New college in Chennai to benefit women from minority communities: Tamil Nadu Minister
The Tamil Nadu government has announced new welfare schemes for minority communities, including a women's college in Chennai and tuition fee support for Muslim girl students. These initiatives aim to improve access to higher education and skill development.
Why it matters
It reflects government efforts to promote educational equity and economic empowerment for marginalized religious groups.
Minister for Minorities Welfare A.M. Shahjahan on Thursday (August 27, 2026) announced in the Assembly that the State government would establish, through the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board, a new women’s college in Chennai at a cost of ₹2.45 crore for the benefit of girl students from religious minority communities.
Making announcements for the Department of Minorities Welfare, Mr. Shahjahan said to enable Muslim girl students to pursue higher education, a new scheme would be launched under which the State government would bear the tuition fees for undergraduate courses for students admitted under the government quota in government, government-aided, and self-financing colleges. An allocation of ₹20 crore had been made for this year, he said.
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