Referring to what he described as recent “false propaganda” attempting to project as if the Union government was majorly funding several joint welfare programmes, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Thursday contended the lion’s share came from the Tamil Nadu government.
During his reply to the discussion on the Budget for 2024-25 in the House, Mr. Thennarasu said the Union government’s share was ₹72,000 while the State government’s was ₹48,000 towards the housing unit cost of ₹1.2 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY) - Gramin scheme (scheme named after the Prime Minister to provide housing for the poor in rural areas).
“But, we are not able to construct a house for ₹1.2 lakh in villages. So, the Tamil Nadu government is providing an additional roofing cost of ₹1.2 lakh. So, when the total cost of the house is ₹2.4 lakh, the Union government’s share is only ₹72,000 whereas the T.N. government’s share is ₹1.68 lakh,” he said.
