Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay
However, the govt announced three free cylinders a year from Pongal 2027, with the scheme targeted at eligible households. The govt will float an open tender under the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998, for procuring the gold.
The party had promised six free LPG cylinders a year to every family under its “Annapoorani Super Six” scheme. The price of the gold will be determined based on the rate published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association on the day of procurement, said social welfare and women empowerment department secretary Pallavi Baldev in the order. The income ceiling is not the only instance of a TVK poll promise being narrowed at the implementation stage.
the govt order restricts it to families earning up to Rs 2.5 lakh While the manifesto had promised the benefit to brides from families with an annual income of less than Rs 5 lakh.
CHENNAI: The C Joseph Vijay-led TVK govt on Monday issued an order implementing its flagship “Annan Seer” scheme but narrowed the income eligibility promised in the party’s election manifesto, reducing the ceiling from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh a year. This is one of the flagship schemes of the TVK govt.