Client: Sir, you said lets go to terrace and talk. But now you are looking at sky!! Why sir? VM: Did you look at the moon?? Its so beautiful and huge. Client: Sir, our village moon will be bigger than this!! VM: What?? Moon in your village is bigger than this?? Client: Yes!! VM: Hey!! The same moon is seen in every village. Client: I was just checking whether you are smart or not!! VM: Look, why did you come here?? You wanted to know the Govt welfare schemes. Client: Yes sir! VM: I told you about education scholarship and welfare schemes for women. Client: Yes! VM: Next is, Client: Sir stop!! VM: What now?? Client: Like Parotta Soori you can explain one by one later. Now just like there is only one moon for entire world, in the same way just to help every individual there will be one office. Tell me about that. VM: You are actually very smart. Client: Is it!! VM: Yes!! You have asked a very good question. Client: Even my granny says the same. VM: Office which works for the welfare of people is Public welfare dept. Client: public welfare dept!! What all are included in this?? VM: Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, Weakened Section Welfare, department of welfare of scheduled castes backward classes and minorities, Unregulated sector Client: Sir one minute!! Why is it Unregulated sector? Dont they have time to regulate it? VM: Hey it means unorganised workers. Client: Oh!! Next?? VM: Government Volunteer Department. Thats it!! Client: Super sir!!! Take this!! VM: What?? Client: Peanut chikki!! Prize for the information you gave now!! VM: For the first time peanut chikki is given as consultation fees!! Client: No no no no. I will give you fees!! This is like an advance. VM: Give!! I will eat it. Client: Eat it and explain about all the schemes.
Ayyasamy: Hello, I am Ayyasamy from Aatayampatti. I need one information. That is... Atleast CSK in win in today's match or not? Ok leave it!!! Whether will it rain today?? Atleast tell me that!! What????!!! Hellooo I dont know!!! What!!!! Grrrrrr!! VM: Hey!! What happened?? Ayyasamy: Advocate sir, you only gave 104 number and asked me to get advice. I called them now and asked. But they are scolding me. VM: I asked you to get advice. But you are asking whether will it rain?? whether CSK will win the match. Ayyasamy: Then why is this 104 used for? VM: Its TN Govt's free medical assistance number. Ayyasamy: Oh Medical assistance. VM: Dont dial the number now again. Know about it first. if you need call and ask only what you need. Ayyasamy: Hehe tell me tell me. VM: Information about first aid. Ayyasamy: Ok VM: Medical advice, information about blood donation, eye donation, information about contagious and non contagious disease, information about nutrition, facilities given in CM's insurance scheme, mental health counselling, doubts and information about HIV and STD, all these medical advices will be given for free. Ayyasamy: Will they tell if we ask about a person having a particular sickness and where the proper treatment will be given? VM: Surely they will tell!! Ayyasamy: 104 VM: Yes!! Ayyasamy: toll Free number for medical assistance. VM: Yes!! TN Govt's service number!! Ayyasamy: 104!!
A story on using our tongue and words wisely and timely
Client: Lawyer sir cheated!! Lawyer sir cheated!!! VM: hey wait!! Dont shame me like this. People will mistake me. Please tell me whats the matter!! Client: Sir, what did you say last week? VM: I dont even remember what did I say yesterday. You are asking me what did I say last week. Client: Why you dont know?? VM: Weak memory!! What else!! If I had good memory power why will I go and stand near Judge mam scratching my head. Client: Ok, I will tell!! Last week you told in Ladio they will tell about Govt schemes. But they didt tell. VM: Hey its not Ladio. Its Radio!! Client: Ladio!! VM: Leave it!! Why to force it!! Now daily i will tell, listen to it. Client: Thats good for you. VM: What should I tell first? Client: Not only first, till last tell about Govt welfare scheme. VM: Even I told the same. I asked which scheme for whom should i cover first. Client: Oh Thats one!! Tell about welfare scheme for women. VM: Ok I will tell one by one. Do listen to it. Muvalur Ramamritham Ammayar memorial marriage assistance fund. Client: So we have to go to Muvanur and get that money from that Ammayar? VM: Its a name of the scheme. Client: Oh ok ok!! VM: Next is Moher Teresa memorial Orphan Girls Marriage Assistance Scheme. Next is E.V.R. Maniyammaiyar, Memorial Widow Daughter’s Marriage Assistance Scheme, Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy memorial inter-caste marriage assistance scheme, Dr. Dharmambal Ammiyar Ninaivu Widow remarriage assistance scheme, Chief Minister's girl child protection scheme, Sathiyavanimutthu Ammayar memorial free supply of sewing machine scheme, working women's hostel, Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, Dowry prohibition act. There are so many acts. Client: Oh so there are so many schemes for women!! Hmmmm.. Sir sir.. So shall marry one more time? VM: You can very remarry. But for that schemes will not apply only law will be applied. Client: What will I get from that law. VM: Imprisonment. Client: What?? VM: If you are remarrying when your wife is alive this is what you will get. Client: Sir, there are so many schemes for marriage. To get all these can I divorce her and remarry her?? VM: When I told the list did you notice who will get that benefit? Client: I didnt notice that!!! VM: Listen to it now!! Daughter of widow, orphan girl, girl who is doing inter caste marriage, widow remarriage, all these schemes are to help poor girls. Client: Oh ok!! then tell me about schemes which i can get!! VM: Wait for it!! I will tell tomorrow. Client: Ok sir. dont tell in my home about the thing i told about divorcing my wife!!
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Client: Hello Advocate sir. VM: The hello is so heavy. I think its a big case. Let me also give a big hello. Hello!! Client: Advocate sir, I want to file a case on my son in law!! VM: Why ?? Is he torturing your daughter?? Client: No. Morning he is calling me and insulting me asking how old am I? I need to apply for welfare scheme. Since he is educated i called him and asked his advice. For that he is asking me how old am I? VM: Hey!!! This is not that old!! He is asking your age. Client: Oh my god!! There is such a meaning for this!!?? Without knowing that i scolded him. VM: Call him for Pongal, he will come!! Client: He will come even for yesterday's rice!! VM: Hey!! I meant Pongal diwali festival. Not food!! Client: Sir, I said even if we give old rice he will eat it without complaining. He is a good son in law!! VM: Oh God!! I need to print an exclusive dictionary for you. Client: Sir, I have another doubt!! VM: What?? Client: If we eat in hotel and fail to give the money they will make us work there. In the same way, if we are getting loan from bank and if we are failing to repay it, will they give a job in bank?? VM: Just 4 more people like you are enough for the bank to become bankrupt. Bank loan will not suit you. Govt has some welfare schemes for poor and needy people. Client: Is it!! Please tell me sir. VM: First is encouragement scheme. Other than that safety scheme, Rehabilitation Project, People's statute, Rural Development Project, Poverty Alleviation Program, Senior Citizens Program, women and child welfare projects, differently abled people welfare projects, Transgender welfare board. There are so many welfare schemes in different names. Client: We can avail welfare schemes only if we know about it properly!! VM: Of course!!! Client: Then tell me one by one!! VM: By the time I tell you about everything, you will confuse yourself. You do one thing. In our radio they will explain properly about all the welfare schemes. Do listen to it. Client: Is it free?? VM: Yes its a free cell phone radio service. Go and listen to it. Client: Ok then!!
Kaliappan: State finance commission allots 10% of its funds for our panchayath. Minimum contribution will be also given from Central commission as direct funding. State commission gives minimum of 7lakh rupees to every panchayath. More funding will be given according to the population, count of backward people and landscape of village. Maximum of 20 to 25 lakhs per year is given. Central Govt gives fund in the name of project funding. Like Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, MGNREGA project, to implement such Central Govt schemes Central Govt gives direct funding. Other than this State Govt also fulfills some projects. For example Chief Minister Solar Powered Green House Scheme, Tamil Nadu Rural Roads Improvement Scheme. PM scheme and TN are both different. For all these we are getting separate funding. State and central Govt is giving funding for our and village development. Selecting the beneficiaries and making proper use of all the funding is the duty of each one of us. Narrator: Thank you sir. When we listen to your talk gram sabha we feel surprised and think whether is it true!! So far we were attending gram sabha 4 times in a year as a ritual. Just like voting we were thinking we just have to present physically. After your words we got to realise that gram sabha is the place to plan and finalize the schemes. Thank for spending your time and sharing your knowledge about gram sabha. Dear listeners so far whatever we have heard shouldnt vanish in air. Every one of us must take part in gram sabha on October 2nd.