In First Budget, TVK Sets Aside Rs 1,000 Crore For Brides, Newborns' Gifts
The TVK government in Tamil Nadu, led by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, has allocated over Rs 1,000 crore in its maiden budget for welfare schemes targeting brides and newborns. The initiatives include providing gold coins and silk sarees for weddings and gold rings for infants born in government hospitals.
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The budget reflects the government's focus on populist welfare measures aimed at strengthening public health and social support systems.
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay-led TVK government on Wednesday allotted over Rs 1,000 crore to provide gifts of gold coin, ring and milch cows to beneficiaries to fulfill the election promise made by the party ahead of the Assembly election this year.Presenting the TVK's maiden Budget, Finance Minister N Marie Wilson said the Chief Minister always stands by every women in Tamil Nadu as their elder and younger brother."Marriage is one of the most joyous occasions in a woman's life. Our chief minister, who considers every women in Tamil Nadu as a member of his own family, will present an eight gram gold coin and a silk saree as 'Annan Seer' (elder brother's gift) to them on their joyous wedding day.
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