AIADMK promises ₹1,000 to ration cardholders during Pongal in third round of poll guarantees

The AIADMK connected Tuesday (February 24, 2026) announced its 3rd circular of guarantees for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly election.

In the lawsuit of triumph successful the poll, the enactment assured that its authorities would supply ₹1,000 each to ration cardholders arsenic portion of the yearly Pongal acquisition hamper. The enactment besides said it would springiness ₹10,000 arsenic solatium to each household that was deed by the “impact of inflation” and “tax hikes” effected during the existent DMK regime, according to a merchandise issued by enactment wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami connected the juncture of the commencement day of erstwhile Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.

An unemployment dole of ₹2,000 per period would beryllium fixed to graduates and ₹1,000 to those who finished higher secondary, taxable to some categories having registered themselves with employment exchanges. During the play of prohibition connected fishing, sportfishing families would hereafter person ₹12,000 alternatively of ₹8,000.

Handloom weavers would beryllium entitled to 450 units of escaped energy alternatively of the existing 300 units and powerfulness looms, 1,400 units arsenic against 1,000 units. Loans taken by pavement dwellers successful cities from cooperative institutions would beryllium waived.

In the archetypal circular of canvass promises made connected January 17, the enactment had assured the radical that the monthly assistance to women heads of families would spell up to ₹2,000, a committedness made subsequently by Chief Minister and the DMK person M.K. Stalin, too. The main Opposition enactment had besides projected to widen escaped autobus rides to men arsenic well. In the 2nd circular connected February 4, the AIADMK said 3 cooking state escaped refills would beryllium ensured. Among the different assurances were the waiver of acquisition loans drawn from banks, hike successful old-age pension to ₹2,000 per period from ₹1,200 per month, and interest-free loans to women self-help groups belonging to spiritual minorities.

With the latest acceptable of announcements, the enactment has made 16 canvass promises truthful far.