Tamil NaduPolitics
Residents of 18 villages near Tiruvannamalai seek reversal of merger with Corporation
Villagers living along the Girivalam path near Arunachaleswarar temple have asked the Tiruvannamalai Corporation to drop the merger of their villages with the civic body, citing higher taxes and loss of MGNREGA work.
Residents of 18 villages around the Girivalam path near the Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai have appealed to the Tiruvannamalai Corporation to cancel the merger of their villages as part of the civic body's extended areas.
According to the residents, merging farming villages with the Corporation has steadily raised local taxes on property, water, and other basic services. They also said that because of the merger, villagers are no longer allotted work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme.
R. Vasuki, a resident, said many agricultural workers in the villages had depended on MGNREGA to supplement their income, but after the merger such farm-related work under the scheme was not being provided.
The villagers' request is directed at the Corporation and seeks to reverse the merger so that the villages can be managed separately, restoring their previous tax levels and access to rural employment schemes.
Tamil NaduPolitics
Residents of 18 villages near Tiruvannamalai seek reversal of merger with Corporation
Villagers living along the Girivalam path near Arunachaleswarar temple have asked the Tiruvannamalai Corporation to drop the merger of their villages with the civic body, citing higher taxes and loss of MGNREGA work.
Residents of 18 villages around the Girivalam path near the Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai have appealed to the Tiruvannamalai Corporation to cancel the merger of their villages as part of the civic body's extended areas.
According to the residents, merging farming villages with the Corporation has steadily raised local taxes on property, water, and other basic services. They also said that because of the merger, villagers are no longer allotted work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme.
R. Vasuki, a resident, said many agricultural workers in the villages had depended on MGNREGA to supplement their income, but after the merger such farm-related work under the scheme was not being provided.
The villagers' request is directed at the Corporation and seeks to reverse the merger so that the villages can be managed separately, restoring their previous tax levels and access to rural employment schemes.