Directorate of Town Panchayats.

  Tamil Nadu is the first State to have introduced a classification in the status of local bodies as ‘Town Panchayat’, which was planned as a transitional body between Rural and Urban Local Bodies.

   The Town Panchayats were conferred with individual administrative powers and unique functional characters have been in existence for over a century. The Town Panchayats  adopt well devised accounting and auditing procedures and the service delivery to the public has been better.

    Town Panchayats are under the administrative control Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, at Govt. level.

    The Town Panchayats are places of importance such as Division / Taluk headquarters, Tourist Spots, Pilgrim Centers and Commercial/Industrial towns. This has necessitated special attention to the civic needs of the Town Panchayats.

Website: http://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/default.htm

Waste Management in Town Panchayats:

• Solid Waste Management.

• Liquid Waste Management.

Rain Water Harvesting and  Artificial Recharge to Ground Water:

Rain water harvesting is essential because :-

Surface water is inadequate to meet our demand and we have to depend on ground water.

Due to rapid urbanization, infiltration of rain water into the sub-soil has decreased drastically and recharging of ground water has diminished.

As you read this guide, seriously consider conserving water by harvesting and managing this natural resource by artificially recharging the system. The examples covering several dozen installations successfully operating in India constructed and maintained by CGWB, provide an excellent snapshot of current systems.

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Chief Minister at New Delhi Meeting.

News on participation of the Honble Chief Minister in the National Development Council meeting at New Delhi.

Christmas Greetings of the Honble Chief Minister .

Concluding Remarks at The Conference Of Collectors And Police Officers.

Concluding Remarks Of Selvi J Jayalalithaa, Hon’ble Chief Minister Of Tamil Nadu At The Conference Of Collectors And Police Officers On 19.12.2012.

The Conference of Collectors and Police Officers is an important administrative function which the Government performs annually. And I have been conducting these conferences with complete involvement and sincerity.  I am sure that all of you would have noticed that there was a decision taken on every point that was mentioned here by the Collectors and  the  Police Officers. As a team, we were all actively involved in this brain storming exercise which illumined the way forward.

Now, I am happy to make, the following announcements which have emerged as the outcome of the deliberations at this three day Conference.

• Recharge shafts will be erected in 4000 places at an estimated cost of 20 crore rupees in Tiruvarur District.

• Muthupettai in Tiruvarur District will be developed as an “Eco-Tourist Centre”.

•  In all the class rooms in Government Schools from 3rd Std. to 8th Std., District Maps, Tamil Nadu Map, and Map of India have been pasted in Tiruvarur District. This should be emulated in all the other Districts.

• At present, one day training is given to the beneficiaries, under the free distribution of milch cows scheme. Henceforth, intensive training for three days will be given.

•  Two more mobile vans for PDS will be provided for Kalrayan Hill area of Villupuram District.
• One post of DEO will be sanctioned for Kallakurichi in Villupuram District.

• The surplus  water from the Harichandra River in Nagapttinam District will be stored in the land available, adjoining the river by constructing a storage structure in 1000 acres which would serve as a drinking water source.

• Additional funds will be sanctioned for completing the construction of 7 schools in Nagapattinam District which could not be completed within the sanctioned amount.

• ECO Tourism will be promoted at Pachamalai Hills in Trichy District.

• A Milk Dairy will be established at Perambalur catering to the needs of Perambalur and Ariyalur Districts. 

• A separate Highways Division will be established at Perambalur. 

• Funds for developmental works in the Districts will be enhanced from Rs.2 crores to 5 crores for each District.

• Discretionary Funds allocated to the Collectors will be enhanced to Rs. 10 lakhs.

• Tenements will be constructed for 6730 families living in slums in Thiruvallur District.

• The Government Hospital at Tiruvallur will be upgraded to the standard of a Medical College Hospital.

• A  Trauma Care Centre will be set up on NH-5 in Tiruvallur District.

• Vehicles will be provided for Deputy Tahsildar cadre Taluk Supply Officers in Vellore District.

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Eligibility to Apply for Hajj 2013.

    Haj Committee of India has decided that International Passport holders (with a validity atleast upto 31-03-2014) alone will be eligible to apply for Hajj 2013.  Hence, the intending applicants who do not have passports are requested to apply for and obtain passports well before the Announcement for Hajj 2013 which is likely in February 2013.

     The applicants who  are holding  Passports (including children and infants) should check the validity of their passports and get them renewed  if the passports are not valid till 31-03-2014.  They should also ensure that their Passports contain a minimum of two empty visa pages adjacent to each other.

    Further, Indian Financial System (IFS) code has to be furnished by all applicants as it has been made compulsory from Hajj 2013 onwards, and hence the intending applicants are requested to open an account with a bank having IFS code and submit a cheque leaf (with endorsement as cancelled) in proof of opening of bank account as above.