Brief
Only 68 of 340 Theerthakadu Dalit families receive land pattas three months after NCSC order
The Madurai district has issued e‑pattas to 68 families while the remaining 272 await documentation, hindering access to basic services.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Nearly three months after the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) directed Madurai district officials to provide basic amenities to 340 families in the Theerthakadu Dalit settlement, only 68 families have received land pattas, according to a New Indian Express report dated 7 Oct 2026.
The NCSC issued a second notice on 2 July to Collector Nishanth Krishna after a March notice went unimplemented. Officials from the Adi Dravidar Welfare and Revenue departments surveyed the hamlet, and the Revenue Department’s District Revenue Officer Anbalagan said pattas would be issued soon.
Senior Adi Dravidar Welfare officials confirmed that 68 families have been allotted e‑pattas for 1.25 cents each, while the remaining families await allocation. M Thangapandian, a representative of the Theerthakadu SC Residents Protection Welfare Association, said that issuing pattas would enable electricity, drinking water and sanitation services for the settlement, which has housed more than 600 people since 1982.
Key facts
- Only 68 of the 340 Theerthakadu families have received e‑pattas (newindianexpress.com)
- NCSC issued a second notice to Madurai Collector on 2 July 2026 (newindianexpress.com)
- Each patta covers 1.25 cents of land (newindianexpress.com)
Sources
- [1] newindianexpress.com — originally reported as “Three months after NCSC direction, 340 Theerthakadu Dalits not given patta yet”
