Government gives pension to folk artiste forced to sell palm fruit
The Hindu
P. Gurusamy Thevar, an udukkai artiste, began selling palm fruit as the COVID-19 pandemic had hit his livelihood; the Thoothukudi administration has now sanctioned him with an old age pension
A photograph of P. Gurusamy Thevar, an udukkai artiste of a villupattu troupe, selling palm fruit (nongu) caught the attention of authorities after it was circulated on social media, and the Thoothukudi district collector K. Senthil Raj has sanctioned ₹1,000 per month to him under the old age pension scheme. “We have also sent a proposal, recommending a monthly pension of ₹3,000 under the Nalintha Kalaignar Scheme (scheme for poor artistes),” said Mr. Senthil Raj who has also issued Mr. Gurussamy with an MGNREGA job card.More Related News