Governor’s address in T.N. Assembly: Illicit mining and tax evasion will be dealt with an iron hand, says Arlekar

Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar connected Thursday (June 18, 2026) said determination had been important leakage of gross from mineral resources owed to corrupt practices that pervaded the mining assemblage successful the State.

“This authorities volition guarantee the businesslike and environmentally sustainable exploitation of mineral resources successful Tamil Nadu. Organised illicit mining and taxation evasion volition beryllium curbed with an robust manus done due regularisation and enforcement to guarantee that revenues travel into the authorities treasury without diversion. Through these efforts, the authorities is striving to treble gross from minerals,” helium said successful his archetypal code to the State Assembly aft the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led conjugation authorities headed by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay assumed office.

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The Governor said soon aft assuming office, the authorities had granted support for the escaped proviso of silt deposited successful lakes and ponds crossed Tamil Nadu to farmers, potters, and individuals for household use.

“This volition not lone assistance summation the retention capableness of waterbodies but besides assistance the conservation of rainwater and groundwater. The strategy volition amended the nutritional presumption of the ungraded and thereby heighten cultivation productivity. So far, 18,274 lakes and ponds person been notified nether the scheme,” helium said.

The Governor said revitalising the cultivation assemblage and improving the livelihoods of the farming assemblage were among the highest priorities of the government.

‘Transparent governance’

Reiterating the government’s committedness to rooting retired corruption successful the administrative strategy and providing honest, transparent, and cleanable governance, helium said each departmental procurements and nationalist tenders would beryllium conducted transparently and brought nether stringent monitoring mechanisms.

“Interference by middlemen and the signifier of amerciable gratification that prevailed hitherto volition beryllium wholly eliminated,” helium said.