TAMIL NADU AFFAIRS

Nalam Kaakkum Stalin Initiative Review

• Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu chaired a review meeting at the Secretariat on the progress of the Nalam Kaakkum Stalin initiative.
• The initiative, launched on August 2, aims to provide advanced medical services through special health camps.
• The government sanctioned ₹13.58 crore to organize 1,256 camps across the State, prioritizing areas with limited medical access.
• Priority groups at the camps include:

• People above 40 years
• Those with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, mental health issues
• Pregnant women
• Children with developmental delays
• Persons with disabilities
• Tribal communities

• So far, 632 camps have been held, benefiting 9,86,732 people.

126 Knowledge Centres in Tamil Nadu

• Objective: To provide literacy and education to rural people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, and to benefit students, farmers, and women’s self-help groups.
• Government Order: Issued by the Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department.
• Functions:

• Announcing government welfare schemes.
• Providing education and useful information.
• Providing training to farmers, students, and self-help groups.

• Funding: Allocated from NABARD Bank’s Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for the year 2025-26.

• Implementing Agency: Being constructed based on the project design of TAHDCO (Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation).

• Maximum Centres:

• Namakkal: 24 centres (highest)
• Tiruppur, Virudhunagar: 12 centres each
• Salem: 10 centres
• Karur: 8 centres
• Tiruvannamalai: 7 centres
• Erode, Coimbatore: 6 centres each
• Thanjavur: 3 centres
• Pudukkottai: 3 centres
• Trichy: 4 centres
• Perambalur: 1 centre

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

• Tamil Nadu ranks 3rd in India in attracting foreign investment.

India’s Total FDI Status