The Tamil Nadu government, on February 19, 2024, announced the setting up of a scheme “to launch a final assault on poverty over the next two years.” Called the Chief Minister’s Thayumanavar Scheme, it has been allocated ₹27,922 crore under the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.
Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu, who presented the State budget for 2024-25, said these funds would be used to help rescue about 5 lakh of the poorest of families from poverty by providing necessary government assistance, in an integrated manner. “The participation of elected representatives, charitable organisations, and banks will be ensured in this grand initiative,” he said.
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