Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Current Affairs, GK & News

Tamil Nadu to set up Economic Advisory Council

June 21, 2021

Newly-elected Tamil Nadu government has decided to constitute an “Economic advisory council to the chief minister”. Key Points Advisory council will comprise of leading economic experts from across the world as its members. Its members include: Nobel laureate Esther Duflo of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in USA, Former Reserve Bank of India governor, Raghuram ..

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New Industrial Policy of Tamil Nadu

January 30, 2021

The State Cabinet meeting which was chaired by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K Palaniswami, cleared the 34 major investment proposals with a total investment of Rs 52,257 crore. Highlights These new Industrial Policy have the potential to create 93,935 jobs. These investments will be done in the sectors including automobiles & auto components, ..

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Nagapattinam to be bifurcated to create ‘Mayiladuthurai’ district

March 25, 2020

The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu recently announced the creation of a new district ‘Mayiladuthurai’, for administrative convenience, by bifurcating Nagapattinam district. This is the 38th district of the state. Nagapattinam district is in the Cauvery delta region of Tamil Nadu. Last year, the government announced five new districts. Amid coronavirus pandemic, the Chief Minister ..

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Tamil Nadu CM proposes schemes to attract investments

March 25, 2020

The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has proposed two schemes including ₹148 crore project of Electric vehicle park and ₹500 crore project of Data centre park. The projects are aimed at attracting new investments into Tamil Nadu. As per his announcement in the Assembly, the electric vehicle park will be set up at Manalur SIPCOT ..

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TN Assembly to celebrate Jayalalithaa’s birth anniversary as Women and Children Protection Day

February 20, 2020

The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Edappadi Palaniswami recently announced in the state assembly that Tamil Nadu will celebrate the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa (February 24) as the Women and Children Protection Day. He also announced several welfare schemes for Muslims of the state, including doubling the pension of Muslim scholars (Ulemas) ..

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