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TAMILNADU Centre’s health scheme to cover 78 lakh T.N. families Approximately 78 lakh families in Tamil Nadu are likely to be covered under the proposed National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) of the Ayushman Bharat programme, being implemented by the Union government. They are now being covered under the State government’s Chief Minister’s Comprehensive … Read more
TAMILNADU State govt. announces ₹115 cr. kuruvai package Making it clear that water cannot be released from the Mettur dam on the customary date of June 12 owing to poor storage, the State government unveiled in the Assembly on Friday, a ₹115 crore kuruvai croppackage for the benefit of farmers. The government reiterated that it … Read more
TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu rules out slashing VAT on fuel Amid mounting concern over the rising cost of fuel and calls to cut the Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed by State governments on petrol and diesel, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday made it clear that it was not in favour of such a move, … Read more
TAMILNADU N. to hike subsidy for transgenders The Tamil Nadu government has increased the subsidy being provided to transgenders to run their own small-scale businesses from ₹20,000 to ₹50,000. The government has been providing subsidy of ₹20,000 to people belonging to the third gender to help [them] run businesses like grocery shops and … Read more
The Design of the Civil Service at Independence While designing a successor civil service, the Indian political leaders chose to retain elements of the British structure of a unified administrative system such as an open-entry system based on academic achievements, elaborate training arrangements, permanency of tenure, important posts at Union, State and district levels reserved … Read more
TAMILNADU Defence corridor scheme fortifies State’s prospects The possibility of getting a defence corridor is the only positive takeaway for Tamil Nadu from the Union Budget presented on Thursday. There has been no major big-ticket announcement related to the State. In his budget speech, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the Centre would take steps to … Read more
TAMILNADU After long delay, Udangudi power project kicks off After a long delay stemming from a legal battle, the foundation stone for Stage I of the 2 x 660 MW Udangudi Thermal Power Project was laid by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami through videoconferencing. Electricity Minister P. Thangamani said the laying of the … Read more
TAMILNADU CM writes to Modi on new Sri Lankan law Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi registering the State government’s concerns on the enactment of a new law by the Sri Lankan government imposing huge penalties on Indian fishermen if they engage in fishing in the Palk … Read more
TAMILNADU · After a gap of six years, Tamil Nadu government hikes bus fares ð Weighed down by spiralling fuel prices, fleet operating cost and other expenses including salary to its employees, the Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced an upward revision in bus fares, after a gap of six years. The revised fare … Read more
TAMILNADU Tiruporur will host State’s first defence expo in April After a long wait, Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Thursday that the much-awaited Defence Expo 2018 (Defexpo) will be held in the Tiruporur taluk in Kancheepuram district, the outskirts of Chennai, between April 11 and 14. This would be the first time … Read more