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.
