Dead man still earns Rs. 4,000 a month, says income certificate
TIRUNELVELI, SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 00:00 IST
An income certificate issued by the Kovilpatti Taluk Office says that a person who died 15 years ago is still earning Rs. 4,000 a month and this calculation by officers has effectively denied a widow the chance of getting marriage assistance for her daughter.
According to K. Muthuveeri of Kumarikulam near Ettaiyapuram, whose husband Krishnasamy died 15 years ago, she had submitted online application a few days ago for getting income and nativity certificates from Kovilatti tahsildar as she had to attach these documents along with the application for getting marriage assistance for her daughter.
The certificate issued by the Kovilpatti taluk office shwoed the family’s annual income as Rs. 84,000 – monthly income of Rs. 3,000 for Ms. Muthuveeri and Rs. 4,000 for Krishnasamy. Though the poor widow pinpointed this mistake and asked the officials to give a new income certificate, she was reportedly threatened and chased away.
Agitated public and farmers, along with Ms. Muthuveeri, staged dharna at the Kovilpatti Revenue Divisional Officer’s office on Friday. When the RDO’s personal assistant Suryakala received the petition from the protesters, she assured to take appropriate action to give a new income certificate to the widow. “The State government has fixed the annual income ceiling at Rs. 72,000 for getting any official assistance. Since officials of Kovilpatti taluk office have mentioned Rs. 4,000 as monthly income for a person who died 15 years ago, the Collector should initiate action against those who caused this confusion and take steps for issuing a new income certificate. If not, the farmers will lay siege to the Collectorate,” said A. Varadharajan, president of Karisal Bhoomi Vivasaayigal Sangam.
TIRUNELVELI, SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 00:00 IST
An income certificate issued by the Kovilpatti Taluk Office says that a person who died 15 years ago is still earning Rs. 4,000 a month and this calculation by officers has effectively denied a widow the chance of getting marriage assistance for her daughter.
According to K. Muthuveeri of Kumarikulam near Ettaiyapuram, whose husband Krishnasamy died 15 years ago, she had submitted online application a few days ago for getting income and nativity certificates from Kovilatti tahsildar as she had to attach these documents along with the application for getting marriage assistance for her daughter.
The certificate issued by the Kovilpatti taluk office shwoed the family’s annual income as Rs. 84,000 – monthly income of Rs. 3,000 for Ms. Muthuveeri and Rs. 4,000 for Krishnasamy. Though the poor widow pinpointed this mistake and asked the officials to give a new income certificate, she was reportedly threatened and chased away.
Agitated public and farmers, along with Ms. Muthuveeri, staged dharna at the Kovilpatti Revenue Divisional Officer’s office on Friday. When the RDO’s personal assistant Suryakala received the petition from the protesters, she assured to take appropriate action to give a new income certificate to the widow. “The State government has fixed the annual income ceiling at Rs. 72,000 for getting any official assistance. Since officials of Kovilpatti taluk office have mentioned Rs. 4,000 as monthly income for a person who died 15 years ago, the Collector should initiate action against those who caused this confusion and take steps for issuing a new income certificate. If not, the farmers will lay siege to the Collectorate,” said A. Varadharajan, president of Karisal Bhoomi Vivasaayigal Sangam.
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