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Several TVK election promises did not make it into the Tamil Nadu budget
Family pension at ₹2.5 lakh a year for language-struggle martyrs, ₹2,500 women's monthly entitlement, ₹3,000 elder and disability assistance, ₹4,000 jobless-graduate support, Aavin milk procurement at ₹44/litre, and fishing-ban relief at ₹20,000 are missing.
Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27 routes about ₹30,589 crore+ of infrastructure through PPP or contracts
Private firms' role in the power sector has grown markedly - ETPS expansion, Coimbatore-Ariyalur 765 KV line, and EV chargers.
20,000 public EV charging stations planned across Tamil Nadu
The budget also proposes apartment charging subsidies, a new Battery Energy Storage System policy, and wider smart-meter use in Chennai and industrial-commercial power connections.
Tamil Nadu has allotted ₹8,852 crore to housing and urban development
A new middle-income housing scheme is planned for the Chennai metropolitan area, with 24,131 homes to be completed this year, construction of 14,194 more units to begin, and a full master plan for the expanded Chennai region.
Tamil Nadu has allotted ₹21,524 crore to highways and announced a Safe Roads Mission
The plan covers better road design and maintenance, AI monitoring of speeding and traffic violations, stronger patrols and emergency care at accident spots, and a new Namma Saalai app for reporting potholes and damage.
Is Tamil Nadu's power sector moving toward privatisation?
The budget lists Ennore thermal expansion at ₹8,000 crore and the Coimbatore–Ariyalur 765 kV line at ₹4,000 crore under PPP, plus 20,000 EV charging stations also via PPP.
A fee on UPI payments above ₹2,000?
Those larger payments are only 5% by count but about 65% by value.
In the Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27, the AI, IT and Digital Services department gets ₹398 crore
Plans include a Tamil Nadu AI Mission; AI use in health, agriculture, education, urban administration and citizen services; upgrading all e-Sevai centres to e-Sevai 2.0; expanding ‘Namma Arasu’ WhatsApp services from 76 to 275; launching the AI-enabled SPEED…
In the Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27, the government will act to protect 69% reservation
Scholarships continue, medical education fee aid under 7.5% reservation, and incentives against girls' dropout - schemes totaling ₹462.41 crore.
In the Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27, the Energy department gets ₹15,828 crore
Highlights include smart meters for all Chennai consumers and 50 lakh industrial/commercial users elsewhere, rooftop solar subsidies, Chennai distribution upgrades, a Coimbatore-Ariyalur 765 kV line, new substations, transformer replacement, and a large EV ch…
In the Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27, Labour Welfare and Skill Development gets ₹2,022 crore
Special Schemes Implementation gets ₹17,150 crore.
Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: housing and urban development ₹8,852 crore, handloom ₹1,678 crore
MY-HOME launches in Chennai; a PPP plan targets one lakh homes in seven years with ₹15,000 crore investment.
Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: municipal administration ₹29,863 crore, highways ₹21,524 crore
Highways and Minor Ports gets ₹21,524 crore, including ₹9,300 crore for an integrated road infrastructure programme prioritising safe, durable, world-class roads.
Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: ₹3,937 crore for social justice and tribal welfare
Separate funds support Ambedkar entrepreneur and overseas education schemes, the ‘Mannin Magal’ land ownership plan, and the ‘Vetri Thozhil Munaivor’ scheme.
Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: 500 new anganwadis and ₹812 crore for Annanin Seer
Senior recreation centres, old-age homes, and transgender skill loans, subsidies and shelters also feature.
Scheme name changes in the Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27
About 10 DMK-era schemes - including Naan Mudhalvan, Magalir Urimai Thogai, and Kalaignar Kanavu Illam - are cited with renames or reworks.
The Centre has released ₹1,09,019 crore as additional tax devolution to states
Tamil Nadu’s share is ₹4,466 crore, while Uttar Pradesh received the highest at ₹19,208 crore.
