மக்கள் சாசனம்

Citizen Charter

Every Rupee of Tax paid by you is spent for you

Constitution

The Govt. of TamilNadu have been very responsible friendly and transparent in their duties and hence they decided to issue a “Citizen Charter”.

Government have also issued orders to issue Citizen charter to the people with a clear basic policy.

The Arakkonam municipal council is very proud to present this Citizen charter to the people of this town.

Aim of the Charter

* To render quick and quality service.

* To fix and communicate the time limit clearly to render the services.

* To improve the transparent administration in order to have the trust of

the people.

* Rendering best administration

ort on the public service of the Arakkonam Municipality

* To function as improved and efficient administration

The Arakkonam Municipal council shall be led with the following

principles to achieve the prescribed goals in the public services.

* To work with justice and honour

* To devote special attention in service and duty .

* Punctual and efficient service.

Improved planning execution and maintenance in the following essential services in

the public service:-

* Water supply

* Public health, environmental and solid waste management

* Roads

* Drainages

* Street lights

To fix target to render the best services within a prescribed time limit

Especially

* Every letter / petitions shall be replied within 7 days.

* The grievances shall be finalized and settled in the case various

services within the following time schedule:-

1. GENERAL SERVICE

Issue of true copies of Municipal Council resolution and other Documents.

1. Receipt of Applications : From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

on all working days.

At the information center at

Municipal Office.

2. Scrutiny of Applications : Same Day

3. Issue of copies of Documents : 3 Days

2. REVENUE SECTION

PROPERTY TAX

1. Issue of Applications for Assessment of : Immediately on Demand,

Property Tax at the information Center on all working days

of Municipal Office. From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

2. Receipt of filled applications and Issue of : All working days

Acknowledgement at the information From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

Center of Municipal Office

3. Scrutiny of Applications, defects , : Every Tuesday & Friday

enquires and guidance From 3.00 PM to 5.00 PM

by Revenue Inspector / Manager

4. Issue of final Orders : 7 Days

NAME TRANSFER OF PROPERTY :

1. Issue of Applications for name : Immediately on demand

transfer of property at the information on all working days

center of Municipal Office. From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

2. Receipt of filled applications and issue of : All working days

acknowledgement at the information From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

center of Municipal Office

3. Scrutiny of applications, defects , : Every Tuesday & Friday

enquires and guidance From 3.00 PM to 5.00 PM

by Revenue Inspector / Manager

4. Issue of final orders : 5 Days

ANNUAL RENTAL VALUE CERTIFICATES :

1. Receipt of applications for annual : Immediately on demand

rental value certificate at the From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

information center at Municipal Office

2. Issue of annual rental value certificate : 5 Days

3. TOWN PLANNING SECTION

Building Plan

1. Issue of applications for building : Immediately on demand,

license at the information on all working days

Center of Municipal Office. From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

2. Receipt of filled applications and issue of : All working days

acknowledgement at the information From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

center of Municipal Office

3. Scrutiny of applications, defects , : Every Tuesday & Friday

enquirers and guidance From 3.00 PM to 5.00 PM

by Town Planning Officer, at Municipal

Office

4. Issue of chalan for remittance : All working days

of fees / charges at the From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

information center of Municipal Office

5. Remittance of fees and other charges by: All working days

chalans at the information center of From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

Municipal Office

6. Issue of final orders : 30 days

7. Receipt of appeal petitions at : All working days

the information center of Municipal From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

Office

8. Issue of final order on appeal petition : 30 days

9. Receipt of filled applications for the : All working days

Sub-division of sites at the information From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

center of Municipal Office

10. Issue of final orders : 30 days

11. Receipt of application for attested copie : All working days

of approved building plan From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

12. Issue of attested copies : Immediately on remittance of

fees

13. Receipt of application for the Installation : All working days

of machineries, at the information center From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

of Municipal Office

14. Issue of final orders : 30 days

15. Receipt of application for the copies : All working days

of survey sketch From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

16. Remittance of fees by chalan at the : All working days

information center of Municipal Office From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

17. Issue copies of Survey sketch : 3 days after the remittance of

fees

4. ENGINEERING SECTION

1.Water Supply House Service Connections :

1. Issue of application for new water supply : On demand on all working days

house service connections at the From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

information center of Municipal Office

2. Receipt of filled applications and : All working days

issue of acknowledgement at the From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

information center of Municipal Office

3. Scrutiny of applications / documents : Every Tuesday & Friday

defects, equerries and guidance, From 3.00 PM to 5.00 PM

by the Municipal Engineer at

Municipal Office

4. Issue of final orders : 30 days

5. Receipt of applications for the : All working days

rectification of leakages, blockages in From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

the house service connections

at the information center of

Municipal Office

6. Scrutiny of application and receipt of : 3 days

fees at the information center of

Municipal Office

7. Remittance of fees and other charges by: All working days

chalans at the information center of From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

Municipal Office

8. Rectification of defects : 3 Days on remittance of fees

9.(a) Receipt of filled applications for the : All working days

supply of water by tanker for marriage From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

and functions

(b) Supply of water : Before 3 days of the function or

as required by the applicant on

remittance of charges

10. Complaints of leakage of water : 48 Hours

in the distribution mains

11. Complaints of repairs at water : 24 Hours

supply Head works

12. Repairs of public fountains : 2 Days

13. Repairs of Bore well / hand pumps : 2 Days

14. Complaints of quality / : 24 Hours

contamination of water

15. Fire prevention : At once

2. MAINTENANCE OF ROADS AND PATHWAYS :

The Complaint and application received in the information center of this

Municipal Office will be attended / executed within the following time schedule.

1. Filling of potholes in the roads : 7 days

2. Patch works on roads : 30 days

3. Removal of encroachments affecting/ : 7 days

hindrance to the traffic

4. Removal of encroachments / hindrance : 3 days

on pathways / platforms

5. Removal of debries and construction : 2 days

materials on road sides and public places

by the owner of the buildings

6. If not removed by the owner, removal by : 3 days

the Municipality

7. Issue of final orders on applications : 3 days on remittance of seeking permission for road cutting. fees at the information center

3. MAINTANANCE OF STREET LIGHTS :

1. Rectification / repairs of non-burning : 2 days

street lights on main roads

2. Rectification / repairs of non-burning : 3 days

street lights on streets

5. PUBLIC HEALTH

1. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND SANITATION WORK :

1. Sweeping of roads and cleaning : All areas and streets

of drains From Monday to Saturday

From 6.00 AM to 11.00 AM &

From 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM

Emergency works will be done

on Sundays also

1a. Door to Door collection primary collection : Door to Door collection is

implemented through 11Nos. of

Auto tipper and 40Nos. of push

carts

2. Sanitation work at Bus-stand and : From 7.00 PM till the work

daily market completion

3. Mass cleaning : 2 streets each of the 3 public health

divisions daily from 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM

except Sunday.

4. Collection of garbage in the collection : From 6.30 to 11.30 AM and

centers and transporting the same to 2.30 to 5.30 PM – daily except

the compost yard Sunday

5. Complaints of garbages and insanitation : 24 Hours

6. Complaints of blockage in : 24 Hours

the drains and stagnation

7. Catching of stray dogs and animals : 24 Hours on all working days

Contact officer : Sanitary officer

(Ph No.236236)

8. Removal of diseased animals : At once on receipt of information

Contact officer : Sanitary officer

(Phone NO.236236)

9. Cleaning of Septic tanks

(1) Receipt of application for clearing the : All working days

septic tank in private houses From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

(2) Scrutiny of applications : One day

Contact officer : Sanitary officer

(Phone NO.236236)

(3) Remittance of fees at the information : All working days

center of Municipal Office From 10.00AM to 4.30 PM

(4) Clearing of septic tank : 2 days on remittance of fee.

2. PUBLIC HEALTH LICENSES :

New license for Dangerous and offensive trade

1. Issue of application at the : All working Days

information center of the From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

Municipal Office

2. Receipt of filled application and issuing : All working days

of acknowledgement at information From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

center of the Municipal Office

3. Scrutiny of applications defects, : Every Tuesday & Friday

enquiries and guidance, From 3.00 PM to 5.00 PM

by the Sanitary Officer of the

Municipal Office

4. Intimation for remittance of fee : 3 days

5. Remittance of fees and other charges : All working days

by chalans at the information center From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

6. Issue of license : 30 days

Renewal of license

1 Issue of application at the information : All working Days

center of the Municipal Office From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

2. Receipt of filled application and issuing : All working days

of acknowledgement at the information From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

center of the Municipal Office

3. Remittance of fees and other charges : All working days

by chalans at the information center From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

4. Renewal of license : 30 Days

3. REGISTRATIONS OF BIRTH AND DEATH AND ISSUING OF

CERTIFICATES :

1. Registration of Birth and Death :

1. Issue of application at the information : All working days

center From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

2. Registration of Birth and Death, : All Working Days

Name registration, Corrections From 3.00 PM to 5.00 PM

and Deletions at the public

health section

2. Issuing of Certificate for Birth and Death :

1. Issue of application at the information : All Working Days

center From 10.00 AM to 4.30 PM

2. Receipt of filled application and remittance: All working days

of fees at the information center From 10.00 PM to 4.30 PM

3. Issuing of certificates : 1 Day on remittance of fees

at the information center From 3.00 PM to 5.00 PM

6.SWARNA JAYANTHI SAHARI ROZGHAR YOJANA

Providing self employment opportunity to the people living below poverty line.

Providing financial assistance (Loans and subsidiary through the Bank) to the women self-help group below poverty line.

Imparting training to those who are selected and interested in self employment to

commence the trade.

The people below poverty line shall submit applications to the Municipality at information center and the applications shall be scrutinized with reference to the entries of their names in the list of below poverty line and the eligible persons shall be recommend to the banks for financial assistance.

7. NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMME :

* Immunization to the children aged 0 to 5 and pregnant women is administrated at Municipal office and Municipal noon meal center on every Wednesday.

8. FUNERAL RIOTS GRANT :

* Financial assistance of Rs.500/- is extended to the families belong to SC/ St for funeral riots incase of the death of any family member. The grant will be paid by the Municipality from the Tamil Nadu Government grant within 15 days.

The applicants should apply to the Municipality with relevant documents at the information center.

Solid Waste Management :

Arakkonam town generates 30 MT of Solid Waste per day. Out of this nearly, 28 MT of the solid waste being collected, transported and disposed daily, which works to per capita generation of 400 gms./day. The efficiency of the present mechanism can able to collect 80% of the total wastes generated in the town. The Urban Local Body also carry out weekly mass waste cleaning programme to clear the left out wastes by utilizing extra vehicles trips in the town. The total garbage collected constitutes 48% of the domestic wastes, 42% commercial wastes and 10% of construction wastes. The details of solid waste composition and collection efficiency are shown in the Table.

Sl.No Description of Services Status
1 Total Solid waste generation/day (in MT) 30.00MT
2 Total Solid waste collection-day(in Mt) 26.00 MT
3 % of Coverage 86%
4 Frequency of Collection Daily
5 No. of dustbins provided in the town 69
6 Masonry containers 1
7 Per Capita waste Generation (Grams) 400
8 Per capita waste Collection (Grams) 200

(b) Details of Waste Composition

Sl.No Waste Composition Quantity (MT)
1 House holds, petty shops and establishments 20.00
2 Vegetable, Fruit, Flower market 6.00
3 Meat, Fish and Slaughter house 1.00
4 Construction 3.00
5 Total 30.00
6 General Hospital waste 0.05

(c) Solid Waste Disposal

At present, there is no full-fledged compost yard facility is available for solid waste dumping and the waste is generally disposed in the near kavanoor road Rajive Gandhi nagar  area, 3 KM away from the town centre, which occupy an area of        2.74 acres. The existing compost yard is not provided with adequate infrastructure facilities such as road, Weigh Bridge, Waste Segregation platform, mechanical sewer and security room.

 (d) Zone wise Details

Sanitary Division Wards Covered Population Covered Generation Collection % of Collection
I 24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36 29184 9.00 8.00 88.80
II 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 15577 10.00 9.00 90.00
III 1,2,3,4,5,6,15,16,17,1819,20,21,22,23 33925 11.00 9.00 81.80

(e) The present mechanism of solid waste management exhibits that the waste is segregated into degradable (other than plastics) and non-degradable (plastics) waste. Due to constraints involved in getting approval from the Pollution Control Board there is no production of manure is take place at the compost yard site. Therefore, the Urban Local Body initiating action to privatize the Solid Waste Collection System and composting activities in the town, the details are shown in Table.

(f) Segregation of Waste at Source: Each and every household person have been instructed by the Municipality maintain separate baskets for segregation of waste as degradable and non-degradable. The residents are using separate baskets for segregating the waste and keep the baskets in front of their houses for easy handling of the conservancy worker.

(g) Creating awareness among the public

To create awareness among the public and to realize the importance of segregation of garbage, handbills have been distributed to each and every houses/households and propaganda on the zero garbage system have also made through the Health Division

(h) Manufacture of Compost/Manure

At present dumping site is not fully improved to carry out any composting activities. Therefore the municipal authorities are trying to solve the problem.

(i) Initiating an action to privatize the Solid Waste management System

The Municipality is proposed to have a tie up with an interested private entrepreneur to maintain the Solid Waste Mechanism Proposed compost yard
Proposed
Alternative site at Silverpet (10acres) owned land 17kms from the town have been located and necessary action of shifting the present compost yard to this site with all infrastructures at the above site. Also providing transport facilities, etc., are now under consideration.
c. WATER SUPPLY

Existing Status

Source – Kusasthalai River

Population benefited – 78686

Qty. of water to be supplied at 90 LPCD level – 7.07mld

Qty. of water supplied at present – 5.15mld

Per capita supply – 65lpcd

Shortage of supply per capita – 25lpcd

Total length of roads & streets in the town – 65.293km

Length of distribution system – 52.65km

No. of service reservoirs – 5

Total storage capacity – 1.64 mld

No. of House services connections – 7200

No. of public fountains – 146

No. of mini Power pumps – 7

No. of Hand pumps – 191

Water Tariff       

Sl.No Type Deposits for new connections Water charges
Per Quarter Rate per 1000lit Flat rate un metered
1 Domestic 3000 150 5.00 150
2 Commercial 6000 300 10.00 300
3 Industrial
4 Institutions

d. Municipal Vehicle Details : 

Sl.No Using Section Reg. No Year of Purchase Type of Vehicle Make Remarks
Heavy Vehicles
1 Public Health BMJ 6861 1968 Fargo lorry Not Working
Light Vehicles
1 Engineering Section TN23V  4800 1998 Jeep
2 Public Health TN23V 4655 1998 Mini Lorry
3 Public Health TN23X 6607 1997 Mini Lorry TATA
4 Public Health TN23X 9365 1997 Mini Lorry Ashok Leyland
5 Public Health TN23Z 6085 1993 Mini Lorry DCM Toyoto
6 Public Health TN23Z 6086 1993 Mini Lorry DCM Toyoto
7 Public Health TN-23-AX 5632 2005 Auto Tipper BAJAJ
8 Public Health TN-23-AX 5634 2005 Auto Tipper BAJAJ
9 Public Health TN-23-AX 5635 2005 Auto Tipper BAJAJ
10 Public Health TN-23-AX 5636 2005 Auto Tipper BAJAJ
11 Public Health TN-23-AX 5637 2005 Auto Tipper BAJAJ
12 Public Health TN-23-AX 5638 2005 Auto Tipper BAJAJ
13 Public Health TN-23-AX 5639 2005 Auto Tipper BAJAJ
14 Public Health TN-23-AX 5640 2005 Auto Tipper BAJAJ
15 Public Health TN-23-AX 5641 2005 Auto Tipper BAJAJ
16 Public Health TN-23-AX 5643 2005 Auto Tipper BAJAJ
17 Public Health TN-23-AX 5644 2005 Auto Tipper BAJAJ