and hence, they had committed offences under various provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act of 1988. The investigating agency claimed that the assets had been accumulated during the check period between May 13, 2006, and March 31, 2010. However, the CJM discharged all the four accused, leading to the present revision petitions filed by the DVAC in 2018.
