“Over the past five years, sugarcane cultivation has declined from 100% to 30%. If this trend continues, TN may be forced to import sugar from Maharashtra.” – Minister Aadhav Arjuna
“The alliance with the PMK was the reason for the AIADMK’s victory in the northern districts. In seven districts of TN, the AIADMK has won only three constituencies.” – C.V.Shanmugam
A Bill to amend the Value Added Tax Act to impose a new Environmental and Social Welfare Tax on alcoholic beverages has been passed by the TN Legislative Assembly.
The TN Govt allocates Rs.264.14 crore for drug prevention and control.
Relief materials collected by the students and staff of Chaitanya schools in Coimbatore were sent by three lorries to Kerala. The lorries were flagged off by corporation commissioner Vijaya Karthikeyan. While the Chaitanya group of schools with branches all over the state ,on behalf of its students and staff ,had already donated 1.1 crore rupees to CM relief fund, they are now donating relief materials for the flood affected Kerala