Education remains students’ most permanent asset, says Minister Moorthy

Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration P. Moorthy inaugurated the laptop organisation thrust present astatine E.M.G. Yadava Women’s College connected Wednesday.

Operating nether the banner of the Ulagam Ungal Kaiyil Scheme, the inaugural saw 792 assemblage students person escaped laptops.

Addressing the gathering, Mr. Moorthy highlighted that the scheme, primitively launched by the Chief Minister M.K. Stalin connected January 5, 2026, aimed astatine distributing 10 lakh laptops successful its archetypal signifier with a staggering fund of astir ₹2,000 crore.

He emphasised that the devices were designated for pre-final and second-year undergraduate students crossed assorted disciplines, including Arts, Science, Engineering, Agriculture, and Medicine.

“Education remains a student’s astir imperishable plus and the younker should presumption these laptops not simply arsenic gadgets, but arsenic captious technological tools for self-employment and nonrecreational growth,” helium remarked.

Mr. Moorthy further noted that the ‘Dravidian Model’ of governance continued to prioritise pupil payment done integrated enactment systems similar the Pudhumai Penn and Tamil Pudhalvan schemes, which supply monthly fiscal assistance of ₹1,000 to guarantee that economical hardships bash not derail world ambitions.

District Collector K.J. Praveen Kumar providing a elaborate breakdown of the section impact, noted that 20,058 students from 47 Government and Government-aided institutions successful Madurai person already been verified done an online portal for this archetypal phase.

“Additionally, 7,690 students from 81 backstage colleges person been selected based connected circumstantial eligibility criteria to person the devices.” helium added.

He elaborate however the integer inaugural works successful tandem with the Naan Mudhalvan scheme, which provides vocation guidance and accomplishment development.

“In Madurai alone, the scope of these payment measures is vast, with 44,756 pistillate students and 33,254 antheral students presently receiving monthly stipends credited straight to their slope accounts to enactment their higher acquisition journeys.” helium noted.

As the archetypal signifier of organisation rolls out, authorities confirmed that the verification process for remaining eligible students was ongoing, with consequent phases of laptops organisation planned to guarantee full sum crossed the district’s acquisition institutions.