Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam launched in central districts

Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam launched in central districts to provide ₹1,000/month to 1.06 crore women heads of family. Ministers K.N. Nehru, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, S. Regupathy, Siva.V. Meyyanathan, S.S. Sivasankar, T.R.B. Rajaa distributed ATM cards to beneficiaries. Special camps held to open new bank accounts & resolve rejected applications. Mobile ATM deployed near function venue. Historic day for TN with launch of scheme.

The Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam, a scheme to provide monthly financial assistance to women, was launched in the central districts on Friday.

Under the scheme, ₹1,000 will be given as a rights grant every month to around 1.06 crore women heads of family in the State.

In Tiruchi, Municipal Administration Minister K. N. Nehru and School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi inaugurated the scheme and distributed bank passbooks and debit cards to 2,000 beneficiaries at the event held at the District Collectorate. The Ministers also awarded certificates of appreciation to 25 government officials for implementing the scheme in the district. Government appointments on compassionate grounds to family members of the deceased staffers were given to five people.

Law Minister S. Regupathy and Environment Minister Siva.V. Meyyanathan distributed ATM cards to women beneficiaries under the ‘Kalaignar Mahalir Urimai Thittam’ at separate functions held at Sivapuram in Tirumayam taluk and Tiruvarankulam in Alangudi taluk in the district. The ATM cards were given to 7,822 women, an official release said.

Transport Minister S. S. Sivasankar distributed ATM cards to women beneficiaries in the district. The district has received as many as 7,823 ATM cards in the first phase under the scheme from the banks. The Transport Minister distributed ATM cards to 2,000 beneficiaries at a function organised in Perambalur. A mobile ATM of a public sector bank was deployed near the function venue. Some women beneficiaries withdrew cash using the ATM cards given to them from the mobile ATM in the presence of the Minister and Perambalur Collector K. Karpagam.

An official release said a total number of 1,63,150 applications from the general public were received under the scheme. As many as 62,476 applications were subjected to field inspections. Action was taken by holding special camps to open new bank accounts for 2,715 beneficiaries who did not have a bank account or whose bank accounts were not in operation. Arrangements have been made for those public whose applications were rejected to make their appeal through the e-Sevai centres in the district. Instructions have been given to officials to resolve them within 30 days, an official release said.

Minister for Environment and Climate Change Siva. V. Meyyanathan formally launched the scheme at Kalaimagai Arts and Science College at Sembanarkoil in Mayiladuthurai district. Alongside District Collector A.P. Mahabharathi, the Minister distributed bank passbooks and debit cards to the eligible beneficiaries under the scheme.