The budget prioritized infrastructure development, employment growth, and flagship welfare programs.
The government announced plans to hold an annual World Tamil Olympiad with a ₹1 crore award to promote Tamil.
‘Agaram,’ a museum devoted to the Tamil language, will also be built in Madurai.
Tamil Nadu budget 2025: Women’s welfare
The budget also devoted ₹77 crore to the Thozhi hostel scheme for working women, which will benefit almost 800 women in 10 locations.
At a cost of 275 crore, hostels for students will also be built in Madurai, Chennai, and Coimbatore. This fiscal year, the government will fill 40,000 positions and provide bank loans of up to 10 lakh with a 20 percent subsidy to one lakh female entrepreneurs.
Development
Budget for Tamil Nadu in 2025: Infrastructure and housing Additionally, the finance minister unveiled the Kalaignar Kanavu Ilam housing program, which has a budget of 3,500 crore rupees and aims to provide one thousand brand-new homes to low-income families. Outside of Chennai, a global city with schools, colleges, industries, and infrastructure will be built on more than 2,000 acres. Thennarasu also announced plans for a new airport at Rameswaram, and expedited work on the upcoming airport at Parandur.
Aid
Budget for Tamil Nadu in 2025: Help for gig workers Additionally, the government will establish a welfare board for gig workers and a program that will provide them with 20,000 yen to purchase work-related e-scooters. A program offering monthly stipends of 75,000 for ten months has been announced for 1,000 selected students taking the preliminary examinations for the union civil service. Additional rewards of 25,000 and 50,000 yen will be given to those who pass the tests.
Allocation
Tamil Nadu budget 2025: Education funding and tourism
For one lakh students, a fund of 2,500 crore has been announced for education loans. The minister also said that a new Mini-TIDEL Park would be built in the Virudhunagar district. 6,600 new jobs would be created by these measures. In addition, new undergraduate programs will be offered by the state government during the upcoming academic year. These programs will cover rapidly growing fields such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cyber Security, Robotics, Electric Vehicle Technology and Environmental Engineering.