Guwahati News Desk: With the aim of improving the livelihood of the urban poor, Tamil Nadu’s government will be implementing an urban employment scheme on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) at a cost of ₹Rs 100 crore.
The announcement was done by the Minister for Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply, KN Nehru, in the Assembly on Tuesday.
Regarding the plan of implementation, Nehru said, “In the current year, it will be implemented in two zones in Greater Chennai Corporation, one zone each in other Municipal Corporations, one municipality each in under the seven Regional Directorate of Municipal Administration and one town panchayat each in 37 districts.”
Nehru further said, that unlike other states, the urban population in Tamil Nadu was growing so fast, that it would reach 60 per cent of the total population by 2036, and also informed that a total of four crore people are currently living in the urban areas, accounting for 53 per cent of the total population.
Nehru further addressed that as announced in the budget, the government would be implementing the “Kalaignar Urban Development Scheme” at a cost of ₹Rs 1,000 crore. To which he added that, “Infrastructure including community hall, markets, modern libraries will be created in municipalities and town panchayats.”
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