Rs 1000/month assistance for Women in Tamil Nadu

Chennai: Tamil Nadu government will provide Rs 1000 per month assistance to the women of the state. Chief Minister MK Stalin launched the registration process for this scheme on Monday. It is a major sop launched by the ruling DMK ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

The scheme will benefit around 1 crore women of Tamil Nadu, which will be implemented from September 15, the birth anniversary of DMK founder CN Annadurai.

The tamil Nadu government has allotted Rs 7,000 crore for this scheme this year.

CM Stalin said, “This is in recognition of the lifetime selfless work of women.”

But there is a list of criteria to determine eligible women for this scheme.

This scheme is meant for female street vendors, fisherfolk women, females in the construction industry, and women earning meagre incomes working as domestic help. It excludes women in families with annual income of Rs 2.5 lakh, families consuming more than 3,600 units of electricity annually and those owning a four-wheeler. Women of families that own less than 5 acres of wetland or 10 acres of dryland would benefit from the scheme.