MADURAI: A village in Madurai has been adjudged the best in the district as no form of untouchability has been reported from there.Ettimangalam in Melur block, is also said to have fared better than other villages in terms of communal harmony.Commending the efforts made by the villagers, District Collector U Sagayam presented a cheque of `2 lakh to the Panchayat president Raguram at the grievances redressal day meeting. The Collector also distributed compensation of `1.81 lakh to Dalit victims of caste atrocities in other parts of district. Twelve Dalits shared the compensation amount.Under the Scheduled Tribes’ Educational Assistance Scheme, three were given `3,500 each. Class XII students Amudha and Valarmath were given `1,500 each, while Class X student Jothi got `1,000. Land titles to Adi Dravidar families were also disbursed.
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