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Puducherry minister arrives unannounced at schools and Electricity Board offices.
R Kamalakannan, the Puducherry Minister for Electricity and Education made surprise visits of schools and EB offices yesterday. He paid attention to cleanliness and attendance and emphasised on both these aspects wherever he went.
R Kamalakannan, the Puducherry Minister handles 2 portfolios – that of Electricity and Education. Yesterday, the minister decided to visit a part of his constituency without advance notice. He visited several schools and electricity board offices in Karaikal district taking stock of the attendance and cleanliness.
The minister was accompanied by the Director of Education. His first stop was the Government Higher Secondary School at Poovam followed by the District Electricity Board (EB) office at Karaikal. Later he visited a few other Government schools. The minister made it a point to interact with students in whichever school he visited as well as checking the attendance registers. He also kept the staff on its toes by inquiring about the number of officers, teachers and other assistants absent at the respective venues.
He announced that he would continue making such surprise visits and urged the defaulters to pull their socks. He also stressed the importance of keeping schools and the premises of Government offices neat and clean.
The Minister pointed out that both the Chief Minister and Lt Governor at Puducherry were keen on punctuality and effective functioning of Government offices and urged the officials of Education and Electricity departments to ensure punctuality and cleanliness. Karaikal is an enclave of the union territory in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu.
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