Chennai, March 3 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin announced on Tuesday that his government has credited a special fund of Rs 2,000 to the bank accounts of 37.79 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 Rs 2,000 in addition to their existing monthly pensions, Stalin said in a social media post.
He noted that the move is aimed at alleviating the financial hardships of those living on the margins.
The current 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.
Rs 3,500 each were distributed to the 5.92 lakh people with disabilities, and Rs 4,000 was credited into the bank accounts of the 2.58 lakh families of people with disabilities who were receiving maintenance assistance on Tuesday.
On February 13, Stalin announced that his government transferred Rs 5,000 to the bank accounts of 1.31 crore women heads of family ration cardholders under the monthly assistance scheme of the DMK government.
The government is also providing Rs 8,000 each to a total of 1.62 lakh fishing households to support them during the annual fishing ban from April to June.
Furthermore, to assist 14,870 tea farmers in the Nilgiris district, a special fund of Rs 8.53 crore has been released, at a base price of Rs 2 per kilo for green tea leaves procured through 15 cooperative tea factories.
"I once again pledge that we will not leave one person behind in the progress of the State. We will win together," the CM added.