The Minister for Information and Publicity M P Saminathan announced these measures in the Tamilnadu State Legislative Assembly.
He announced setting up of a Journalists’ Welfare Board.
Kalaignar Ezhudhukol Award will be awarded to journalists who contribute to the upliftment of the downtrodden
Statues of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore and former President A P J Abdul Kalam will come up at the prestigious Queen Mary’s College and Anna University in Chennai respectively.
It is significant as Abdul kalam mentored students at the institute by staying in a hostel room before his ascension to Rashtrapati Bhavan in 2002.
Statues of freedom fighters Veerapandia Kattabomban, and Marudhu Brothers will be installed in Gandhi Mandapam, Guindy at Chennai.
The bust of Anjalai Ammal and Keezhapaluvur Chinnasamy will come up at Cuddalore and Ariyalur respectively.
A statue will be erected at the Government Guest House in Chepauk in memory of Dravidian stalwart V R Nedunchezhian, who had served in the cabinets of C N Annadurai, M Karunanidhi, M G Ramachandran, and J Jayalalithaa.
The Statues in memory of Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy, Moovalur Ramamirthan, and Dr Mu Varadarasanar will come up at Pudukkottai, Mayiladuthurai, and Ranipet districts.