Extend Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme to all women with ration cards: Panneerselvam
1 year, 5 months ago

Extend Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme to all women with ration cards: Panneerselvam

The Hindu  

Former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Sunday, July 9, 2023 criticised the DMK government over the criteria it has imposed for benefitting from the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme. In a statement, Mr. Panneerselvam criticised the plan to consider the income of all the members in the ration card to calculate a family’s annual income, while the guidelines say only one of the members would be eligible to apply for the scheme. The former CM further insisted the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to take steps so that all women ration card holders in the State are eligible to benefit from the scheme. While the CM said about one crore women were expected to benefit from the scheme, Mr. Panneerselvam contended that if the eligibility criteria was considered, not even a few lakh women would benefit from the scheme.

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Kalaignar Magalir Urimani Thogai scheme applications of nearly 4000 transgender women in Chennai rejected, alleges trans activist
1 year, 2 months ago

Kalaignar Magalir Urimani Thogai scheme applications of nearly 4000 transgender women in Chennai rejected, alleges trans activist

The Hindu  

Nearly 4,000 transwomen across Chennai still await approval under the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam, said Durgasri, a member of the Thirunangai Vizhigal Amaippu in Kannagi Nagar, Chennai. M. Radha, the first transwoman official of the district administration and Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board member, said beneficiaries were asked to re-apply and the options must be visible. M. Radha, the first …

Tamil Nadu: DMK govt launches Rs 1,000 monthly assistance scheme for women heads of families
1 year, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu: DMK govt launches Rs 1,000 monthly assistance scheme for women heads of families

Firstpost  

The government has identified as many as 1.06 crore women as beneficiaries under the plan and the Rs 1,000 assistance is paid to beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin Thursday launched the DMK government’s flagship Rs 1,000 monthly financial assistance scheme for women on the birth anniversary of Dravidian icon C N Annadurai. Stalin …

What is the scheme Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam in Tamil Nadu? | Explained
1 year, 3 months ago

What is the scheme Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam in Tamil Nadu? | Explained

The Hindu  

On September 15, 2023, the birth anniversary of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam founder C.N. Besides, families receiving regular Social Security Scheme Pensions such as Old Age Pension, Widow Pension, Unorganised Workers’ Welfare Pension and families receiving Pension/Family pension from the Government were declared ineligible for the benefit. However, families, with member affected with intellectual disability, …

Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai is a massive, one-of-its-kind, data driven scheme: T.N. Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu
1 year, 3 months ago

Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai is a massive, one-of-its-kind, data driven scheme: T.N. Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu

The Hindu  

The Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme, to be rolled out from September 15, is a massive data-driven scheme and one of its kind in the country, Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu said. The Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme will make a significant impact on the lives of every eligible woman household. As the audit of the year takes pace …

T.N. women’s basic income scheme | 1.06 crore women selected to benefit
1 year, 3 months ago

T.N. women’s basic income scheme | 1.06 crore women selected to benefit

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government has identified 1.06 crore women, as eligible to benefit from the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme, which Chief Minister M.K. During his speech at a meeting he chaired at the Secretariat in Chennai to review the arrangements being made towards the launch, Mr. Stalin said a total of 1.63 crore applications were received, of which 1,06,50,000 …

New exemptions announced for eligibility under Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme
1 year, 4 months ago

New exemptions announced for eligibility under Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday announced new exemptions to become eligible for the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme. However, there was a request to also include the families of the differently abled persons receiving pension under the Social Security Pension Scheme of the Revenue Department. The government had announced that those from families with members receiving old age pension …

Public should not believe in rumours on honorarium for women heads: TN Minister
1 year, 4 months ago

Public should not believe in rumours on honorarium for women heads: TN Minister

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: Stating that all eligible women heads of families will get the 'Urumai Thogai' of Rs 1,000, Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Geetha Jeevan appealed to the public to not believe in rumours against the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai Thittam. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of the 11-day feast at the Our Lady of …

Watch | Focus Tamil Nadu — Why Stalin’s basic income scheme for women in T.N. has not pleased everyone
1 year, 5 months ago

Watch | Focus Tamil Nadu — Why Stalin’s basic income scheme for women in T.N. has not pleased everyone

The Hindu  

Watch | Why Stalin’s basic income scheme for women in Tamil Nadu has not pleased everyone The Tamil Nadu government, on July 20, began the distribution of application forms for Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam, a scheme through which a monthly rights grant of ₹1,000 is to be provided to eligible women heads of households starting September 15. During the State …

Ahead of launch of T.N.’s basic income scheme for women, Collectors told not to allow splitting of ration cards
1 year, 5 months ago

Ahead of launch of T.N.’s basic income scheme for women, Collectors told not to allow splitting of ration cards

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government has directed the Collectors not to allow splitting of ration cards, as a matter of routine, in the run-up to the launch of the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai, a basic income scheme for women heads of families, scheduled for September 15. As for ₹2.5 lakh as the family annual income limit, another official said this was …

CPI (M) wants T.N. government to reconsider conditions laid down for Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme
1 year, 5 months ago

CPI (M) wants T.N. government to reconsider conditions laid down for Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India has urged Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, to reconsider the conditions laid down under Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme through which women heads of families are to be given a monthly assistance of ₹1,000 starting September 15. Talking to reporters in Dindigul on Thursday, July 13, 2023, the party’s state secretary K. Balakrishnan said his party was …

T.N. government issues comprehensive guidelines for Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam
1 year, 5 months ago

T.N. government issues comprehensive guidelines for Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday issued comprehensive guidelines for the implementation of the ‘Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam’. Applications without complete details would be followed up on with a field verification. The team would comprise the Village Administrative Officer or the Village Assistant and the Village Panchayat Assistant. Once selected as beneficiaries under the scheme, those without a valid bank …

Government fixes relaxed eligibility criteria for Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai
1 year, 5 months ago

Government fixes relaxed eligibility criteria for Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai

The Hindu  

The State government seems to have gone the extra mile in accommodating prospective beneficiaries of the ‘Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai’, a basic income scheme for women, and coming up with a fresh landholding size. But, this time, for the purpose of the Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme, a senior official explains that they have taken a liberal view by doubling the …

DMK has once again cheated the people of Tamil Nadu, says Annamalai
1 year, 5 months ago

DMK has once again cheated the people of Tamil Nadu, says Annamalai

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai on Saturday alleged that the DMK has once again cheated the people by imposing “laughable” conditions for women to become eligible for ‘Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai,’ the scheme to provide a monthly aid of ₹1,000 for women heads of households. Referring to the operational guidelines issued by the government on Friday regarding the eligibility …

Tamil Nadu issues operational guidelines for ‘Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai’ scheme
1 year, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu issues operational guidelines for ‘Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai’ scheme

The Hindu  

Women with an annual family income of less than ₹2.5 lakh; family land holding not exceeding 5 acres and 10 acres ; and annual household electricity consumption below 3,600 units would be eligible to avail themselves of a monthly aid of ₹1,000 in Tamil Nadu. These form the crux of the operational guidelines released by the State government on Friday …

Nearly 1 crore women may get covered under ‘Magalir Urimai Thogai’ scheme
1 year, 9 months ago

Nearly 1 crore women may get covered under ‘Magalir Urimai Thogai’ scheme

The Hindu  

Nearly 1 crore women in Tamil Nadu may get covered under the State government’s scheme of universal basic income — ‘Magalir Urimai Thogai’. In addition to income tax payees, employees of governments – Central or State public sector enterprises – and property tax assessees, the scheme may not cover payees of the Goods and Services Tax. A cross-section of officials, …

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