Chennai, March 3 The Tamil Nadu government announced on Tuesday that it has credited a special fund of Rs 2,000 into the bank accounts of 37 lakh people from marginalized sections of society.
Responding to requests for additional support for the elderly, widows, transgender individuals, and people with disabilities, the government has provided an additional Rs 2,000 on top of the existing monthly pensions into the bank accounts of beneficiaries, Chief Minister M K Stalin said in a social media post.
He noted that this move aims to alleviate the financial hardships of those living on the margins.
This latest round of funding follows the distribution of a Rs 2,000 special summer package provided for women in February under the 'Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai' scheme, which triggered several requests from vulnerable groups for similar support.
According to the CM, the government has transferred the special assistance package of Rs 3,200 to 29.29 lakh beneficiaries, including senior citizens and widows, who were receiving benefits under various social security schemes in the state.
The government also distributed Rs 3,500 each to the 5.92 lakh people with disabilities and Rs 4,000 into the bank accounts of the 2.58 lakh families of the persons with disabilities who were receiving maintenance assistance on Tuesday.
On February 13, Stalin announced that his government had credited Rs 5,000 directly into the bank accounts of 1.31 crore women heads of family ration cardholders under the monthly assistance scheme of the ruling DMK government.