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The AIADMK connected Saturday assured radical of the State that successful the lawsuit of its triumph successful the Assembly election, a sum of ₹2,000 per period would beryllium paid to the woman-head of each household covered nether the strategy of ration cards.
To beryllium called Kula Vilakku Thittam, the strategy would envisage the transportation of wealth to slope accounts of women-beneficiaries, according to a connection issued by enactment wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami.
This was not the archetypal clip that the Dravidian large came up with specified a scheme. Even successful 2021, the party, on March 8, announced the proviso of ₹1,500 per month. But, a time before, the DMK, which was past successful the Opposition, had unveiled a scheme, guaranteeing ₹1,000 per month. This was done by DMK main M.K. Stalin, who was the past Leader of the Opposition successful the Assembly.
Since September 2023, the DMK authorities has been providing ₹1,000 per period each to women each period nether the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam. In December last, the strategy was extended to 16.94 lakh much women, successful summation to its archetypal 1.13 crore beneficiaries.
Mr. Palaniswami gave 4 much assurances — the hold of escaped autobus question to men; operation of cement factual houses connected plots to beryllium purchased by the authorities successful agrarian areas to those who bash not ain houses; the summation successful the duration of the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme from 125 days to 150 days, arsenic announced by the Union authorities nether the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin); and the organisation of two-wheelers to 5 lakh women, with a subsidy of ₹25,000 each.
As portion of the Vidiyal Payanam (free autobus question for women), nether implementation since May 2021 erstwhile the DMK authorities took office, about 59 lakh women are traveling regular connected 7,500 mean municipality and ghat buses, constituting 66.45% of full passengers. In the 2025-26 budget, the State authorities had allotted ₹3,600 crore to the Vidiyal Payanam scheme.
Mr. Palaniswami announced the revival of the Amma Two-Wheeler Scheme, a flagship programme implemented erstwhile helium was Chief Minister during 2017-21. The strategy was scrapped by the contiguous government.
Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi successful February 2018 connected the juncture of the 70th commencement day of erstwhile Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, the strategy provided each beneficiary a assistance equivalent to 50% of the outgo of a two- wheeler oregon ₹25,000, whichever was less. Additional assistance of ₹6,250 was acceptable isolated for those who were disabled. Around ₹250 crore was allocated each year. Till March 2020, astir 2.07 lakh vehicles were distributed nether the strategy astatine an expenditure of ₹468.75 crore.
