Grievance adalats to be held in capital from Feb. 8

The State authorities’s ‘Santhwana Sparsham’ grievance redressal adalats will be held in the Thiruvananthapuram district on February 8, 9 and 11.

The programme is geared toward guaranteeing speedy settlement of unresolved grievances, disputes and points mired in bureaucratic tangles which have been pending for lengthy.

Addressing media individuals right here on Monday, Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran stated complaints pertaining to Kattakada and Neyyattinkara taluks will be thought of on the Neyyattinkara Higher Secondary School from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. respectively.

At Attingal

Those from Varkala and Chirayinkeezhu taluks will be taken up at an adalat that may be held on the Attingal Higher Secondary School on February 9 from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. respectively.

SMV School, Thiruvananthapuram will host the final-leg of the district-level adalat when complaints from Nedumangad taluk will be thought of from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and people from Thiruvananthapuram taluk from 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Besides Mr. Surendran, Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac and Fisheries Minister G. Mercykutty Amma will hear complaints on the adalats.

Applications can be submitted from January 27 to February 2 both on-line by means of Akshaya centres or straight on the taluk, village and panchayat places of work from the place the submissions will be uploaded to a devoted portal created for the Santhwana Sparsham programme. Those meant for decision on the State and district ranges will be marked individually.

Complainants may even be in a position to submit their functions on the adalat venues in particular person. These functions will be settled inside seven days after being registered on-line on the centres. Application charges needn’t be paid even for these submitted by means of Akshaya centres. While candidates have been urged to state their cell numbers in their submissions, docket numbers obtained as messages on the candidates’ contact numbers will be used for future references.

Mr. Surendran stated a five-member workforce led by the District Collector will segregate complaints which can be submitted for the adalats. District Supply Officer, Deputy Director of Panchayats, District Social Justice Officer and Principal Agricultural Officer are the opposite members of the panel.

The adalats will be held below tight restrictions to adhere to the COVID-19 protocol. While bed-ridden and people requiring palliative care needn’t attend the programme, they might depute different individuals to take part on their behalf. The presence of kids on the venues should be restricted. Food courts run by Kudumbasree models will be arrange on the venues.