SHG members seek action against animator who allegedly failed to repay their loan installment

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Farmers who came to Tirunelveli territory  collectorate connected  Monday to taxable   a petition seeking compensation for damaged crops.

Farmers who came to Tirunelveli territory collectorate connected Monday to taxable a petition seeking compensation for damaged crops. | Photo Credit: SHAIKMOHIDEEN A

Seeking enactment against the animator for allegedly misappropriating the self-help groups’ funds without repaying the indebtedness installment and the savings successful the bank, self-help radical members submitted petition during the play grievances redressal gathering held astatine the Collectorate connected Monday.

The petitioners, led by M. Devika of Thonithurai adjacent Palayamkottai said 43 members affiliated to 3 SHGs functioning successful Thonithurai colony had availed ₹25 lakh arsenic indebtedness from a Palayamkottai-based nationalised slope successful February 2024 and were repaying the indebtedness installment and their savings to the slope done Ms. Devika. After her husband’s untimely demise, Ms. Devika, who could not decently negociate the accounts of the SHGs, handed implicit the work to a woman, who was besides the subordinate of 1 of the SHGs.

“We made her the progressive subordinate and animator to instrumentality the work of paying the savings of the SHGs and indebtedness repayment installments successful the bank. However, aft collecting the savings and the indebtedness repayment to the tune of ₹10 lakh from the SHG members, she did not remit the aforesaid successful the slope for much than a year. As we came to cognize astir this misappropriation of funds, she revealed that she had utilized this magnitude for the location she built and agreed to settee the amount. When she could not support her promise, we filed a ailment with Seevalaperi constabulary and she gave an undertaking successful achromatic and achromatic that she would settee the magnitude wrong 3 months. Since she returned lone ₹1 lakh and refuses to springiness the remaining ₹9 lakh, the Collector should nonstop the constabulary to registry lawsuit against the woman,” Ms. Devika said.

On behalf of the Kandigaiperi Tank farmers, AIADMK’s Tirunelveli territory caput Thatchai N. Ganesaraja submitted a petition seeking the removal of h2o hyacinth and lotus obstructing the escaped travel of h2o from the Kandigaiperi Tank to the ranches.

“Since the h2o weeds are obstructing the travel of h2o to implicit 2,000 acres of lands wherever paddy has been raised, the territory medication should instantly region it,” Mr. Ganesa Raja said.

Condemning the Thaazhaiyooththu municipality panchayat’s alleged nonaccomplishment to fulfill the basal amenities of the residents, the Social Democratic Party of India members submitted a petition. While collecting each the taxes payable to the municipality panchyat, the municipality section assemblage had not fixed drinking h2o transportation to the houses nether the Centre’s Jal Jeevan Scheme successful Camilla Nagar and Sri Nagar portion each the roads successful these 2 areas were successful the worst shape.

“The SDPI volition mobilise the nationalist against the municipality panchayat medication if the residents’ basal needs are not met,” the petitioners said.

Seeking compensation to the farmers for the achromatic gram and greenish gram destroyed successful dense downpour successful 2024 successful the district, a petition was submitted. “Even though the farmers had submitted each the applicable documents aft the survey by the officials, the farmers are yet to get the compensation,” the petitioners said.

On behalf of Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi, its authorities lawman caput Bilal Raja submitted petition seeking stringent enactment against those who supplied liquor to the Class 9 students of a government-aided higher secondary schoolhouse successful Palayamkottai and regular counselling for the schoolhouse and assemblage students against alcoholism and cause abuse.

He said the videos showing the Class 9 miss students of the government-aided higher secondary schoolhouse consuming liquor that went viral connected societal media had shocked the public, particularly the parents. Hence, the constabulary should analyse and place the persons who handed implicit liquor bottles to the miss children.

Moreover, the government, which is selling liquor, should besides regularly behaviour counselling sessions successful the schools and the colleges to prevention the younger procreation from alcoholism and cause abuse, Mr. Bilal Raja said.

Published - December 15, 2025 06:55 p.m. IST

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