Ensure women’s rights grant scheme beneficiaries are treated with dignity: Udhayanidhi tells officials

.Udhayanidhi Stalin urges officials to ensure dignity for beneficiaries of 'Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai Thittam', a basic income scheme for women. He directs all departments to coordinate for welfare schemes to reach eligible beneficiaries and prioritise representations given by MLAs and MPs. ₹7,000 crore sanctioned for scheme to be rolled out on Sept 15.

Tamil Nadu Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday asked officials to ensure that the beneficiaries selected under the proposed ‘Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai Thittam’, a basic income scheme for women, were treated with dignity and without giving room for any deficiencies.

Chairing a review meeting at the Kallakurichi Collectorate, Mr. Udhayanidhi said the women’s rights grant scheme would be rolled out on September 15 across the State. Preliminary works had begun and the government had sanctioned ₹7,000 crore for the implementation of the scheme. Women had high expectations about the scheme and officials should ensure no eligible beneficiary was left out. The beneficiaries should also be treated with dignity and there should be no room for any deficiencies, he said.

He also called upon officials of all government departments to work in a coordinated manner to ensure the welfare schemes of the government reached all eligible beneficiaries. All schemes should be implemented within the deadline, he said.

Mr. Udhayanidhi also directed officials to prioritise representations given by MLAs and MPs and implement them without delay.

The review meeting was attended by Public Works Department Minister E.V. Velu, School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, MLAs K. Karthikeyan (Rishivandhiyam), T. Udhayasuriyan (Sankarapuram), A.J. Manikannan (Ulundurpet), Collector Sravan Kumar Jatavath and officials from various line departments.