One of the key highlights of the budget is the allocation of Rs 2,500 crore for the upgrade of roads spanning 4,457 km in urban local bodies, aimed at improving connectivity and mobility within urban areas.
Over the next three years, the government plans to translate an additional 600 important books into Tamil, aiming to enrich the cultural and literary landscape of the state.
Tamil Nadu presented the annual state budget for the financial year 2023-24 in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Monday. It was the DMK government's third Budget since it came to power in May 2021.
FM Palanivel Thiaga Rajan in his budget speech mentioned that the state's revenue deficit is reduced by Rs 30,000 crore from Rs 62,000 crore.
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister further announced that a total of Rs. 18,661 crores will be allocated to the Department of Health and Family Welfare and
"Democracy was murdered in Erode bypolls. Voters were threatened during bypolls. They were locked like cows and goats. All were made to vote. It was against democracy," an AIAMDK MLA said.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 18 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan presented the state Budget for 2022-23 and highlighted that the revenue deficit of the state has come down for the first time in eight years.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 14 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu government has allocated a total amount of Rs 8876.57 Crores for the police department in the budget for this financial year.
Chennai, Feb 8 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu government on Friday presented the state budget for fiscal year 2019-20 with revenue deficit expected to come down to Rs 14,315 crore as against the projected figure of Rs 19,319 crore.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar. 17 (ANI): Following the 'tax-free' budget which was presented by Tamil Nadu Finance Minister D. Jayakumar in the state assembly, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday slammed the state government for accepting such a bad budget.