TAMILNADU

The Nadu cabinet on Wednesday approved eight new industrial Investment proposals worth 15,610 crore. To be spread across districts, these projects are expected to generate 8,776 jobs, industries minister Thangam Thennarasu said.

The investment proposals are for multiple sectors including electric vehicles, wireless technology, textiles and Oxygen manufacturing. These projects would come up in Krishnagiri, Theni, Pudukkottai and in districts around Chennai. Refusing to name the companies whose investment proposals were cleared on Wednesday, citing “commercial-sensitive reasons”, Thangam Thennarasu said the names will be revealed when they sign memoranda of understanding with the government.

Cabinet approval has been given for a few projects in the industrial complexes in Sriperumbudur, Pillaipakkam and Oragadam near Parandur, the site chosen for the new greenfield airport.

The Nadu government announced Thamizh Thaai Vaazhthu as the state song on 17 Dec 2021, requiring everyone to stand when it is sung on occasions.

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Differently abled people and pregnant Women, on the other hand, will be exempt.
The order comes after the Madras High Court recently declared that the Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu was merely a prayer hymn, not a National Anthem and that no one needed to stand up.
According to an official statement, a G.O. has been issued in this regard, and the song must be sung at the start of all events hosted by educational institutions, universities, government offices, public sector businesses, and public organizations.

In the wake of recent suicide by a girl student in Coimbatore, theTamil Nadugovernment on Saturday released a Nadu State Policy for Children 2021 to ensure prevention and protection of children from all forms of violence, abuse and exploitation.

The policy says every child shall have access to quality healthcare and Education and will be able to freely express his or her views on any issue concerning him/ her. The policy, which was released by chief minister M K Stalin, says, The government of Tamil Nadu resolves to build a safe and secure Environment and child friendly spaces as foundation for realisation of the rights of all children in the state.”

Forming internal complaints committee in all schools under POSH Act (The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013) and conducting awareness campaigns against all forms of violence against children and its negative impact on children, laws/ institutions to be accessed or approached for redressal, implementing highest standards of safety and security within all child care institutions, building a preventive, responsive children protection system, promoting effective enforcement of legislation are some of the measures suggested in the policy.

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has directed Naduto immediately act on complaints pertaining to the promotion policy on filling vacancies in the revenue department.

The department in September issued a circular saying deputy tahsildar panels, prepared between 2004 and 2018, would re-drawn as The Supreme Court direction aimed at filling vacant Other Backward Caste (OBC) posts. But while doing so, the revenue department de-reserved the posts assigned to SC officials and thrown them open for general category candidates and those from other communities, saidS Karrupiah ofDalit Freedom Movement, a not-for-profit organization fighting for the welfare of scheduled castes in TN.

Major reservoirs in the state have got a combined storage of 78% of their total capacity. This raises the possibility of water going waste into the sea when the northeast monsoon commences in full swing. The retreating southwest monsoon has proved bountiful over the last few days.

The storage at Mettur reservoir in Salem district stood at 54tmcft on Monday as against a total capacity of 93tmcft. The water level stood at 91ft against the full reservoir level of 120ft. There was inflow of 16,197cusecs (cubic feet per second) into the reservoir. The level may cross 100ft in a week if the same inflow continues, said a PWD official. The discharge is maintained at 100 cusecs into the river for drinking water purpose and 550cusecs into the east and west bank canals.

The Karnataka government is discharging around 4,000 cusecs into the Cauvery from Kabini and Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) Dams.

Nadu has grown to be the first nation in India to reduce the petrol price in the fiscal year 2021-22 by means of Rs 3/litre, supplying a major relief to consumers.

The rate reduction was introduced by State Finance Minister Palanivel Thiagarajan in the course of his budget speech on August thirteen and it came into effect on August 14.

It is expected to cause an income loss of 1,160 crores for the nation exchequer.

Diesel and petrol costs in India have hit file highs. The government CITES the price upward push in international crude oil by using extra than 50 per cent as the purpose for growing expenditures in India.

In India, the retail petrol and diesel costs are decontrolled and are linked to international crude oil prices. Thus, if crude expenditures decrease, retail expenses limit too and vice versa.

The free schemes by theTamil Nadugovernment, which many continue to claim are regressive, are really schemes for social and Economic Development and has put the state above northern states on these two criteria, said minister for financeP T R Palanivel Thiagarajan.

Gold worth Rs 1.99 crore, weighing 4.38kg, was given to the beneficiaries. He said that the basic policy of the Dravidian movement was Equality in Education, wealth and job opportunities for Women.

The Average per capita income of a person in Tamil Nadu is Rs 2.5 lakh, whereas in states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh it does not exceed Rs 75,000, he said. This is the reason why schemes like the Thalikku Thangam are implemented in the state.

Steps will be taken to create separate self-help groups for transgenders, minister for youth welfare and Sports developmentUdhayanidhi Stalinhas said.
Speaking at an event held in Trichy, which marked the inauguration of a producers and marketers meeting organized by the Vazhnthu Kattuvom Project (VKP) andTamil NaduRural Transformation Project (TNRTP), the minister expressed his commitment to establishing these groups once he receives approval from the chief minister.

Udhayanidhi Stalin expressed pride in hosting the states first-ever meeting of its kind, designed to foster collaboration between self-help groups and marketers, thereby creating new opportunities. The products developed by the self-help groups have gained widespread acclaim due to their exceptional quality. The minister shared his personal preference for these products, often presenting them to his friends.

Udhayanidhi also addressed a request made by district collector MPradeep Kumarto establish self-help groups specifically for transgender people. He assured the audience that appropriate measures would be taken to form separate self-help groups exclusively for the transgender community upon obtaining the chief ministers approval.

Nadutourism departmentjointly with the department of museums plans to improve the basic amenities and Infrastructure at theGangaikonda Cholapuramtemple near Jayankondam in Ariyalur district to boost domestic and international tourism. While the tourism department will prepare a comprehensive tourism development plan at Rs 5 crore, the museums department will construct a museum to display antiques and edutainment facilities.GangaikondaCholapurams archaeological significance stems from its links to the Cholas who made it their capital.

One site belongs to the HR&CE department while the other is owned by the local village panchayat. The site may house the archaeological museum and additional facilities for tourists. Improving basic amenities for tourists is the major focus. The tourism department alone plans to spend Rs 5 crore.

Naduchief minister M K Stalin said the DMK will fulfil its election promise of passing aresolutionin theassemblyurging theCentreto withdraw the contentiousfarm laws.
The chief ministers statement came against the backdrop of farmers observing a black day to commemorate the six months of stir against the farm laws.

He said that Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement onPrice Assuranceand Farm Services Act, 2020, The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 andEssential Commodities(Amendment) Act, 2020, were enacted by the Centre in haste and ignoring the Parliamentary procedures.