Govt – Welfare oriented Govt schemes, their utility
Vazhndhu Kattuvom 3.0
▪ The Tamil Nadu government will implement Vazhndhu Kattuvom 3.0 at a cost of ₹1,000 crore, with assistance from the World Bank, in 120 blocks across the State,
▪ Youth Welfare and Sports Development Department will conduct the 2025 Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup in Chennai and Madurai
▪ etablishing a Policy and Governance Experiential Centre, an Economics and Statistics Wing in government departments for evidence-based policy making, a specialised IT unit at the headquarters of the Economics and Statistics Department, modernisation of the department
Vazhndhu Kattuvom
▪ The Vazhndhu Kattuvom Project (VKP), formerly known as the Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project (TNRTP), launched on 2017
Project Goals:
✓ Promote rural enterprises.
✓ Enable access to finance.
✓ Create employment opportunities.
✓ Build sustainability and prosperity in rural communities.
Implementation:
✓ Implemented by the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj.
✓ Operates in 120 blocks across 31 districts of Tamil Nadu.
Funding:
✓ Funded by the World Bank and the Government of Tamil Nadu in a 70:30 ratio.
