TNPSC Thervupettagam

Welfare package for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees

August 30 , 2021 1090 days 990 0
  • Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced a Rs 317.40 crore welfare package o for the welfare of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees living in special camps in the State.
  • The Chief Minister said that it will be allocated to ensure housing and infrastructure in the Srilankan refugee camps in Tamil Nadu.
  • The Tamil Nadu government has already been providing a monthly stipend to the Srilankan Tamil refugees living in the camps.
  • The monthly stipend ​​will be increased from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500 per head of household and Rs 750 to Rs 1,000 for other members and from Rs 250 to Rs 400 for children under 12 years.
  • The Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee camps will from now on be called Sri Lankan Tamil Rehabilitation camps.

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