Stalin inaugurates buildings, hands over royalty cheque to late writer’s kin
The Hindu
CM Stalin virtually laid foundation stones for buildings to be constructed by HR&CE Dept. at ₹80.56 crore & inaugurated new buildings by Higher Education Dept. at ₹87.77 crore. He also handed over ₹10 lakh royalty to family of late Tamil writer Ma. Nannan. Ministers & officials present.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday virtually laid the foundation stone for under-construction buildings and inaugurated new buildings built by various government departments.
The inaugurated buildings include those constructed by the Higher Education Department at various locations across the State at a total cost of ₹87.77 crore. The foundation stones were laid for various buildings to be constructed by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department at a total cost of ₹80.56 crore. Minister for Higher Education K. Ponmudy, Minister for HR and CE P.K. Sekarbabu, Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena and senior officials participated.
In another event, Mr. Stalin handed over a cheque of ₹10 lakh as royalty to the family members of late Tamil writer Ma. Nannan, whose books have been nationalised. Minister for Tamil Development M.P. Saminathan was present.
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