The Tamil Nadu government has released guidelines for the ‘Ungalai Thedi, Ungal Ooril’ scheme.
It aims to improve the delivery of various services and expedite implementation of schemes.
Collectors and senior district-level officials will spend 24 hours (9 a.m. to 9 a.m.) in one taluk on the fourth Wednesday of every month.
They will review the functioning of various projects, inspect infrastructure and receive representations from the public.
The officials will spend the forenoon inspecting primary health centres, ration shops, cooperative societies, schools, and government offices, among others.
A review meeting will be conducted between 2.30 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. to discuss feedback from the visit.
The one-and-half hour window from 4.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. will be used for interactions with the public and receiving representations from them.
They will spend the evening, from 6 p.m., visiting facilities run by the Social Welfare Department, bus stands and public toilets, among others.
Next morning, officials will review basic civic amenities by inspecting different villages and review the implementation of the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme.