The Tamilnadu government will implement the Kalaignar Urban Development Scheme.
The objective of the programme was to provide employment to urban poor, who had lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A committee headed by former RBI Governor C Rangarajan had also recommended that the Tamil Nadu government start an employment scheme in urban areas in the wake of the pandemic.
Through this, Infrastructure including community hall, markets, modern libraries will be created in municipalities and town panchayats.