T.N. is opposed to subsidy payment through DBT
The Hindu
It is also against privatising power utility; States have to meet these conditions for more borrowing
Tamil Nadu remains opposed to the payment of subsidy to consumers through direct benefit transfer (DBT) and the privatisation of the power distribution utility.
However, DBT and privatisation form part of the conditions laid down by the Centre as part of its package on power sector reforms. The States carrying out the package will be given an additional borrowing space of up to half a per cent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) for four years from 2021-22 to 2024-25.
Everyone talks about the Airport Metro, but one look at the pillars and completion seems nowhere in sight. Meanwhile, a faster, cheaper, roomier alternative called the Suburban Rail Airport Corridor is finally getting off the drawing board. This dedicated corridor with its specialised coaches will link the airport to vast stretches of Bengaluru, where the metro connection is still years away.