TAMILNADU

Tamil Nadu govt keen on reforming recruitment process: Minister

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Nadufinance ministerPalanivel Thiaga Rajan said the GO to make qualifying in aTamilexam mandatory for all government jobs is the beginning of a reformation. He said the government is working on bringing in a robust change on the ecosystem of the recruitment boards in the state.

There was no uniformity in recruitment boards, including theTamil Nadu Public Service Commission, the Medical Recruitment Board and the Forest Recruitment Board, said the minister and added that they need a massive change and reformation to standardise the procedure.
As on date, the sanctioned posts in government sectors is 14 to 15 lakh and the present headcount of the government staff is around nine lakh. Besides a large number of vacancies in the government departments, the backlog vacancies breached 30,000.

Ahead of the festival season,Tamil Naduhas gone on a hyper vaccination mode to cover entire populations in two major tourist destinations – Ooty and Kodaikanal – with at least one dose, health ministerMa Subramaniansaid.

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Besides tourists’ destinations, healthcare providers have been vaccinating towns with popular places of worship. For instance, vaccinations with at least one dose has been completed for all adults inPalani. The coverage with one dose is likely to be completed in other places of worship such asVellankani, Nagur and Tiruvannamalai. “In the next four or five days, we will be completing vaccinations atNagaurand Vellankani, where more than 95% of adults have taken the first dose,” he said.

Tamil Nadu govt unveils policy for natural gas supply to households

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To speed up supply of piped natural gas to homes across Nadu, the State Government has come up with a detailed policy and appointed theTamil NaduIndustrial Development Corporation Ltd (TIDCO) as the nodal agency. The target is 2.28 lakh domestic connections and 2,785 compressed natural gas (CNG) stations covering all 38 districts within eight years.
The Centre had given the first contracts to build city gas distribution (CGD) Infrastructure in 2018, including for Chennai and neighbouring districts. The CGD Network is being built in 15 districts and the contracts for the remaining 23 districts have also been authorised. Building CGD infrastructure will cost around 35,000 crore and create jobs for around 20,000 people, both directly and indirectly.
TIDCO to hold meetings monthly to check status of CGD works
Apart from the state-level nodal agency, the policy named district collectors as district-level nodal officers. TIDCO will hold meetings with the officials concerned on a monthly basis to check the status of CGD works.

Tamil Nadu seeks Kerala nod for repair of Mullaperiyar dam

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State Resources“>Water Resources minister Duraimurugan has written to hisKeralacounterpart K Krishnankutty on Thursday seeking permission to carry out routine repair work atMullaperiyardam and other work as directed by The Supreme Court and Central Water Commission.

The minister said that the Nadugovernment is committed to maintain the dam considering the safety an d security of the people of both the states.

Duraimurugan said that Mullaperiyar dam is vital for the farmers as well as meeting the drinking water requirements of five drought pro ne southern districts of Tamil Nadu from Madurai to Ramanathapuram and that the farmers of these districts are very sensitive to availability of water from the dam.

Impart medical education in Tamil, says Nirmala Sitharaman

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Pitching for medical Education to be taught in , Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the love for the language can be directed this way as it will help in understanding the subject better and making advances in the field of research.

There is a need to strengthen medical education and make it well-rounded. Not only medicine but the allied subjects such as Nursing should also be taught in Tamil,

She said India is recognised as the pharmacy of the world and is sought after for its drugs.”India’s export of medicines grew from USD 11.6 billion to USD 24.6 billion in a few years.India meets 51% of the demand for generic medicines in Africa and 40% in the US.India also supplies 60% of global demand for Vaccines,” she said.The minister also said the students passing out had an advantage of having seen the worst of a pandemic and been a part of overcoming it.

10 Chola era memorial pillars for Tamil merchant guild discovered

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ThePudukottai archaeology researchforum, during a field study conducted nearPonnamaravathitown in Pudukottai district, has discovered 10 memorial pillars erected for the members of aTamil merchant guildthat served during the period of Rajendra Chola I and Kulottunga Chola I. Epigraphists said that the multiple memorial pillars with inscriptions stating name of the emperors signify the prominence ofmerchant guilds, members and the warriors, who were protecting the group during the Chola dynasty.

Out of the 10 pillars discovered on the banks of the Konnaipatti tank near Ponnamaravathi, inscriptions only on nine pillars were readable. The pillars have a varying height of five to seven feet and the base is square in shape. According to the inscriptions, the 10 members of a Tamil merchant guild seem to have died due to unspecified reasons in different years, so the memorial stones were said to be different to the hero stones. The inscription mentions the name of Rajendra Chola I, epigraphists said. One of the merchants for whom apillarwas raised, identified him as Gangaikonda Chola Setti, presumably named in the honour of Rajendra Chola addressed as Gangaikondan. Other names in the stone pillars include Kundran, Saththan, Marudhan Setti, Poolankulathan, Mummudi Chola Sithilatti and Sirappan.

TN not against NEP, says Union minister

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Unionminister of state for Education SubhasSarkarsaid no state, including Nadu, is against National Education Policy (NEP). No state opposes the policy directly, but only has some observations.

On Tamil Nadus strong opposition to the implementation of NEP and setting up of a committee to formulate the states own education policy, he said, NEP has numerous advantages for students as it is in favour of science, technology and truth. All central universities have started implementing the policy, Sarkar said.

Tamil Nadu to seek payment banking licence, could be first state to get it

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TheTamil Nadugovernment is planning to seek a payment bank licence soon from theReserve Bank of Indiato help it efficiently manage its funds and effectively monitor its disbursal, while implementing welfare measures for the needy.

Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, Nadu minister for finance and human Resources management, told reporters on Monday that the state could become the first to get such a licence. But prior to that, we have to create necessary Infrastructure and link the sub-treasuries. It will not take five years to get it. Maybe a few months from when we put up the papers,Thiaga Rajansaid.
The finance minister had stressed on the need, while presenting the revised budget on August 13 this year, for linking the 250-odd sub-treasuries for effective monitoring of disbursal and Remittances.

In order to prevent recurrence of such instances of idle non-utilisation of funds in the future, direct disbursal of funds from the government treasury to the ultimate beneficiaries will be soon done through anIntegrated Financial andHuman Resources Management System (IFHRMS).

NagaI surprises big cities in Swachh rankings

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TheSwachhSurvekshan surveys usually dominated by big cities in the state had an unusual topper in the 2022 rankings.Nagapattinamhas secured the third spot among the 23 towns and cities in the state, even surpassing Trichy, Erode andTiruppurin the 1-10 lakh Population cities category.

The coastal town has got 2,483 marks, only next to Salem and Thoothukudi municipal corporations in the state. In the citizen voice and certification categories, Nagapattinam has outperformed many major cities in the state. Meanwhile,Thanjavurrecorded its lowest rank in the survey by securing the 377th spot out of 382 cities, placed at the bottom among the inTamil Nadu. Pudukottai and Kumbakonam local bodies were placed at 267 and 287 ranks, respectively. The below-Average performance of all urban local bodies in the state was also attributed to the conduct of urban local body Elections between January and February early this year.

Government of Tamil Nadu recently announced its plan to set up Indias first Dugong Conservation Reserve in the Palk Bay on the southeast coast.

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Dugong or sea cow is an endangered marine mammal. It is facing extinction because of habitat loss, sea pollution, and loss of seagrass.

Dugong is found in Gulf of Mannar and at Palk Bay in Nadu.

Gulf of Mannar is a shallow bay area between south eastern end of Tamil Nadu and western Sri Lanka.

With the help of community participation, Government will also construct a Dugong Marine Conservation Reserve in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay area to protect the species.

Marine Conservation Reserve will be established over an area of 500km in Palk Bay.

It is believed that, an estimated 200 individuals live in the Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar area which would largely benefit from Tamil Nadu governments recent decision to establish conservation reserve.