Women’s safety measures:

• Streamlined crime reporting with zero-FIRs

• Protection for victims and witnesses

• Special fast-track courts for crimes against women and children (POCSO cases)

• 100% CCTV coverage in buses and audit in schools and colleges

• Better use of Nirbhaya Fund

Cultural commitments:

• Ensure continuation of Karthigai Deepam traditions at Thiruparankundram

• Declare Thaipoosam as a State festival

Support for women-led businesses:

• Interest-free loans up to Rs 50 lakh for manufacturing units

• 20% government procurement quota for women-owned enterprises

Anti-drug initiatives:

• Creation of Tamil Nadu Drug Eradication Department (TN-DED)

Dedicated Narcotics Intelligence Wing to curb smuggling

• Helpline for reporting drug-related crimes

• Fast-track courts for narcotics cases and strict punishment for repeat offenders

Rail and connectivity push:

• High-speed rail corridors (Chennai-Bengaluru, Chennai-Hyderabad)

• Coimbatore-Tiruppur-Salem RRTS

• Villupuram-Chennai semi-urban rail

• Sleeper Vande Bharat trains linking Chennai with Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata

• Hydro Power Train project

Skill development:

• Tamil Nadu State Skill Development University with campuses across all zones

• Courses focused on new-age technologies

Water and desalination:

• Additional 500 MLD desalination capacity

• Interlinked water systems through a ring main network

• Desalination Research Centre in Cuddalore

Pilgrimage and temple access:

• “Then Thamizhaga Thiruththala Yathirai” to boost pilgrimage tourism

• Two-hour daily darshan window reserved for local residents

Healthcare expansion:

• Free annual at-home check-ups for seniors (65+)

• ECR Trauma Care Centre

• Motorbike ambulances doubled to 50

• Rs 100 crore mission for rare diseases

Support for gig workers:

• 100% e-ShramPortal coverage

• Rs 1,500 monthly EV charging/fuel subsidy

• One-time safety kits

• Accidental insurance cover increased to Rs 10 lakh

Industrial growth:

• 10 plug-and-play industrial parks under BHAVYA

• Promotion of industrial corridors across the State

Women and mobility:

• • Rs 25,000 subsidy for e-scooters

Youth and entrepreneurship:

• Interest-free loans up to Rs 15 lakh for 2,000 first-time entrepreneurs

• GST incentives and subsidies

Clean cities target:

• 10 Tamil Nadu cities to feature among India’s top 100 cleanest cities

Education and employment:

• Rs 10 lakh interest-free loans for first-generation students

• Loan waivers for unemployed borrowers

• 1 lakh government jobs

• Free coaching for toppers

• District-level coaching centres with Tamil options