CM Stalin announces Rs 317-crore welfare package for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees

The MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government will provide Rs 400 subsidy per cylinder and scholarships for the first 50 students from the Sri Lankan Tamil refugee community selected for engineering courses.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday announced welfare measures worth Rs 317.40 crore for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees living in special camps in the state. ... . , - . pic.twitter.com/2O190PttSY Making a suo motu statement under Rule 110 in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Stalin said the refugees would be ensured decent and better livelihood opportunities by the state government based on the inspection carried out in the special camps.