As DMK govt. enters its fourth year, CM Stalin harps on performance
As the DMK government stepped into its fourth year, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday reected on his achievements, fullment of the party’s electoral assurances and implementation of schemes beyond what was promised. At the same time, he pledged to work for the State’s progress. The DMK president said that his tenure was focused on the theme of performance, adding, “Stalin means performance, performance and performance.”
In a message on the occasion of the completion of three years in government, he said that while late Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi saw him as the personication of hard work, in the three years of his ‘Dravidian Model’ government, he had proved that “Stalin means performance”.
“Even now, I do not say that it is my government, but our government. As we enter the fourth year, I take a pledge to work for the benet of the State,” he said.
The Chief Minister said that the happiness in the faces of people was a testament to his achievements over the last three years. “I would prefer the appreciation from people rather than listing my own achievements,” he said.
Recalling the various schemes of the DMK government, he said that the provision of ₹1,000 a month to women under the Magalir Urimai Thittam had made women say that “Stalin has become my son, and it is immaterial whether our sons give us money”.
The Chief Minister said that the women’s self-help groups (SHGs) had substantially increased the monthly income of women. “The members of the group say that they used to get ₹4,000 or ₹5,000 a month, but were now earning more than ₹15,000, thanks to the SHGs.
The Chief Minister also made a reference to ration cards issued in the name of housewives, whose husbands had left them in the lurch.
He said that parents were happy that the breakfast scheme for government school students had become a boon to children who skip their meal. “They get nutritious breakfast made of millet,” he said.
Moreover, the disabled, who were longing to visit the Marina Beach in Chennai, could do so thanks to the disabled-friendly arrangements.
Transpersons were happy because the government had provided houses for them, he said.
As regards the welfare and development of women, the government had launched the Pudhumai Penn Scheme to boost the enrolment of girls in higher education, besides introducing the Vidiyal Payanam (costless bus travel) for women.