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Thirumavalavan Urges TN Govt: Conduct Pension Verification Camps Revenue-Firkawise, Not at Tahsildar Offices!
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News18•27-09-2026, 17:21
Thirumavalavan Urges TN Govt: Conduct Pension Verification Camps Revenue-Firkawise, Not at Tahsildar Offices!
- •Thol. Thirumavalavan stated that many beneficiaries have not received old age, widow, and deserted women's pensions for 2-3 months.
- •Pensions were stopped due to incomplete identification details, as informed by revenue department field officers.
- •District Collectors instructed special camps at Tahsildar offices with the postal department to verify details of affected beneficiaries.
- •Thirumavalavan highlighted that elderly, ill, and poor beneficiaries struggle to travel to distant Tahsildar offices.
- •He suspects the government aims to reduce financial burden and urged camps to be held revenue-firkawise for the welfare of the poor.
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Thirumavalavan urged the Tamil Nadu government to conduct special camps revenue-firkawise instead of at distant Tahsildar offices because most pension beneficiaries are elderly, physically ill, and poor individuals who lack the means to travel.
According to revenue department field officers, pension payments were stopped because of incomplete identification details of the beneficiaries.
District Collectors instructed that special camps should be conducted at Tahsildar offices in collaboration with the postal department to verify and register details, with notifications sent through revenue inspectors.
