Meet Ali Alikkal who won revenue award for best village officer; this is what he did in office after taking charge

KOPPAM: Koppam village officer Ali Alikkal (52), who won the state government's revenue award for the best village officer in the Kollam district, is an officer who has been serving the people with compassion and humility.

Vallappuzha native Ali earlier worked as the village officer in Kulukkallur. His exceptional service there made him popular. Later, he became Koppam village officer. It has been five months since he took charge as village officer in Koppam. He won the award in the meantime. Ali serves people by treating the applications and applicants in front of him with dignity and compassion. He always tries not to send anyone back anyone in the name of revenue rules.

Ali always tries to sign applications submitted by the poor and needy. If there are any technical issues, he would explain the reason compassionately. He has placed half a dozen chairs for those who come before him with applications. If someone hesitated to sit before him, he would ask them to sit by pointing out the board which reads, 'This office is yours. The officer is just one of you. The service is not our generosity. It is your right. There is no need for middlemen in availing service.'

Ali says that he can read the tears and problems of the large percentage of poor and middle-class people from the applications. Ali's wife is Zeenath. Children- Althaf Ali, Nafeesath Rufaida, Fathimat Nusaiba and Muhammed Amin.