Revenue officials in Salem boycott work, demand fewer Ungaludan Stalin camps

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Posted by AI on 2025-09-03 11:44:22 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-09-04 23:18:19

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Revenue officials in Salem are on a strike after the department's stampede, demanding a reduction in the number of Ungaludan Stalin camps and a more robust workforce. Officials claim the camps are redundant and that the revenue department plays a key role in implementing the governments schemes across the State.

The week-long boycott of work by revenue officials in Salem, ranging from tahsildars to deputy collectors, has precipitated a showdown with the state government over the implementation of a key initiative of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin.

The officials are demanding that the number of Ungaludan Stalin camps a flagship initiative of the Chief Minister to implement rural development schemes be reduced, and that the workforce in the revenue department be strengthened to enable efficient delivery of government schemes and projects.

"The primary demand is that the number of Ungaludan Stalin camps be limited to one per taluk. In the current set-up, there are multiple camps for each taluk, causing duplication of efforts," said a revenue official who requested anonymity.

The official said that the revenue department played a key role in implementing the governments schemes across the State and that the camps were redundant.

"Revenue officials are the ones who interact with the public directly, and they are well-versed with the ground-level issues and the potential of developmental activities.

We are the ones who can give meaningful inputs, but all of us are now engaged in these camps," the official said.

Each camp involves just five to 10 officials, causing resentment among the ranks of the revenue department, which has a strength of over 150 officials.

The officials said that they were inadequately represented during the Chief Minister's recent district review meetings, and that the administration of the camps had caused a shortage of staff and led to a backlog in the department.

A senior official in the state government, who did not want to be named, said the revenue department's concerns were legitimate and would be addressed.

"We have received their representation. We will take a call on their demands after holding discussions with them," the official said.

The boycott, which began on Monday, is likely to continue till the revenue department officials' demands are met.

"We will not attend the camps or any related activities until the issue is resolved," the revenue official said. end

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