Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday ordered payment of Rs 2,000 as the first installment to all ration card holders eligible to get rice as coronavirus impact relief.
The DMK party had promised in its poll manifesto payment of Rs 4,000 as relief for the poor as coronavirus has affected the people.
Stalin assumed office ordered payment of Rs 2,000 as the first installment of the relief this month itself.
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About 2.07 crore ration cardholders will be benefited from the scheme involving an outlay of Rs 4,153.39 crore.
Similarly, as a part of fulfilling the party’s poll promises Stalin also ordered:-
-Reduction of milk price by Rs 3 per liter from May 16 onwards.
-Free travel for women from Saturday onwards in ordinary state government-run buses. The government will pay Rs 1,200 crore to the transport corporations as a subsidy.
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-State government to pay Covid-19 treatment costs incurred in private hospitals under Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme and -Formation of a new department to process and solve the issues petitioned by the people. Stalin had collected the petitions promising that within 100 days the issues would be solved.
SOURCE-IANS
