Tamil Nadu Budget 2023-24: A look at top schemes and subsidies announced

The Tamil Nadu government has announced a slew of pro-people schemes in the state budget 2023-24, which was presented in the Assembly on Monday. The welfare schemes announced by finance minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan include free travel for women in state-run buses, a breakfast scheme for government school students and an allocation of Rs 10,500 crore for a food subsidy scheme, among others.

Tabling the budget in the assembly, Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, said that the unprecedented and difficult reforms implemented by the government reduced the annual revenue deficit from around Rs.62,000 crore to Rs 30,000 crore.