T.N. CM Stalin’s surprise bonanza for women: ₹5,000 credited in bank accounts of 1.31 crore women today

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin connected Friday (February 13, 2026) gave a immense astonishment bonanza for women crediting a sum of ₹5,000 each into the slope accounts of 1.31 crore beneficiaries of the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme. While ₹3,000 was for the months of February, March and April (₹1,000 per month), a peculiar summertime assistance of ₹2,000 has besides been credited into their accounts, Mr. Stalin announced.

In a societal media post, Mr. Stalin besides announced that the monthly rights assistance nether the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme would be accrued from ₹1,000 to ₹2,000 successful the Dravidian 2.0 (when the DMK authorities if re-elected to powerfulness successful the ensuing Assembly elections.)

Contending that “some are attempting to forestall the disbursement” of the monthly aid for 3 months citing the elections, Mr. Stalin said: “But, this Dravidian exemplary authorities overcame it. This urimai thogai (rights grant) was an assurance made by Stalin to the women of Tamil Nadu. I volition not measurement backmost whoever brought successful obstacles.”

The Chief Minister further expressed assurance that his enactment would triumph the predetermination with the enactment of women. In a recorded video clipping, Mr. Stalin sought to explicate the recognition of ₹5,000 into the slope accounts of the beneficiaries.

The Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai was launched successful September 2023 and 1.13 crore women were disbursed a sum of ₹1,000 each and the programme was since expanded to screen 1.31 crore women crossed the State, helium said. “This is not conscionable a assistance but a designation of the contributions these women marque successful the society.”

The rights assistance helped women look aft their day-to-day expenses, household expenses, acquisition expenses of their children, helium said. Whileso, a “group successful Delhi and different radical successful Tamil Nadu, who were slaves to the Delhi group”, determination was accusation that a conspiracy was being hatched to halt the disbursement of this assistance for 3 months citing elections, Mr. Stalin said.

“There is accusation that a fewer are attempting to determination the court...As idiosyncratic from your family, I americium alert arsenic to what hardships you would acquisition if the assistance is suspended for 3 months. I tin realise the symptom you would acquisition if the disbursement is suspended particularly during summer,” helium said.

“How volition you negociate the monthly expenses? Can you get medicines for those successful your family? When children are appearing for exams, tin you walk for expenses incurred for their education? I person taken an important determination lone aft reasoning done each these,” Mr. Stalin explained.

“I person issued orders for disbursing a peculiar Magalir Urimai Thogai of ₹5,000, including the monthly assistance of ₹1,000 for February, March and April and a peculiar summertime assistance of ₹2,000 to each of the 1.31 crore women. My petition to you each is to beryllium cautious is spending this money, since this is for the adjacent 3 months,” Mr. Stalin said.

Expressing anticipation that his enactment would triumph successful the ensuing Assembly elections, with the enactment of women Mr. Stalin announced: “In Dravidian exemplary of governance, the urimai thogai would beryllium accrued to ₹2,000. This is the assurance fixed by Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, who keeps his word.”

Referring to immoderate who whitethorn rise doubts arsenic to however the authorities would spend to instrumentality the summation successful the monthly grant, Mr. Stalin said his authorities has excelled successful galore fronts, contempt the fiscal crisis. “So, we volition triumph implicit immoderate obstacles.”