Work starts on pleas that were received by Stalin

Over 4 lakh petitions collected during outreach programme

Acting on petitions received during his Assembly poll outreach programme ‘Ungal Thogudhiyil Stalin’ (Stalin in your constituency), Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday handed over the necessary orders for assistance to 10 petitioners. The Chief Minister had promised to take action on all petitions within 100 days of assuming office. An elderly woman, Rani, of Adambakkam, received an order for disbursement of old age pension from Mr. Stalin in the presence of Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu and special officer for the scheme Shilpa Prabhakar Satish at the Secretariat. An official release said Nandhini, of Thousand Lights, received orders for a cochlear implant; U. Sathyanarayanan, of T. Nagar, received support under the scheme for the welfare of the differently abled; Sumathi, of Tondiarpet, received a sewing machine; and Udhayakumar, of Villivakkam, received a legal heir certificate.