Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on September 5 launched the Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher Education Assurance scheme titled 'Pudhumai Penn' at a function in Chennai, in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Under Pudhumai Penn scheme, girl students, who studied from Class VI to Class XII in state government schools would be paid a monthly assistance of ₹1,000 till they complete their graduation or diploma or ITI courses.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also unveiled 26 schools of excellence and 15 model schools set up by the Tamil Nadu government
These schools are emulating the model by the AAP government in Delhi.