#TamilNaduBudget:

All schools functioning under various departments like Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare, Backward Class, Most Backward Class & Denotified Communities, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments and Forest will be brought under the School Education department. Govt to establish world class skill centre named “Tamil Nadu World Innovation and Skill Training Hub” (TN-WISH) at Ambattur at a cost of Rs.120 crore.

A state-of-the-art Skill Development Centre to be established (cost of Rs.80 crore) in SIPCOT Industrial Park in Krishnagiri.

Thread: Highlights of the state budget presented by TN finance minister @ptrmadurai:

Annual revenue deficit of around Rs 62,000 crore, which the govt inherited on assuming office, reduced to around Rs 30,000 crore in the Revised Estimates of the
current year. #TamilNaduBudget:

To honour the legacy of Tamil martyrs Thiruvalargal Thalamuthu and Natarajan, who sacrificed their lives to protect Tamil in the struggle against Hindi imposition, a memorial will be established at Chennai.

Thread: Tamil Nadu finance minister P Thiagarajan presented the state budget for 2022-23.

Here are the important pointers from the budget:

- TN poised to see a significant reduction of the Fiscal Deficit, from 4.61% down to 3.80%. This year, Tamil Nadu will see a reduction in the Revenue Deficit by over Rs.7,000 crore, reversing an alarming trend of increasing deficits every year since 2014, says FM P Thiagarajan.

Thread: Will post visuals from different parts of Chennai and other updates to give a sense of the situation on ground today.

Though water has receded at some places, several roads are still waterlogged.

These visuals from GN Chetty Road, T Nagar 👇🏼

#ChennaiRains #TamilNadu Madley Subway, T Nagar

#ChennaiRains #ChennaiRains2021 #TamilNaduRains

Thread on report submitted by Retd Justice AK Rajan headed committee to Tamil Nadu govt on NEET:

Pre- NEET and Post-NEET admission data comparison and what it means:

1. Based on medium of education in Tamil Nadu 👇 2. Based on board of education, medium of instruction and type of management:

Thread: Tamil Nadu Finance Minister @ptrmadurai presents DMK govt's first paperless budget (revised) for 2021-22 in the legislative assembly.

#TamilNadu #Economy #Budget #Finances Budget highlights:

All 4,57,645 petitions received under "Ungal Thokuthiyil Muthalamaichar" programme have
been acted upon. After due field verification, 2,29,216
grievances positively redressed.

Use of Tamil as the official language will be strengthened in
all depts.

Thread on White Paper released by Tamil Nadu finance minister P Thiagarajan:

- Revenue deficit of TN has been deteriorating for the last 8 years. Such a long term trend has affected the development investments.

Revenue deficit : 3.16 as % of GSDP for FY 2020-21. Fiscal deficit of the state has been primarily increasing due to increase in govt borrowing.

Fiscal deficit is 4.43 as % of GSDP.

The public debt is Rs 2,63,976 per family in TN.

Public debt as % of GSDP is 26.69%, which is above the allowed limit of 25%.

Thread: Tamil Nadu health secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan has filed a status report before the Madras High Court regarding the Covid situation.

Highlights:

1. Shortage of Remdesivir: State has demanded 20,000 vials per day, but it is getting only 7000 per day. 2. At present, TN's daily consumption of Oxygen is 470 MT. The total requirement is expected to go up to 850 MT in the next 15 days.

Tamil Nadu is currently getting 419 MT as per National Oxygen Plan.

Thread: Tamil Nadu govt imposes fresh restrictions from 6th May- 20th May amid surge in Covid cases.

- Private and govt offices can function only with 50% capacity

- Metro train, taxis, buses can allow only 50% occupancy.

- Tea shops to be shut by 12pm. TN guidelines:

- Standalone vegetable and grocery shops, other provision shops will be allowed to open only till 12pm.

- All other shops except essentials like milk, medicine, departmental stores, grocery will be shut.

- Only takeaway allowed in hotels.

Thread: Tamil Nadu govt imposes fresh restrictions from April 26.

- Shopping malls, large format stores to be shut. Departmental stores allowed with 50% capacity.

- Theatres, recreational clubs, gyms, meeting halls, auditoriums, bars to remain closed. TN guidelines:

- Salons, spas, parlours, barber shops to be shut.

- Only take away services allowed in hotels, tea shops etc

- E- commerce allowed with time restrictions

- Public not allowed at religious places of worship.

Thread: Tamil Nadu govt issues new guidelines to tackle the spread of Covid.

- Night curfew announced from 10pm to 4 am across the state from April 20.

Public/ private transport not allowed to ply and inter-state/ district transport also suspended during this time period. - Only essential services allowed to operate during night curfew. Media, petrol pumps, continuous process industries exempted. Transport for emergency medical need, airport, railway station alone will be allowed.

- Total lockdown on Sundays. Only essential services allowed.

Breaking: Tamil Nadu govt announces fresh restrictions in the wake of surge in Covid19 cases.

- Ban on religious gatherings and festivals from April 10

- Restrictions imposed on small traders at Koyambedu market in Chennai from April 10

(Thread) - Passengers will not be allowed to stand and travel in govt and private buses.

- Only 50% customers allowed in vegetable and grocery shops, tea shops, restaurants, large format stores, big showrooms, malls etc.

- Shops in the state allowed to function only till 11 pm

Thread: Things that candidates in Tamil Nadu are doing this election season to get votes!

1. AIADMK candidate Thanga Kathiravan, who is contesting from Nagapattinam constituency, had to wash clothes.

#TamilNaduElections2021 2. Prabhakar Raja, DMK candidate from Virugambakkam constituency, made dosas.

Thread: Main highlights from Tamil Nadu BJP's election manifesto:

- 50 lakhs new employment opportunities will be created.

-Assistance of Rs. 6000 per year for fishermen

- Total prohibition will be implemented in the state

#TamilNaduElections2021 TN BJP manifesto:

-Administration of Hindu temples will be handed over to a board comprising Hindu scholars & saints.

- Recommend Indian citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamils living in refugee camps.

- Implement anti-conversion laws to criminalise conversion by force or allurement.

Thread: Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister OPS, who also handles the finance portfolio, starts presenting the interim state budget for 2021-22 at Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai.

#Budget #TamilNadu #Elections2021 Key pointers from the TN interim budget:

-TN govt has incurred a total expenditure of Rs13,352.85 crores for handling Covid19 pandemic.

-Out of the 413 recommendations given by economic expert committee, govt has implemented 273 of them.

A complaint has been lodged against Dr. Subbiah Shanmugam, ABVP national president and a senior surgical oncologist at KMC hospital in Chennai, for allegedly harassing a woman living in his same apartment complex over a parking slot dispute. (1/6) According to the complaint lodged by a relative of the 62-year-old single woman, Dr Subbiah has been harassing the woman and allegedly threw garbage and used masks, urinated (captured on CCTV) at her door step.

Thread: The report submitted by the Judicial Magistrate to MHC regarding the Tuticorin custodial case is damning.

- CCTV footage at Sathankulam PS got erased as the settings automatically deletes the footage after 24 hours. This despite the system having 1TB storage space. - A woman constable at the PS has turned witness. Other cops tried to hinder the process of recording her statement.

- She said that Jayaraj & Bennix were beaten up all night with lathis.

- She also said there were blood stains on lathis & on the table.

Complete lockdown announced in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Chengalpet districts from June 19- June 30.

The decision was taken in the cabinet meeting.

#TNLockdown #TNCoronaUpdates #Chennai Guidelines for lockdown in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpet and Kancheepuram from June 19- June 30:

Grocery shops, vegetable shops and petrol bunks can function between 6.00 am and 2.00 pm.

People advised to travel only within 2 kms from their house to buy essentials.

Thread:

At a time when Chennai is recording a high surge in number of Covid-19 cases, instead of being sensitive, private hospitals are fleecing patients.

We got several complaints from patients about this and that's why we decided to do a status check. Here's what we found: We visited 3 prominent pvt hospitals in Chennai to understand how patients are exploited.

Hospital 1:
Advance amount- Rs 50,000
PPE kits per day- Rs 10,000
Deluxe room including other charges- Rs 70K- 80K per day
Ventilator- Up to Rs 1.25 lakh per day

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Thread:Was travelling the entire day through cyclone Gaja affected areas, especially the interior villages. All these days, sitting in Chennai, I never realised the magnitude of the destruction. The towns maybe slowly limping back to normalcy but that’s not the case with villages While travelling through Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Vedaranyam and Nagapattinam, one can see protests by villagers almost everywhere. A week has passed. But even now there is no electricity. No food. No drinking water. No proper shelter and no means of communication.