Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Tuesday told the Assembly that the beneficiaries of the special financial assistance of ₹2,000, announced for those living below the poverty line, will receive the money in their bank account by the end of the month.
Responding to a complaint from S. Austin, a DMK legislator from Kanniyakumari, that civic amenities were in bad shape, the Chief Minister said instructions had been given to District Collectors to see to it that any shortcomings in the provision of civic amenities were addressed immediately.
A Deputy Collector had been posted for every two or three panchayat unions to monitor the provision of services such as street lights and drinking water, he said.