Tamil Nadu govt. may gradually increase women’s rights grant

The TVK government, which is readying to revamp the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai (KMUT) strategy and rename it arsenic Madhippumigu Magalir Thittam, whitethorn summation the monthly assistance gradually, fixed the State’s fiscal position.

Initially, the magnitude whitethorn beryllium accrued from ₹1,000 to ₹1,500, according to a authorities representative. The TVK had said successful its manifesto that an assistance of ₹2,500 would beryllium fixed to each women heads of families up to the property of 60. At present, the fig of beneficiaries is 1.3 crore. The strategy necessitates an yearly outlay of ₹15,600 crore. If the magnitude goes up by ₹500 per beneficiary, the budgetary proviso for a afloat twelvemonth would beryllium ₹23,400 crore.

According to a survey conducted past twelvemonth astatine the behest of the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission, 15% of KMUT beneficiaries are elder citizens aged supra 60. If 1 is to spell by this yardstick, 19.5 lakh beneficiaries could beryllium taken retired of the restructured scheme. In that case, the full fig would trim to astir 1.1 crore.

In lawsuit the authorities wants the elder citizen-beneficiaries to migrate to societal information schemes specified arsenic aged property pension (OAP), it has to support successful caput however galore of these beneficiaries fulfill the criteria laid down by the Union government, which pays a information of the OAP bill. It appears determination is nary specified program by the government. The aged property pension magnitude is ₹1,200.

Yet, for world interest, it should beryllium pointed retired that the Central authorities provides ₹200 per beneficiary for those successful the property radical of 60-79, and ₹500 for those aged 80 oregon above, too ₹300 for those covered nether the Disability Pension Scheme and the Widow Pension Scheme, some of which are named aft erstwhile Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. As of now, the State authorities is keeping the fig of beneficiaries of each these schemes and immoderate others astatine astir 35 lakh. The existent fig (March 2025) is 34.3 lakh. The pension magnitude is ₹1,500 for beneficiaries of the Disability Pension Scheme and the Differently Abled Pension Scheme.

The authorities typical says, “At present, our precedence is to bring retired a White Paper connected the finances of the government.” The authorities is reasoning of having the Assembly session, for the Governor’s code and perchance for the fund together, successful a fewer months.