India
oi-Deepika S
Chennai, Mar 07: The DMK on Sunday assured it would provide financial assistance of Rs 1,000 per month to all women family heads in Tamil Nadu if the party was voted to power in the April 6 assembly elections.
This would benefit all families that get essential commodities from the Public Distribution Outlets, Stalin told a grand election rally here, releasing a 10-year vision document for the development of the state where the DMK is eyeing to storm back to power after being in opposition for ten years.
”For all the women family heads in Tamil Nadu, we are going to provide every month Rs 1,000 ‘rights’ assistance. As a result, all the families that get food (essential) commodities from Public Distribution Outlets would be benefited for sure,” he said amid rounds of applause.
The announcement came nearly three months after Makkal Needhi Maiam chief and actor Kamal Haasan, had promised…