PULSES & EDIBLE OILS AT FAIR PRICE SHOPS

PULSES & EDIBLE OILS AT FAIR PRICE SHOPS :

On the orders of Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu , the Government of TamilNadu procures essential commodities such as pulses, edible oil, rava and maida at reasonable prices and distributes them through the fair price shops in order to keep the open market prices under control.

• This scheme was launched on the Tamil New Year’s Day i.e. 14.4.2007 in Chennai City.In the second phase, this scheme was extended to all the fair price shops in the remaining districts of Tamil Nadu from the month of May 2007. Accordingly, Toor Dhall, Urad Dhall and Palmolein are being procured and supplied to the fair price shops by TamilNadu Civil Supplies Corporation for distribution to all the card holders. 15,000 M.Ts of wheat allotted by Government of India at the open market rate has been purchased by Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies.

• Corporation Limited and they are converted by private Roller Flour Mills as Rava and Maida. Now, Rava and Maida are also being distributed to the card holders of Tamil Nadu through fair price shops. Due to the implementation of the special public distribution system, the open market prices of Toor Dhall and Urad Dhall, have been reduced to the level of PDS rates.
  

• Hence, the Government revised the rate of Toor Dhall under the PDS from Rs.34/- to Rs.32/- per Kg. Similarly, the rate of Urad Dhall has been reduced from Rs.40/- to Rs.36/- per kg. This scheme has kept the spiralling open market prices of these essential commodities under check.This scheme has been well received by the public . The present prices of these essential commodities distributed through fair price shops are as follows: SI.

Name of the Issue price No. Commodities:

1. Toor Dhall Rs.32/-(1 Kg)

2 Urad Dhall Rs.36/-(1 Kg)

3 Palmolein Rs.40/-(1 Litre)

4 Rava Rs.17/-(1 Kg)

5 Maida Rs.16/-(1 Kg)

Government have decided to implement the scheme on a continuous basis. Based on the orders of Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu another important aspect of the scheme is distribution of Toor Dhall and Urad Dhall in lesser quantities i.e. 250 gram and 500 grams also to the card holders.

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SUPPLY OF QUALITY RICE AT Rs.2/- PER KG.

SUPPLY OF QUALITY RICE AT Rs.2/- PER KG.

The Hon’ble Chief Minister Kalaignar M.Karunanidhi on assuming power on 13.5.2006announced the first order of distribution of 1 Kg. of rice at Rs.2/- which brought happiness on the faces of the poor and the downtrodden.

• This scheme is being implemented from 3.6.2006 onwards in TamilNadu. From the inception , this scheme has won the appreciation of the general public. The happiness of the poor and the downtrodden people while obtaining their commodities from the fair price shops is quite evident throughout the state.

• This heavily subsidised rate is much lower than the price at which the Government of India supplies rice to people below poverty line. Supply of rice at such a low price in the state will go a long way in eliminating hunger by enabling the highest levels of affordability and utilisation by the poor.

• This scheme assures food security to the poor and the needy. Since the price at which rice is supplied through the Public Distribution System in Tamil Nadu is the lowest in India, the price of open market rice is kept under control for the past one and half years. It is also ensured that good quality of rice is being issued under this scheme to the public.

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Karunanidhi asks PM to help Tamils in Malaysia

Karunanidhi asks PM to help Tamils in Malaysia:

New Delhi / Chennai: The Malaysian government has cracked down on protesting ethnic Tamils, who took to the streets alleging lack of job opportunities, education and political power.

• The country's government is threatening to invoke the controversial Internal Security Act against street rallies which allows for detention without trial. 

• The protests are also a problem to ethnic Indian politicians. The longest serving minister in the country, Minister of Works, S Samy Vellu, who also heads the Malaysian Indian Congress, has dismissed the agitation as unnecessary.

• "They are just leveling unfounded excuses in order to popularise themselves. I considered them. They are not fighting for the Indians. They are fighting to create a problem," says Vellu.

• The protests have kicked up a political storm in India as well. Tamil Nadu MPs across party lines demanded the Centre's intervention to secure the release of the detained Tamilians and its got the state's ruling and opposition parties together. 

• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M Karunanidhi has already written to the Prime Minister asking him to take "immediate and appropriate action on the sufferings and bad treatment of Tamils in Malaysia". 

• Opposition leader and MDMK Chief, Vaiko too has voiced his concern.

• MDMK MP, Krishnan says, "The Central Government needs to speak to the Malaysian government to bring relief to many Indians in Malaysia who have been treated rather unfairly."Jayalalithaa too has joined in calling for immediate action and called the attack on the protestors barbaric. 
  
  
  
  
  

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Police have right to protect themselves: Karunanidhi

Police have right to protect themselves: Karunanidhi

Chennai, March 18: Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday said the two police officers, ordered to be suspended by the Madras High Court in connection with the February 19 police-advocate clash, have the right to protect themselves if they felt aggrieved but said it would comply with the order.

• Chief Minister M Karunanidhi said in a statement here tonight that the government would implement the court order to suspend A K Viswanathan then Additional Commissioner of Police and M Ramasubramani Joint Commisioner at an 'appropriate time'. 

• "Unlike lawyers who had rejected the Sri Krishna Commission report, we will respect the judiciary," he said. 

• The Commission, appointed by the Supreme Court, had indicted both the police and the lawyers for the clash. 

• Karunanidhi said right from the beginning, he was for an amicable settlement of the issue.

• On February 19 when the violent incidents took place in the High Court premises between lawyers and the police, he had deputed Chief Secretary, Home Secretary and Public Secretary to talk to then acting Chief Justice S Mukhopadhyay and even offered to meet him at his house, despite him being in the hospital, Karunanidhi said. 

• Tamil Nadu government also agreed to the wishes of the acting Chief Justice to hand over the case to the CBI. 

• As per the instructions of the Supreme Court, the government had appointed senior IAS officer Sundaradevan to inquire into the incidents and the probe was on. But it was the lawyers who had not respected the Supreme Court order asking them to return to work, he said. 
  
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Treat Tamils, Prabhakaran with dignity, says Karunanidhi

Treat Tamils, Prabhakaran with dignity, says Karunanidhi:

Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi said that the Sri Lankan government should treat Tamils and LTTE supremo V Prabhakaran with respect and dignity even if the militant outfit loses in the ongoing battle against the army in the island nation.

• Tamils in the island republic should be treated with self-respect, honour and dignity and also given a share in power as envisaged in 1987 Indo-Sri Lankan accord, he told a rally here to press for cessation of hostilities in the island nation.

• "Even if Prabhakaran loses, treat him like Porus," the DMK patriarch said, pointing to the historical episode involving Alexander the Great and Indian ruler Porus who was treated with dignity and honour by the Greek emperor despite losing against him in a battle.

• "When asked by Alexander, Porus said he wanted to be treated like a king, which Alexander duly obliged. "It shows the magnanimity of Alexander who gave equal respect (to a man defeated by him)," he said.

• The rally was organised by DMK and attended by all its allies, including Congress, as Sri Lankan government troops advanced to capture the last areas held by LTTE.

• The DMK patriarch cautioned Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse against any intention of "annihilating" the Tamil race in the offensive, saying if he did so, "history would never forgive him."
  
  

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Start new IIT, IIM in TN, Karunanidhi writes to PM

Start new IIT, IIM in TN, Karunanidhi writes to PM:

• Chief Minister M Karunanidhi has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to set up an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Madurai, an Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER) at Trichy and an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Coimbatore. 

• Welcoming the Prime Minister’s announcement in his Independence Day address that more IITs, IIMs and IISERs would be opened across the country, the CM said in his letter that the measure proposed by the PM was timely and highly appropriate.

• Stating that Tamil Nadu had always been giving great emphasis to education, particularly to technical and professional education, Karunanidhi said the availability of such skilled manpower had enabled the state to attract huge investments in industry and business. To sustain and give further fillip to these efforts, the state needed a new IIT, IIM and IISER, he added.
  

• The CM also welcomed the PM’s announcements on setting up colleges in districts with low enrolment, Government support for new high quality schools in every block and setting up of appropriate number of industrial training institutes, polytechnics, vocational schools and skill development centres to ensure vocational training for a larger number of youth in the state.

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TN to expand industrial estates, set up more SEZs

TN to expand industrial estates, set up more SEZs:

Chennai , Aug. 23 

• The Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) will promote a joint venture company for oil and natural gas exploration, production and distribution, announced the Chief Minister, Mr M. Karunanidhi, in the Assembly on Wednesday.

• Replying to the debate on the demand for grants to the industries department, he said that the objective would be to enhance the energy security of the State. 

• Natural gas resources have been identified in the Cauvery Basin and the Krishna-Godavari Basin, which could be exploited. The new company would set up a Statewide natural gas distribution network. TIDCO would soon identify a private sector partner. 

To acquire new land :

• The Chief Minister also announced plans to acquire over 2,000 acres land near Sriperumbudur and Oragadam (on the Chennai-Bangalore highway) to expand the existing industrial estates. The State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) will set up a 250-acre special economic zone (SEZ) at Oragadam for automobile component manufacturers. 

• Chennai accounts for over 35 per cent of the automobile components manufactured in India. Many of the component manufacturers also cater to the export market. The SEZ would meet the needs of new investors and those planning expansion, he said. 

• With the industrial development rapid in these areas, a Rs 300-crore plan to upgrade the 24-km stretch of road between Singaperumal Koil and Sriperumbudur and the 20-km road between Vandalur and Wallajahbad would be taken up. These would be developed as 4-lane and in important stretches as 6-lane roads, he said. 

Multi-product SEZ :

• TIDCO would also set up a 3,000-acre multi product SEZ in Perambalur district to attract investments of Rs 5,000 crore. Over 3,000 acres of land has been identified near Perambalur about 250 km south of Chennai. Initially, garment units and light engineering units would be established with 250 acres set aside for each of these sectors. 

• With land cost high in and around Chennai, manufacturing industries need new locations where land is available at viable costs. The SEZ would be equidistant from Tuticorin and Chennai ports and the land is located on the national highway. 

• Mr Karunanidhi said that a leather SEZ would also come up near Chennai. This facility would be established by SIPCOT. 

• He has also sought the Central assistance of Rs 115 crore to set up reverse osmosis facilities at the common effluent treatment plants to recycle leather tannery effluents, he said. 

• SIPCOT would also establish an industrial estate near Madurai, which would contribute to the economic development of the southern districts. 

• The Government has emphasised on land acquisition for industrial estates to allot to the manufacturing sector, as there is stiff demand for land. With land costs soaring in Chennai's vicinity and the available land with the industrial promotion agencies fully taken up by manufacturers there is immediate need for developed land. Tamil Nadu needs such land banks to attract new investors.
  
  

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