I am Manimegalai from Kangayam. From last 1 year gram sabha didnt happen. We dont have drinking water tap in our village. So we need drinking water tap in our village.

I am Joseph from Nambiyur. I request everyone to record the needs of their village in TK radio. Do mention the name of village and panchayath while recording it.

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As an opportunity for the people to take part in village development programs, every year 4 times gram sabha is being conducted. In the year 2020 Republic day, January 26th first gram sabha was conducted. On May 1st gram sabha was not conducted due to lockdown. Due to this Makkal sabha was conducted and we brought out the needs of the village to the Govt and leaders. So you can record your needs of your village by pressing 3 in TK radio. While recording kindly mention the village, Panchayath name. We invite you to make use of this opportunity.

TN Govt has cancelled all the gram sabha meetings which were suppose to happen on January 26th Republic day. Still you can post your requests to our cell phone radio by pressing 3. Your registered requests will be sent to Dist collector on behalf of our radio. Due to corona gram sabhas has been cancelled on May 1st, August 15th, October 2nd by Govt. In this situation gram sabha which was suppose to happen on January 26th has also been cancelled. Govt has instructed Dist collector to ensure that no gram sabha should happen.

Narrator: In gram sabha villager, panchayath officials and Govt officials are taking part. Also you shared the objective of gram sabha. Now tell us what are the duties of gram sabha. Kaliappan: Approval for the schemes related to the development of village will be done in the gram sabha meeting. Also approval for annual income and expenditure will also be done there. Also selecting the beneficiaries for the schemes of Govt should also be approved in this meeting. Review of the schemes will be done in this meeting. Villagers should come forward voluntarily and this is the place where people will be motivated to give their contribution as money, product or as effort for the development of village. So all villagers should take part in this gram sabha and help in the development of our village. Narrator: Mr. Kaliappan will continue to be with to clear more doubts about gram sabha. Lets meet tomorrow. 

ID NO: 2396523. I am Mohana from Pallipalayam. I have attended gram sabha and gave petition to conduct compound wall near river. It was fulfilled. This time we are planning to give petition to clean the water tank where mosquitoes are forming. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am Chitra. I am a cooley worker. If a go to gram sabha i will give petition to give bus facility. We dont have bus facility at our village.

ID NO: 2396403. I am Tamilarasi from Sukamaripalayam. I have attended gram sabha and we have given petition earlier on OAP, free house for poor, water tank. They have fulfilled it. I will attend this year's gram sabha. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am Mohanapriya. I am listening to this radio regularly. All the programs are really useful. Information related to women are useful. I have attended gram sabha and we have given petition earlier on OAP, free house for poor. I will attend this year's gram sabha and ask for bus facility in our village. Already we have given petition about it but so far nothing is done. We have to walk 3 kms to get a bus. School children goes to school by cycle or by walk.

ID NO: 2395851. I am Mutthal. I have participated in gram sabha. But i have never given any petition. I will take part in January 26th Gram sabha. We are planning to give petition on laying roads. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am Renuka. I have participated in gram sabha. But i have never given any petition personally. But the petition given by villagers has been addressed. The needs like street light, covering the well etc. This time we are planning to give petition on drainage facility.

ID NO: 2395639. I am Selvi. I working in 100 days job. I ahev attended gram sabha meting along with group members. This gram sabha we are planning to give petition on providing drinking water. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am Mythili. I have neer attended gram sabha meeting. This time i am planning to attend. There are many people without house. 3-4 families are living in one house. SO we are planning to give petition on giving land to people without house.

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.