The entire process of socio economic caste census (SECC) is expected to be over by June, according to Municipal Administration and Rural Development Minister K.P. Munusamy.
Participating in a debate on the demands for grants of his departments, Mr. Munusamy told the Assembly recently that preparatory works relating to the SECC began in December 2011. Enumeration and supervisory verification were completed by September 2012. Two months later, one more procedure of verification and correction was carried out.
The Centre had allocated Rs. 89.61 crore for the conduct of SECC in Tamil Nadu, the Minister informed the House. Informing the House that the government would provide further thrust to solid and liquid waste management (SLWM), Mr Munusamy said that apart from Rs. 150 crore for establishing solid waste management facilities, Rs. 97.85 crore under the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan, [formerly known as Total Sanitation Campaign], would be used for SLWM.
