Tamil Nadu Politics & Governance

Railway, highway and airport projects inaugurated in Tamil Nadu

1 March 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated four Amrit Bharat station upgrades at Karaikudi, Manapparai, Sholavandan and Srivilliputhur, along with a section of the Tirumangalam–Kollam National Highway. He also opened the air traffic control building at Madurai Airport, part of its expansion. The projects inaugurated at the event were valued at a reported total of ₹4,400 crore.

Key Facts

• The Amrit Bharat Station Scheme plans phased station redevelopment, improving passenger facilities, multimodal links and connections with surrounding cities.

Tamil Nadu inaugurates 5,367 urban housing units

2 March 2026

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated 5,367 urban housing units built at a cost of ₹840.76 crore under the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board’s reconstruction programme. The homes are located in Chennai and other parts of the state, and allotment orders were issued to beneficiaries. Stalin also laid the foundation stone for 283 additional apartments on Greams Road, estimated to cost ₹46.12 crore.

Key Facts

• The Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board works to improve slum conditions and provide hygienic homes.

FinTech Tower inaugurated at Nandambakkam

2 March 2026

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated the FinTech Tower at Nandambakkam, Chennai, built at a cost of ₹249 crore. The 11-storey office complex has 5.56 lakh square feet of floor area and is equipped for financial and fintech firms. Office-space allotment orders were issued to Prime Forex, Simptra Technologies and MidFin Wealth.

Key Facts

• The FinTech City project aims to create fintech-sector jobs and strengthen Tamil Nadu’s position in the sector.
• The FinTech Tower was built to LEED Platinum green-building standards.

Tamil Nadu Class 12 public examinations begin

2 March 2026

Tamil Nadu’s Class 12 public examinations began on 2 March, with 827,475 candidates scheduled to sit across 3,412 examination centres. The total included school students and private candidates; the reports give conflicting figures for the private-candidate count. Examinations were scheduled to continue until 26 March, with teachers and flying squads assigned to examination duties.

Key Facts

• Tamil Nadu’s State Board conducts annual examinations for Classes 8, 10 and 12.

Tamil Nadu signs overseas-employment and skills agreements

3 March 2026

Tamil Nadu signed agreements linking overseas job opportunities with skills and language training for young people and students seeking to study abroad. The agreements also provide for help obtaining central-government attestation of documents without intermediaries. On the same day, the Deputy Chief Minister inaugurated skills centres in 23 districts, established at a cost of ₹3.60 crore, and Naan Mudhalvan university operational centres at 11 state universities, costing ₹1.10 crore.

Key Facts

• Tamil Nadu’s Overseas Employment Corporation and TNSDC link job-matched skills training with identifying foreign vacancies and placing young people.
• Agreements also provide students seeking overseas higher education a route to central-government document attestation without intermediaries.

Tamil Nadu credits special assistance with March pensions

3 March 2026

Tamil Nadu credited a ₹2,000 special assistance amount with March pensions for eligible beneficiaries under social-security schemes. The Chief Minister stated that 29.29 lakh elderly people and widows received ₹3,200 each, 5.92 lakh persons with disabilities received ₹3,500 each, and families of 2.58 lakh persons with disabilities receiving maintenance assistance received ₹4,000 each.

Key Facts

• The March assistance supplemented payments to beneficiaries of existing social-security schemes, including older people and widows.

Aavin inaugurates cheese factory in Ooty

3 March 2026

Aavin inaugurated a cheese factory at its Ooty complex, built at a cost of ₹14.41 crore. The facility has a stated production capacity of one metric tonne a day, with nationwide sales planned.

Key Facts

• The Nilgiris district milk producers’ union said cheese production adds value to procured milk and can raise farmers’ and producers’ income.

Tamil Nadu opens sports medicine centre in Chennai

3 March 2026

Tamil Nadu opened a ₹9-crore Centre of Excellence in sports medicine and minimally invasive joint surgery at the state government’s multi-super-specialty hospital in Omandurar, Chennai. The centre was inaugurated for public use to provide specialised treatment for sports-related injuries.

Key Facts

• The centre brings dedicated sports-injury treatment to a Tamil Nadu state hospital for athletes from across the state.

Tamil Nadu releases 2026 Shipbuilding Policy

4 March 2026

Tamil Nadu released its 2026 Shipbuilding Policy ...