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TN to reimburse ₹ for 3 LPG cylinders per year from Pongal 2027
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday announced reimbursement for three domestic LPG cylinders annually for eligible homemakers under the ‘Annapoorani Super Six Scheme’, launching on Pongal Day 2027. An…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday announced reimbursement for three domestic LPG cylinders annually for eligible homemakers under the ‘Annapoorani Super Six Scheme’, launching on Pongal Day 2027. An estimated 1.30 crore families will benefit, costing the government roughly ₹4,000 crore. The money will be credited to bank accounts after oil companies confirm delivery.
Families with annual income up to ₹2.5 lakh, middle and marginal farmers, and families of disabled persons are eligible. Making a suo motu statement in the assembly, the CM said a shortage of cylinders from the West Asian war and rising fuel prices had burdened households. He acknowledged the state’s financial crisis but said the scheme fulfilled the TVK’s 2026 election promise.
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The scheme’s cost of roughly ₹4,000 crore comes as Tamil Nadu faces a fiscal crunch, with the state’s debt burden already among the highest in India. The reimbursement model, paying beneficiaries after delivery, is designed to prevent leakage that plagued earlier direct-transfer schemes. TVK made free cylinders the centrepiece of a campaign that also promised free bus travel and electricity subsidies tied to a pro-poor platform. Implementation will test whether state oil-marketing companies can share real-time purchase data with the treasury on a scale covering 1.3 crore families. Any delay in bank credits after Pongal 2027 could become a political flashpoint in the TVK’s first full year of governance.
Source: thehindu.com
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