Highlights | Tamil Nadu Budget 2025: Airport in Ramanathapuram, 2,000-acre global city near Chennai among key announcements
TN Budget sets apart Rs 88 crore for 'sponge parks' in Chennai
Sponge parks are beneficial in low-lying areas and have the ability to collect and store water during heavy rain. This prevents inundation in the locality, and also helps in recharging groundwater level and make urban spaces more absorbent.
Flyover from Velachery to Guindy
A flyover will be constructed from Velachery Main Road to Guindy at a cost of Rs 310 crore.
Boost for TN rural roads
Tamil Nadu Budget allots Rs 2,200 crore for CM's Rural Roads Development Scheme.
Kalaignar Kanavu Illam housing scheme
TN Budget allots Rs 3,500 crore for 1 lakh new houses under Kalaignar Kanavu Illam housing scheme.
BJP stages walkout
After AIADMK, BJP has also staged a walkout from the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu Budget speech
- Rs 2 crore allocated for digitising ancient documents.
- Rs 2 crore allocated for organising book fairs abroad.
- Spreading Thirukkural worldwide is our duty; it has been translated into over 25 Indian and global languages.
- Rs 10 crore allocated in the first phase for translating literary works.
- Thirukkural will be translated into all 193 languages of the UN.
- World Tamil Olympiad to be conducted annually.
AIADMK MLAs address media staging walk out
AIADMK MLAs addressed the media after they walked out of the State Assembly over alleged TASMAC scam.
TN is the 2nd-largest economy in India
"No matter the obstacles, we will steer Tamil Nadu without losing balance. The foundation for excellence in education, healthcare, and agriculture was laid 100 years ago. Tamil Nadu is the second-largest economy in India and is progressing towards multifaceted development," said Thangam Thennarasu.
AIADMK walks out of Budget session
AIADMK stages a walkout ahead of the budget presentation after Speaker M Appavu denied permission for a debate over the alleged Tasmac scam.
As the budget is being presented, AIADMK MLAs stage a protest, raising questions about the liquor scandal.