Inside Vijay's Tamil Nadu budget: Gold rings for newborns, silk saree scheme, Hajj pilgrimage subsidy
TN Budget 2026: The TVK government also expects to generate up to ₹1,000 crore in additional revenue by charging a special fee on liquor manufacturing units.
Chief Minister Joseph Vijay unveiled Tamil Nadu's first budget for the financial year 2026-27, focused on improving education, women's welfare, newborns' health, sports, and Hajj pilgrimage subsidies. The budget aims to achieve a $1.5 trillion economy by 2031. To fulfill election promises, the government will provide gold rings for newborns, silk sarees for women at weddings, and a Hajj pilgrimage subsidy increase from ₹25,000 to ₹35,000.
A total of ₹44,527 crore is allocated for education departments, with ₹300 crore for modernizing 3,734 state-run schools under the Palli Niraivu Thittam scheme. New initiatives include Super Clean, Super Campus, offering free education and healthcare to rural students in the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Model Schools scheme, and establishing a Special Law College in Madurai and five ITIs at an estimated cost of ₹90 crore.
The government plans to generate additional revenue by charging a special fee on liquor manufacturing units, expecting up to ₹1,000 crore.
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