- The women’s rights grant scheme, to be rolled out on September 15, was the most populist of the seven assurances by Chief Minister MK Stalin before he came to power
- Stalin will officially launch this mega scheme from Kancheepuram the birthplace of the party’s icon and former Chief Minister C N Annadurai on the latter’s birth anniversary
- The scheme is among the crucial poll promises that catapulted the DMK to power and brought the curtains down on the decade of AIADMK’s rule in the state
NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, SEPT 14
The monthly financial assistance of Rs 1,000 to women heads of family, the ‘Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam,’ is a groundbreaking initiative that will reshape women’s welfare in India, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Thursday.
கலைஞர் மகளிர் உரிமைத் திட்டம் உதவித் தொகை அல்ல; உரிமைத் தொகை! #CMMKSTALIN | #TNDIPR | #kalaignar_magalir_urimai_thittam | #KMUT@CMOTamilnadu@mkstalin@Udhaystalin@mp_saminathan pic.twitter.com/KhkiLh7XR9
— TN DIPR (@TNDIPRNEWS) September 13, 2023
On September 15, 2023, the birth anniversary of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) founder CN Annadurai, the MK Stalin Government will take a “historic leap” and the initiative will inspire other states in the country to roll out schemes to empower women.
This will mark the implementation of the most populist among the seven assurances given by Stalin in the run up to the 2021 Assembly elections. Here is are major highlights of the scheme, named after former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi in his birth centenary year.
“Tamil Nadu takes a historic leap with the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai scheme, offering Rs 1,000 monthly assistance to 1,06,50,000 women family heads,” the CM said in the social media post X.
“A groundbreaking initiative reshaping women’s welfare in India, which is set to inspire many other states,” he said ahead of the launch. He further said that the “visionary” finance minister Thangam Thennarasu had shed light on the pioneering KMUT scheme and the government’s commitment to improving the finances in the state.
Stalin, who is the president of the DMK, will officially launch this mega scheme from Kancheepuram the birthplace of the party’s icon and former Chief Minister C N Annadurai on the latter’s birth anniversary.
The scheme is among the crucial poll promises that catapulted the DMK to power and brought the curtains down on the decade of AIADMK’s rule in the state.
The sum will be deposited directly into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
