As per the directives of the Tamil Nadu Government, the weekly grievance redressal meeting is conducted every Monday to receive petitions from the public, investigate their concerns, and facilitate the delivery of government welfare schemes to eligible beneficiaries.
During today's meeting, a total of 461 petitions were received from the public. The District Collector forwarded the petitions to the concerned departmental officials and instructed them to take prompt action on eligible requests.
The Collector also received various petitions from persons with disabilities and reviewed their grievances. On behalf of the Department for the Welfare of the Differently-Abled, she distributed walking sticks and a hearing aid to four beneficiaries.
Subsequently, the District Collector officially launched two public grievance communication channels established by the district administration:
WhatsApp Number: 7598866000
Toll-Free Helpline: 1800-425-0047
These platforms have been introduced to enable citizens to easily communicate their grievances and requests to the district administration.
The meeting was attended by District Revenue Officer R. Jeyabharathi, Personal Assistant (General) to the Collector Jayanthi, Social Security Scheme Sub-Collector Henry Peter, Assistant Director of Town Panchayats R. Raja, District Differently-Abled Welfare Officer C. Thangavel, and several other government officials.