Thayumanavar Scheme: Tamil Nadu Govt Announces Rs 27,922-Cr Scheme, Calls It 'Final Assault On Poverty'

Thayumanavar Scheme: Tamil Nadu Govt Announces Rs 27,922-Cr Scheme, Calls It ‘Final Assault On Poverty’

The Tamil Nadu government announced a new welfare scheme to alleviate poverty in the state. Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu while presenting the state budget for the financial year 2024-25 stated that the MK Stalin-led DMK government is set to start Chief Minister’s Thayumanavar scheme which will be a “final assault on poverty over the next two years”.

The Thayumanavar scheme, which is named after a Tamil poet and saint, aims to lift about five lakh of the poorest families out of poverty in the state over the next two years. The Tamil Nadu government also allocated an amount of Rs 27,992 crore in the budget for 2024-25 for the scheme.

The scheme will provide integrated government assistance to the most vulnerable sections of society, such as the destitute, elderly persons living alone, single-parent families, orphaned children, those with mental impairments, persons with disabilities and families with children requiring special assistance.

FM Thangam Thennarasu also added that the government would ensure the participation of elected representatives, charitable organisations, and banks in the initiative piloted by the state government.

The identification of the beneficiaries will be done through official databases, field inspections, community participation, and Gram Sabha sessions. The scheme will also involve the collaboration of elected representatives, charitable organisations and banks.

(With IANS Inputs)