Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy disbursed Rs.1.88 crore to poor and needy families during the day-long third edition of his mass contact programme that concluded in Thiruvananthapuram around midnight on Friday.
"I gave out financial assistance from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to 1,692 people. A total of 21,857 petitions were received online and another 6,900 were collected on the spot," Mr Chandy told IANS on the phone on Saturday morning while on his way to a public function in Pathanamthitta district.
He said the grievance of each petitioner who attended the event, held at the Central Stadium, would be addressed, adding he was happy he could do something for the common man.
Thirteen applicants were given land and eight disabled got special vehicles for commuting.
The Left had staged a protest near the stadium against what has come to known as the solar scam but sensing this would be counterproductive, decided to wind it up after a few hours.
The programme would be conducted in all the 13 other districts of the state. The next is scheduled at Ernakulam on October 25 and the last at Idukki on December 9.
"I gave out financial assistance from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to 1,692 people. A total of 21,857 petitions were received online and another 6,900 were collected on the spot," Mr Chandy told IANS on the phone on Saturday morning while on his way to a public function in Pathanamthitta district.
He said the grievance of each petitioner who attended the event, held at the Central Stadium, would be addressed, adding he was happy he could do something for the common man.
Thirteen applicants were given land and eight disabled got special vehicles for commuting.
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The Left had staged a protest near the stadium against what has come to known as the solar scam but sensing this would be counterproductive, decided to wind it up after a few hours.
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The programme would be conducted in all the 13 other districts of the state. The next is scheduled at Ernakulam on October 25 and the last at Idukki on December 9.
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