Tamil Nadu - Chennai   

More WB funds for State project

CHENNAI: The World Bank has agreed to provide an additional Rs.950 crore to Tamil Nadu under the Vazhundhu Kaattuvom project, a development initiative of the State government to reduce poverty and empower rural poor. The duration of the project, scheduled to lapse in September 2011, has been extended till September 2014.

In view of the provision of additional funds, the project would be extended to 46 blocks of 10 more districts (Dindigul, Madurai, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Karur, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar and Pudukottai) and four other blocks of Ramanathapuram, Tuticorin and Tiruvannamalai, where the project was already under operation.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

A pageant of stunning greenery
Eye camp
Man raises doubts over boy's death
High Court reiterates its order on encroachments
CISF to take over dog and bomb disposal squads at airport
Government move on persons with disability
An exciting day of quiz
Foot health too is top priority
“Encouraging growth in number of organ donors”
A unique fusion of musical styles
“Women are multi-taskers''
Chennai, Kuala Lumpur sign sister city pact
CMDA's first multilevel parking facility planned in T. Nagar bus stand
Couple succumb to burns
Woman commits suicide
New URL
Dogs rescued from well
Harrowing time for bus commuters
Rs.2 lakh each for families of rain victims
Enumeration under way for identifying beneficiaries of adolescent girls scheme
Sacked bank manager's plea dismissed
More WB funds for State project
“FTA with Chile will provide windows of opportunity for Indian firms”
“Keep Companies Bill simple”
Common entrance test for medicine to be transparent process: S.K. Sarin
In Chennai Today

Copyright © 2010, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu