Add Your Heading Text HereMadurai: IT minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Thursday distributed welfare assistance, including 11 autorickshaws, to women and transgender drivers at a function at Periyar complex bus stand.
The initiative was organised by the department of labour welfare and skill development for beneficiaries registered with Tamil Nadu Unorganised Drivers and Automotive Repair Workers Welfare Board. Nine of the autos were handed over to women drivers. District collector K J Praveen Kumar and mayor Indrani Ponvasanth were present.
Officials said that since 2023, as many as 1,126 women autorickshaw drivers from the district applied for financial assistance under the scheme. So far, 644 of them received ₹1 lakh subsidy each. The scheme aims to support self-employment opportunities and improve livelihood security for drivers from marginalised communities in the unorganised sector.
PTR said the govt remains committed to ensuring that inclusive welfare programmes reach all eligible beneficiaries. Efforts are being made to streamline application and disbursal processes to help more people benefit from such schemes, he added.
Courtesy : TOI
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