Tamil Nadu’s Game-Changing Scheme for Women Sets a Positive Example
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin launched the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam, a transformative income scheme for women, on Annadurai’s birth anniversary and Karunanidhi’s (Kalaignar centenary). The program provides a monthly ₹1,000 allowance to eligible female family heads, benefitting around 1,06,50,000 women. The government will directly deposit the monthly allowance into their bank accounts and distribute ATM cards in multiple phases.