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In summation to the 1.13 crore women benefitting from the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam, 16.94 lakh women person been included successful the programme, arsenic Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched the 2nd signifier of the programme connected Friday evening.
Speaking astatine the relation held successful Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium successful Chennai, Mr. Stalin said the monthly sum of ₹1,000 was lone the beginning. “As women march up successful rising Tamil Nadu, the sum would besides increase. So would women’s rights.”
The sum of ₹1,000 was credited into the slope accounts of 16,94,339 women connected Friday morning, Mr. Stalin said, adding that a full of 1,30,69,831 women would henceforth person ₹1,000 successful their slope accounts each month.
“Even those who belittle these programmes arsenic freebies person launched the programme successful their States,” Mr. Stalin said, pointing retired that the programme had been launched successful Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Puducherry, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, and Sikkim.
Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin listed the measures taken by the DMK authorities for the empowerment of women.
In enactment with the imaginativeness of precocious societal reformer Periyar E.V. Ramasamy, the DMK authorities had ensured that women got their stock successful property, education, and employment, Mr. Udhayanidhi said.
Gandhian and seasoned societal activistic Krishnammal Jagannathan (her girl work retired Ms. Jagannathan’s code arsenic she remained seated), recalled the assistance extended by erstwhile Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi successful her combat for women’s onshore rights.
She recalled the precocious societal reformer Soundaram Ramachandran, and said the Keezhvenmani massacre had a lasting interaction connected her beingness and activism.
Paralympic medalist Thulasimathi Murugesan said that coming from a humble background, she made usage of the infrastructure acceptable up by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu successful her autochthonal spot of Kancheepuram. She highlighted the measures taken by the authorities successful supporting sportspersons successful the State, and encouraged students to ne'er springiness up successful their life.
Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam delivered the ballot of thanks.
