CHENNAI/ VELLORE: Chief Minister MK Stalin will be launching a new initiative - Kala Aaivil Mudhalvar (Chief Minister on Field Visit) on February 1 and 2 from Vellore district to review the progress of the welfare and developmental schemes in four districts - Vellore, Ranipet, Thirupathur and Thiruvannamlai.
Sources said the Chief Minister will visit the entire state zone-wise in the coming months. For this purpose, all districts are likely to be divided into 10 zones, with each zone having four or five districts. Stalin will review the schemes from a collectorate in the zone where the officials of other districts will gather.
On February 1, the Chief Minister will meet representatives of farmers’ associations, self help groups, and industries in the four districts to know their grievances and demands. In the evening, he will hold discussions with senior police officers of the four districts and discuss the law and order issues.
On the same day, the ministers concerned, accompanied by the secretaries, department heads, and other officials will make field visits in these districts. On February 2, the information gathered during the ministers’ visits will be discussed in the presence of the Chief Minister, Chief Secretary V Irai Anbu, and collectors of respective districts.
During his visit to Vellore zone, the Chief Minister will review the schemes regarding drinking water supply and sanitation, services provided by the revenue department, rural and urban development programmes, road improvement, skill development projects for youth, public infrastructure facilities, health and education, nutritional schemes being implemented for children and the like.
An official release said the Chief Minister has been focussing on the importance of field visits whenever he meets the officials and collectors, and the new initiative has been designed on that line. During his visit to Vellore, Stalin will inaugurate the works to rebuild old school buildings which have already been demolished. In all, 114 classrooms will be built in 55 schools at a total cost of Rs 15.96 crore under the Schools Infrastructure Improvement Scheme of the Rural Development Department.
These include building additional classrooms in six primary and middle schools in Katpadi panchayat union. The Chief Minister will also inaugurate a student hostel and Pearl Research Park on Vellore Institute of Technology premises.Sources said the Chief Minister will travel by train to attend the function in Vellore.