Under the newly launched Pudumai Pen scheme, 3276 girls studying higher education in the district, are eligible to get the education aid of Rs 1000 per month and of them, 503 got the aid from Housing Minister
S Muthusamy at the inaugural of the scheme held at the Kongu Engineering College on Monday.
At the function, the CM's inaugural programme of the scheme at Chennai was telecast through online for
college students. Students can contact the toll free No 14417 to get further details of the scheme which is a modified one under the Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Memorial Marriage Assistance Scheme.
The eligible girl students studying higher education can register their names in the por
tal http://penkalvi.tn.gov.in, officials of the social welfare department said. Collector H Krishnanunni, MLA AG Venkatachalam Mayor Nagarathinam Subramaniam, DRO Santhoshini Chandra and college trustee Devaraja attended