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Chief Minister N. Rangasamy connected Wednesday (January 7, 2026) said the Puducherry authorities volition soon merchandise a study connected the issues surrounding the manufacture of counterfeit drugs successful the Union Territory (UT).
“As demanded by respective governmental parties, the amerciable cause manufacturing lawsuit has been handed implicit to the CBI [Central Bureau of Investigation]. The authorities volition soon merchandise a study connected the subject,” helium said, responding to a query from reporters connected the sidelines of a authorities lawsuit astatine Villianur.
The Puducherry constabulary had launched an probe into complaints of drugs illegally manufactured successful pharma companies successful the UT being sold astatine aesculapian shops successful respective parts of the country. This is the archetypal clip that the Chief Minister has made immoderate remarks astir the case.
A authorities root said a achromatic insubstantial covering each aspects of the case, including the manufacturing particulars of the drugs, volition beryllium published soon. It volition besides code the issues raised by the Opposition parties, the root said.
Financial assistance for Pongal
The Chief Minister besides hinted astatine the government’s volition to supply currency to each ration paper holders during Pongal. “Our authorities is keen to supply payment assistance to all. Cash assistance volition beryllium provided during and aft Pongal,” helium said, erstwhile reporters raised the Tamil Nadu government’s determination to supply ₹3,000 arsenic Pongal assistance to ration paper holders successful that State.
Mr. Rangasamy went connected to adhd that the women heads of BPL families successful the UT volition commencement getting a monthly assistance of ₹2,500 aft Pongal. The Chief Minister, successful this year’s Budget, had announced the determination to summation the monthly assistance fixed to women heads of BPL families, who are not covered by different payment schemes, from ₹1,000 to ₹2,500.
“The eligible beneficiaries volition commencement getting ₹2,500 aft January 12. Also, we volition beryllium extending the strategy to women holding yellowish ration cards precise soon. The strategy was besides announced successful the Budget,” helium said.
Mr. Rangasamy was successful Villianur to laic the instauration for a broad drinking h2o proviso strategy for the area. Others who attended the lawsuit included Minister for Public Works K. Lakshminarayanan and Opposition person R. Siva.
