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Vijay-led Tamil Nadu Budget Unveils Rs 1,000 Crore Gift Schemes

Vijay-led Tamil Nadu Budget Unveils Rs 1,000 Crore Gift Schemes
Tamil Nadu Budget 2026: Vijay’s govt announces gold gifts for newborns, brides in Rs 1,372 cr welfare push · financialexpress.com

The government of Tamil Nadu, led by Chief Minister Vijay, shared its very first budget plan.

The leader wants to give gifts to the people of the state.

When a woman gets married, she will receive a gold coin and a silk saree, which is a beautiful traditional dress.

When a baby is born in a government hospital, the baby will get a tiny gold ring.

Women who need extra help can get goats or sheep to raise, and some can get a cow for milk.

Fishing families will get a little more money during hard times when fish are hard to catch.

The government is also buying new air-conditioned electric buses for the city of Chennai.

These gifts were promised before the election, so the government is keeping its promise.

The budget also encourages families to choose government hospitals for childbirth, which helps keep healthcare costs lower for everyone.

Key facts

Budget type
Maiden budget of the TVK government – Tamil Nadu Revised Budget Estimates 2026-27
Total gift allocation
Over Rs 1,000 crore (about Rs 1,429 crore including gold schemes and milch cows)
Annan Seer
Rs 812 crore – 8-gram gold coin and silk saree to every bride
Thai Maaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam
Rs 560 crore – 1-gram gold ring to every newborn in government hospitals
Gold ring rollout
Starts September 15 (birth anniversary of CN Annadurai); births from June 22, 2026 also eligible
Vetri Magalir Goat Rearing Scheme
Rs 110 crore – 100% subsidy for five goats/sheep to about 30,000 beneficiaries
Free milch cows
Rs 57 crore – 10,000 eligible women every year
Fishing assistance
Raised from Rs 6,000 to Rs 7,000 per family, benefiting 1.93 lakh families at Rs 135 crore

Quotes

Finance Minister N Marie Wilson

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister

“"Marriage is one of the most joyous occasions in a woman's life. Our chief minister, who considers every woman in Tamil Nadu as a member of his own family, will present an eight gram gold coin and a silk saree as 'Annan Seer' (elder brother's gift) to them on their joyous wedding day. An amount of Rs 812 crore is allocated for this scheme in the revised budget estimates."”
deccanchronicle.com
“"As evidence of this, 99.9 per cent of deliveries in the state take place in hospitals, with over 53 per cent occurring in government hospitals."”
theprint.in

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