Highlights | Tamil Nadu Budget 2025: Airport in Ramanathapuram, 2,000-acre global city near Chennai among key announcements
The Budget aims to uplift marginalised communities, support students, and create more opportunities for professionals.
Tamil Nadu Budget for 2025-26 is being presented by State Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu presented the 2025-26 Budgetat the Legislative Assembly building in the state Secretariat on Friday.
The Budget aims to uplift marginalised communities, support students, and create more opportunities for professionals.
A key highlight is the sustained investment in flagship initiatives, including free bus travel for women, the development of a 2,000-acre modern city, and a Rs 20,000 subsidy for 2,000 gig workers to buy electric scooters.
These efforts, along with strategic investments in industrial parks, skill development, and transport infrastructure, are set to boost Tamil Nadu’s economic growth and job creation.
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- 14 March 2025 4:43 AM
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.
- 14 March 2025 4:38 AM
Flyover from Velachery to Guindy
A flyover will be constructed from Velachery Main Road to Guindy at a cost of Rs 310 crore.
- 14 March 2025 4:36 AM
Boost for TN rural roads
Tamil Nadu Budget allots Rs 2,200 crore for CM's Rural Roads Development Scheme.
- 14 March 2025 4:34 AM
Kalaignar Kanavu Illam housing scheme
TN Budget allots Rs 3,500 crore for 1 lakh new houses under Kalaignar Kanavu Illam housing scheme.
- 14 March 2025 4:33 AM
BJP stages walkout
After AIADMK, BJP has also staged a walkout from the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
14 March 2025 4:33 AMFinance 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.
- 14 March 2025 4:25 AM
AIADMK MLAs address media staging walk out
AIADMK MLAs addressed the media after they walked out of the State Assembly over alleged TASMAC scam.
- 14 March 2025 4:21 AM
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.
- 14 March 2025 4:12 AM
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.
- 14 March 2025 4:11 AM
As the budget is being presented, AIADMK MLAs stage a protest, raising questions about the liquor scandal.
