CM launches new scheme for government school students Thiranari Thervu Thittam: Under the Thiranari Thervu Thittam, 1,000 students will be chosen from govt. schools to receive guidance in premier institutions and monthly stipend of ₹1,000 will be provided. “The aim of the scheme is to encourage students to pursue higher education, under the scheme would receive ₹12,000 as annual stipend during their undergraduate and postgraduate courses. He distributed electronics kits, developed by IITMadras, to government school students. Anaivarukkum IIT-M: He also launched the Anaivarukkum IIT-M, a joint initiative with the School Education Department. The Anaivarukkum IITM initiative is a fore runner of Naan Mudhalvan Project. The vision of the scheme was to inculcate scientific and technological fervour in young rural students. The 252 teachers, who are being trained as part of the initiative, will train one lakh students. Electronics is the foundation for many industries now and this initiative will go a long way in enabling the State to become a $1trillion economy. India Justice Report 2022 The Tamil Nadu Prison Department has bagged the first place in the India Justice Report (IJR) 2022 survey, held on the basis of various parameters such as infrastructure, crowding and correctional efforts. Tamil Nadu scored 6.4 in the 10 point scale. Karnataka followed with 6.01 and Telangana scored 5.35.
