TNPSC Thervupettagam

New schemes for SC/ST women in Tamilnadu

June 28 , 2024 148 days 930 0
  • TN Govt announced in the Assembly that 20 crore would be set aside to enable landless SC/ST women who work as agricultural labourers to buy land.
  • Each eligible candidate can obtain a maximum subsidy of 5 lakh or 50% of the land value.
  • 70 crore will be used to build 4,500 housing units for tribal communities who currently do not own housing.
  • Approach roads for tribal neighbourhoods will be built at a cost of 50 crore.
  • Hostels with modern facilities would be built in Sivaganga, Erode, Virudhunagar and Cuddalore districts for students from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities at a cost of 15 crore.
  • A centralised kitchen would be set up at a cost of 9 crore under Amudha Surabi scheme in Tiruchi, Madurai and Coimbatore.
  • The Government would organise a ‘Lifestyle Festival’ to celebrate the culture, traditions, literary works, linguistic-based patriotism of the SC/ST communities.
  • ‘Skill vouchers’ would be given to SC/ST students who performed well in higher education.

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