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The Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) has established model houses as part of the resettlement plan for villagers affected by the Parandur Greenfield airport project in Kancheepuram district.
Tamil Nadu Government has announced the Pongal 2026 gift package for over 2.22 crore ration card holders and Sri Lankan Tamil camp families, including 1 kg raw rice, 1 kg sugar, one full sugarcane, and Rs.3,000 cash per family. As of January 10 morning, Rs.3,348.59 crore cash has reached 1.11 crore families through 24,924 fair price shops using token system for smooth distribution. The cash amount
Tamil Nadu government ₹2.5 crore corpus fund to support startups developing advanced Tamil language technologies using AI and natural language processing. Last date to apply is Jan 7, 2026. Administered jointly by Tamil Virtual Academy and Startup TN, the initiative aims to foster world-class Tamil large language models, translation tools, chatbots, and speech recognition systems. Eligible DPIIT-r
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will inaugurate the first phase of flagship digital initiative “Ulagam Ungal Kaiyil” at Chennai Trade Centre, with Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin in attendance. The scheme distributes 10 lakh free laptops to students in government higher education institutions, including engineering, arts/science, medical, agriculture, law colleges, polytechnics, and ITIs.
Tamil Nadu’s Pongal gift scheme offers ₹3,000 cash to ration card holders, combined with ₹1,000 monthly women’s rights allowance, totaling ₹4,000 in January. Instead of spending, invest wisely: FD or RD for safe 7-7.5% returns (₹4,000 grows to over ₹6,000 in 5 years); PPF for tax-free 7.1% interest (15-year lock-in); mutual funds like flexi-cap for 12-18% potential; stocks or gold ETFs for higher
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin announced Pongal celebrations with ₹3,000 cash along with a gift kit (1kg raw rice, 1kg sugar, full sugarcane) plus saree/dhoti for ration card holders. To ensure smooth distribution, a token system has begun in Chennai and across the state, with officials visiting homes to issue tokens specifying date, time, and ration shop details.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced that the State government will implement the Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme (TAPS) for State government employees. Under the new arrangement, State government employees will be provided with an assured pension equal to 50% of their last-drawn basic pay.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced Pongal bonus for 2026, allocating Rs.183.86 crore to benefit nearly 9.9 lakh people. Group C and D government employees and teachers will receive up to Rs.3,000 as special ad-hoc bonus. Consolidated pay workers and those who served at least 240 days in 2024-25 will get Rs.1,000. Pensioners, family pensioners, and former village officers will receiv
Tamil Nadu emerged as India’s innovation leader in 2024-25 with 15,440 patent filings, capturing 23% of national total (66,673) and nearly doubling Karnataka’s 8,371. Achieving 61% year-on-year growth, the state outpaces Maharashtra (7,893), Uttar Pradesh (5,703) and Punjab (4,461). Excelling in deep-tech, electronics, manufacturing and applied research, Tamil Nadu transforms ideas into intellectu
The Election Commission of India released the draft voter list for Tamil Nadu on December 19, 2025, following Special Intensive Revision (SIR) with January 1, 2026, as the qualifying date. Residents can verify names online via Voters’ Service Portal, Voter Helpline App, or CEO Tamil Nadu site, or offline through Booth Level Officers, with claims and objections open for 30 days using Forms 6, 7, or
