Funds under Samagra Shiksha, various rail projects, approval for metro projects for Coimbatore and Madurai cities, safety of fishermen from Sri Lankan authorities and land for defence corridor were among the top demands raised by the Tamil Nadu Government in its memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu is expected to hand over the representation from the Tamil Nadu Government to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on an official visit to Tamil Nadu and is in Tiruchi and Ariyalur districts on Sunday (July 27, 2025). Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who has been admitted to a private hospital in Chennai since last week, had on Saturday (July 26, 2025) finalised the demands that are to be presented to PM Modi.
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In the representation, Mr. Stalin has requested for releasing ₹2,151.59 crore to be released by the Union Government under the Samagra Shiksha for 2024-25 at once and to further release the first tranche for 2025-26. “The Chief Minister has requested for releasing funds without insisting on the State to sign in the Memorandum of Understanding over PM SHRI,” an official release from the Tamil Nadu Government said.
