TIRUCHY: The state government will organise as many as 10,000 Ungaludan Stalin welfare camps across the State, where the general public would have easy access to 13 government services, while applications would be received for Mahalir Urimai Thogai through volunteers.

Addressing a gathering at Thanjavur after inaugurating completed projects and laying stones for new ones, on Monday, Chief Minister MK Stalin also announced a special kuruvai package of Rs 82.77 crore for this year. He said Rs 276.84 crore has been allotted for the special kuruvai package in the past four years. Similarly, in a first for TN, a special package of Rs 132.17 crore for paddy cultivators of non-delta farmers has been allotted. “Around 8 lakh farmers from 36 districts across the State would benefit," the CM said.

ON EPS CHARGES

On leader of the opposition, Edappadi K Palaniswami, demanding the status of petitions received during the Ungal Thoguthiyil Stalin campaign during the election, the CM said 4.57 lakh petitions were received, and a special department of Ungal Thoguthiyil Muthalamaichar was launched. "Most of the petitions were solved within 100 days of the government," he said.

SLAMS GUV RAVI

CM Stalin lambasted Governor RN Ravi over the delay in granting assent to the bill establishing Kalaignar University in Thanjavur and accused him of deliberately stalling the legislative process at the behest of the Centre. "It has been over 40 days since the bill was passed. We thought the Supreme Court verdict would change his mind, but it has not," the CM said.