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The Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Tamil Nadu is being benefited out of several schemes of the Centre and more than ₹24,000 crore worth of its projects are being implemented in the State.
After launching the Amma Two Wheeler Scheme of the State government on Saturday, which coincided with the 70th birth anniversary of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, here in Chennai, Modi said ₹24,000 crore investments in the State included solar projects, crude pipeline, national highway and port facilities expansion.
For rural housing projects, Tamil Nadu has been allotted about ₹700 crore in 2016-17 and about ₹200 crore in 2017-18. For urban housing, the State has been given over ₹6,000 crore, he stated.
He said that under the NDA-government, devolution of funds from the Centre to Tamil Nadu was significantly higher at ₹180,000 crore under 14th Finance Commission. Under 13th Finance Commission, the State received only ₹81,000 crore from the Congress-led Centre.
Women empowerment
Modi also highlighted various schemes of the Centre and women empowerment through such programmes and beneficiaries in the State.
“When a woman is empowered, the entire family is empowered. When we help with a woman’s education, we ensure that the whole family is educated. Thus, a woman’s future is secured, the entire house’s future is secured,” said Modi. He pointed out that he was happy to launch one of the pet schemes of late Chief Minister of J Jayalalithaa. The Amma Two Wheeler Scheme will go a long way in empowering the women in the State, he added. The scheme extends 50 per cent subsidy or ₹25,000, whichever is lower, for the purchase of an automatic scooter or a moped of candidate’s choice. About one lakh women will be extended this subsidy.
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami made an appeal to the Prime Minister to take speedy action to form the Cauvery Management Board and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee, as per the directions of the Supreme Court.
Earlier, the Prime Minister also launched 70-lakh tree sapling planting drive across the State to commemorate the 70th birth anniversary celebrations of late Jayalalithaa.
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