People's committees will be formed at the village office-level as part of efforts to democratise the Revenue Department, Revenue Minister K.Rajan has said.
He was speaking after inaugurating the renovated conference hall at the district collectorate here on Wednesday. The people's committees will meet at 3 p.m on the third Friday every month and assess the village-level activities, he said.
Mr.Rajan also said that the public should be provided the opportunity to meet the District Collector every Friday from 10 a.m. to 12 noon to raise their issues. He lauded the employees of the Thiruvananthapuram district collectorate, which has been chosen as the best collectorate in the State. The first State revenue youth festival will be held this month in Thrissur.