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Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy connected Saturday (November 1, 2025) announced his government’s determination to supply old-age pension to 5,000 much persons successful the Union Territory (UT).
Speaking aft hoisting the nationalist emblem arsenic portion of the Puducherry Liberation Day celebrations adjacent Gandhi Thidal, Beach Road, the Chief Minister said the authorities had precocious added 10,000 radical to the old-age pension scheme, taking the full fig of beneficiaries to astir 1. 91 lakh successful the UT. The authorities has present decided to see 5,000 much persons successful the beneficiary list, helium said.
Besides initiating respective payment schemes, the authorities was keen to marque improvements to the acquisition and healthcare sectors. After the authorities came to powerfulness successful 2021, astir 883 teaching posts were filled. Laptops person been distributed to Class 11 students successful 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25. The authorities has present invited tenders to supply laptops to Class 12 students who person passed retired successful 2022-23 and those presently successful Class 11, the Chief Minister said.
He besides announced that 11 cognition theatres are being readied connected the 4th level of the authorities aesculapian college. The state-of-the-art cognition theatres are being acceptable up astatine a outgo of astir ₹20 crore. An precocious carnal attraction centre volition besides travel up astatine the aesculapian college. The outgo of astir ₹23.70 crore for establishing the centre volition beryllium jointly incurred by the Union authorities and the territorial administration, helium said.
The Chief Minister besides informed that a advisor has been appointed for the four-laning of Puducherry-Cuddalore Road. The process of enlargement of the Puducherry airdrome has besides begun. The authorities volition soon commencement the organisation of 2 kg wheat to ration paper holders each month, helium said.
He besides announced a program to found a memorial astatine Karaikal connected the lines of the 1 astatine Kizhoor colony successful Puducherry. Kizhoor colony successful Mangalam constituency played a large relation successful Puducherry’s conflict for independency from French rule. The village hosted a peaceful referendum that yet led to the liberation of Puducherry from French power and its merger with India.
The Liberation Day was celebrated with overmuch fanfare successful each 4 regions of the UT. It was connected November 1 that the past French establishments of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam merged de facto with the Indian union, bidding farewell to the French regime.
The Chief Minister, aft hoisting the federation flag, inspected a defender of honour fixed by the Puducherry police. Cultural events were besides held arsenic portion of the Liberation Day celebrations. Speaker R. Selvam, legislators, and elder officials attended the event.
