COVID-19: KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM CM EDAPPADI K PALANISAMY’S ANNOUNCEMENT IN ASSEMBLY!

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By Dharani | Mar 24, 2020 12:55 PM

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy on Tuesday announced a slew of relief measures in the assembly to curb the Coronavirus impact in the state.

Covid-19: Key Takeaways from CM Edappadi K Palanisamy’s Announcement

The announcement came a day after the state government ordered to seal inter-state borders and evoked a statewide lockdown till March 31 to combat the spread of the Coronavirus.

Here, in this article, we take a look at the key takeaways from his speech.

1 – Rs. 3250 crores will be set aside for COVID-19 relief measures.

2 – Ration for April including rice, dal, sugar and cooking oil will be provided free of cost for all family ration card holders on token basis.

3 – Those who are unable to collect their ration for March can collect it in April.

4 – All family ration card holders to get Rs. 1000 each. It will be implemented with immediate effect.

5 – Families belonging to other states and involved in unorganized sector jobs in Tamil Nadu to get 15 kilograms of rice, 1 kilogram of dal and 1 litre of cooking oil.

6 – Construction workers and auto drivers to get Rs. 1000.

7 – Government-run Amma canteens will continue to provide subsidized food.

8 – Two days special wages for those who had worked under the MGNREGA, commonly known as 100 days of employment scheme.

9 – Kitchens will be set up to provide food for the destitute across the state.

Members at the assembly also clapped for a minute expressing gratitude towards the health, police and other departments working amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

அரசியல், விளையாட்டு, நாட்டுநடப்பு, குற்ற சம்பவங்கள், வர்த்தகம், தொழில்நுட்பம், சினிமா, வாழ்க்கை முறை என பலதரப்பட்ட சுவாரஸ்யமான செய்திகளை தமிழில் படிக்க இங்கு கிளிக் செய்யவும்      

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