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Despite the Union government’s “denial of rightful dues” to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is spending a immense sum connected each schemes truthful arsenic not to springiness up connected the radical of the State, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu said connected Sunday.
Addressing mediapersons after performing the Bhoomi puja for a roadworthy implicit span at Tiruthangal, helium said the State had been flagging its money requirements, but successful vain. “We wage [a immense magnitude of funds] successful the Goods and Services Tax to the Centre. But the Centre is not devolving proportionate funds to Tamil Nadu. As the Finance Minister [of Tamil Nadu], I person visited Delhi galore times for funds. But the rightful funds are denied [by the Centre],” helium said.
But the Chief Minister was allocating immense funds for the improvement of infrastructure, helium said, adding that capable funds had been allocated for the Mahalir Urimai Thogai Scheme, escaped autobus question for women, escaped meal for schoolhouse children, and monthly assistance and escaped laptops for assemblage students.
The DMK had promised to fulfil the long-pending request for 2 roadworthy implicit bridges at Sivakasi and Tiruthangal. “People raised doubts astir our committedness connected the Sivakasi road implicit span and were pessimistic astir its timely completion. But we person completed it overmuch earlier schedule,” Mr. Thennarasu said. Besides allocating ₹45.6 crore for the roadworthy implicit span at Tiruthangal, the Chief Minister had allocated funds for a four-way roadworthy between Sivakasi and Virudhunagar and an Outer Ring Road for Sivakasi, helium added.
