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The Hindu
28-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Plea for enhanced pay for police personnel in Tamil Nadu
Political parties across party lines urged the State government to enhance the pay of Grade-II police constables and implement the recommendations of the Fifth Tamil Nadu Police Commission. MLAs representing various parties, including the Congress, CPI (M), PMK, demanded that the constables be paid on a par with other entry level jobs in the government. PMK leader G.K. Mani said the strength of the police force should be enhanced taking into account the increase in population. Risk allowance to police personnel should be increased from ₹500 to ₹1,000. The government should make an announcement on the implementation of the commission's recommendations, he said. Sinthanai Selvan of the VCK said sanitary workers in the police department were being paid a monthly remuneration of ₹2,000 and appealed to the Chief Minister to increase it to ₹15,000. BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan said gender sensitisation course was imperative for the force. CPI (M) MLA V.P. Nagaimaali said police constables should be paid on a par with the salary drawn by their counterparts in other States. He said the government should look into the increasing number of encounter killings in the State. Congress leader Selvaperunthagai said weekly off for police personnel should be implemented.
The Hindu
22-04-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Tamil Nadu government to apply for GI tag for tamarind from Dharmapuri
The Tamil Nadu government will take steps to explore the possibility of getting a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for a tamarind variety from Pennagaram in Dharmapuri district, Minister T.M. Anbarasan said in the Assembly on Tuesday (April 22, 2025). Listing the requirements for obtaining a GI tag for a product, the Minister said Tamil Nadu ranked second among the States, with 69 GI tags. The Minister was responding to a query by Pattali Makkal Katchi's G.K. Mani (Pennagaram) during the Question Hour. Mr. Anbarasan also recalled an announcement made by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin last week, increasing the subsidy provided for applying for GI tags, from ₹25,000 to ₹1 lakh.
