BJP T.N. president K. Annamalai has said the Central government has given ₹11 lakh crore to Tamil Nadu over the past 10 years, and most of these funds were transferred directly to the people.
Campaigning for Tamil Maanila Congress candidate P. Vijayakumar in Chithode for the Erode Parliamentary constituency on Thursday, April 4, 2024, Mr. Annamalai said 37,838 concrete houses were constructed in Erode district under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme, while 95,782 farmers have so far received ₹30,000 under the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi in the district.
“Most of the funds for various schemes were transferred directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries and not through the State government,” he said and criticised T.N. Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin for stating that the Centre returns only 28 paise for every rupee the State pays as tax. “The Minister lacks basic knowledge. This is the fund that the Centre allots directly to the State in the budget,” he said.
