HIGHLIGHTS | TVK manifesto promises Rs 2,500 monthly aid, interest free-loans for women, and AI-led governance

CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Thursday eveninf unveiled the party’s manifesto for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, outlining welfare schemes, technology-driven governance and sector-specific initiatives.

The manifesto focuses on financial assistance, employment, agriculture, and AI-led systems, while promising a “drug-free Tamil Nadu” and an expanded social safety net.

Here are TVK's key promises:

Financial assistance & welfare

• Rs 2,500 monthly support for housewives

• Rs 4,000 unemployment aid for graduates; Rs 2,500 for diploma holders

• Rs 5,000-Rs 8,000 internship stipend

• Rs 18,000 support for employment opportunities for 5 lakh youth

• Rs 3,000 monthly support for senior citizens, widows and persons with disabilities

• Pension coverage extended to 15 lakh beneficiaries

Women & social support

• Interest-free loans up to Rs 5 lakh for women

• Marriage assistance: one sovereign gold and one silk saree for poor brides

• Free house pattas on government land

Healthcare

• Free health check-ups and affordable medicines

• Cancer health insurance coverage

Subsidies & basic services

• 200 units of free electricity per household

• 100% access to pump water

• Six free LPG cylinders annually

Employment & governance

• AI-based model for competitive exam preparation

• Focus on AI-driven governance

• Implementation of old government job schemes

• Support measures for IT sector employees

Education

• 6–12 free residential schools

Agriculture & allied sectors

• 50% debt relief for farmers owning over 5 acres

• Solar panel initiatives

• Minimum support price (MSP) for fisheries

Fishermen welfare

• Rs 27,000 support during lean season

• Rs 25 lakh insurance coverage

Workers & staff welfare

• Rs 18,000 salary for anganwadi workers

• Rs 10,000 salary for sanitation workers

• Rs 15 lakh benefit for government employees with over 20 years of service

Law & order

• “Drug-free Tamil Nadu” initiative

Economic vision

• Target to build a $1.5 trillion economy by 2036

• Rs 15,000 crore safety net for MSMEs