Chief Minister M.K. Stalin went to New Delhi to get Tamil Nadu's rights, said Housing Minister S. Muthusamy.
A program to provide government welfare scheme assistance worth Rs. 5.34 crore to 369 beneficiaries on behalf of the Erode District Diffabled Welfare Department and Rural Development and Panchayat Department was held at the District Collector's office on Saturday.
After providing the welfare scheme assistance, Minister S. Muthusamy said: Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has announced 14,000 diffables will be appointed as members in local bodies with the aim of ensuring respect for them in the society.
Work has begun to set up a 'Thozhi' hostel in Erode district. Chikkayya Nayakkar College is declared as a government arts and science college. Steps are being taken to set up a world-class playground, library facilities and a training center for civil services exams in this college.
A new bus stand is being built in the Solar area of Erode. Work is underway to select a place to set up another bus stand.
Some people are criticizing the Chief Minister's visit to New Delhi. However, the Chief Minister has gone to Delhi to fight for the rights of Tamil Nadu, meet central ministers and officials and bring the funds that are due to us.
When there was a demand for a CBI investigation into the Sivagiri double murder incident, I said that the Tamil Nadu Police would find the culprits in a short time. He said that it has happened now.
Earlier, the District Disabled Persons Welfare Department provided two-wheelers with coupling wheels worth Rs. 2.46 crore to 241 differently-abled persons and gold coins worth Rs. 11.44 lakh to 16 differently-abled persons under the Marriage Assistance Scheme, and 112 electric vehicles worth Rs. 2.78 crore to the panchayats in Modakkurichi, Nambiyur and Bhavani panchayat unions under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Village) Solid Waste Management Scheme.
District Collector Rajagopal Sunkara, Rajya Sabha member Anthiyur Selvaraj, MLAs A.G. Venkatachalam, V.C. Chandrakumar, Corporation Mayor Su. Nagaratnam, Deputy Mayor V. Selvaraj and others participated in the event.