Chennai, February 19 Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Minister Geetha Jeevan announced on Thursday that an annual summer special package of Rs 2,000 will be provided to eligible women each year.
The amount, which was disbursed this month in advance of the summer season along with the monthly entitlement to women beneficiaries of the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam, will continue annually, she told the Assembly.
On February 13, Chief Minister M K 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 state government's monthly assistance scheme.
In addition to advancing the Rs 3,000, which was the three-monthly installments, he said that an amount of Rs 2,000 was included as a special summer package.