Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay known as for higher state empowerment, fiscal assist, and cooperative federalism whereas addressing the eleventh Governing Council Assembly of NITI Aayog on June 11. He emphasised {that a} developed India requires empowered states and inclusive improvement.
Talking on the assembly chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vijay affirmed Tamil Nadu’s dedication to constructive collaboration with the Union Authorities whereas defending the state’s pursuits and aspirations.
He famous that Tamil Nadu, India’s second-largest economic system, goals to succeed in a 1.5 trillion-dollar economic system by 2036, contributing in the direction of the imaginative and prescient of a developed India by 2047.
Highlighting youth empowerment as a main focus, Vijay proposed a Youth Ability and Employment Mission to offer stipend-supported internships and industry-linked coaching to 500,000 youths yearly. He sought the Centre’s help in establishing rising know-how ability centres in each district, coaching 5 lakh youths in fields akin to Synthetic Intelligence, cybersecurity, deep know-how, cloud computing, electrical automobile know-how, and semiconductor sectors.
The Chief Minister additionally requested assist for creating world-class start-up incubators, a enterprise capital ecosystem for deep-tech enterprises, and enhanced funding for utilized analysis.
On schooling, Vijay reiterated Tamil Nadu’s opposition to the Nationwide Eligibility cum Entrance Check (NEET) for undergraduate medical and dental admissions, stating that it has adversely affected college students from rural and socio-economically deprived backgrounds. He urged the Centre to permit the state to fill all seats below the state quota in MBBS, BDS, and AYUSH programs solely based mostly on Class XII marks.
Searching for inclusive development, the Chief Minister proposed a Poverty-Free Tamil Nadu Mission to determine weak households and make sure the convergence of welfare schemes for sustainable livelihoods. He additionally requested monetary help from the Centre for reasonably priced housing initiatives.
Vijay requested the Union Authorities to approve a second All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Tamil Nadu at Coimbatore, with the state authorities offering the required land.
Emphasising women-led improvement, he highlighted Tamil Nadu’s progress in girls’s schooling, well being, security, and financial empowerment, noting that the state employs 42 per cent of ladies manufacturing facility employees throughout India. He additionally talked about the launch of the “Singa Pen Sirappu Athiradi Padai” (Ladies’s Particular Motion Pressure) to reinforce technology-enabled policing and speedy response.
On agriculture, he referred to the lately introduced Rs 2,045 crore Cooperative Crop Mortgage Waiver Scheme, which advantages marginal, small, and different farmers by structured debt aid.
Vijay raised issues about Tamil Nadu fishermen, urging the Centre to guard conventional fishing rights within the Palk Bay and make sure the launch of fishermen and boats detained by neighbouring international locations. He known as for pressing diplomatic efforts for the protected return of Tamil Nadu fishermen imprisoned in Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Citing the state’s vulnerability to cyclones and floods alongside its 1,076-km shoreline, he requested enhanced central assist for everlasting flood mitigation infrastructure, climate-resilient initiatives, and a Complete Catastrophe Administration Mission geared toward zero casualties.
He additional urged the Centre to declare the House Manufacturing Hub at Kulasekarapattinam as a Nationwide House Manufacturing Hub to reinforce India’s function within the international area economic system.
Relating to digital connectivity, Vijay reported that BharatNet Section-II in Tamil Nadu had achieved roughly 97 per cent completion and sought help with remaining last-mile connectivity challenges.
The Chief Minister additionally requested the discharge of Rs 2,283.40 crore in central help for the Hogenakkal Section-III Mixed Water Provide Scheme.
Calling for equitable remedy of fiscally accountable and population-stabilised states, Vijay urged the Centre to not drawback such states in useful resource allocation.
He sought the discharge of Rs 3,284 crore pending below the Samagra Shiksha Scheme with out linking it to the Nationwide Schooling Coverage or the three-language coverage.
Vijay appealed to the Union Authorities to declare the traditional Tamil textual content Thirukkural as a Nationwide Literature, describing it as a piece with values related to trendy India.
Concluding his tackle, the Chief Minister said that empowering states would strengthen India and assist constructing a affluent, equitable, modern, and sustainable nation by partnership, mutual respect, and shared accountability.
