The Tamil Nadu Government has launched the ‘Pudhumai Penn,’ which is a financial assistance scheme aimed at motivating girl students from the lower strata of the society to pursue their academic goals without hurdles.
- Under the scheme, all girls who studied from Classes VI to XII in government schools would be paid Rs. 1,000 a month till they complete their undergraduate degree, diploma and ITI courses.
- The objective of the Pudhumai Penn scheme is to support the student community. Close to about one lakh students in Tamil Nadu would benefit from the programme.
- The financial support would be extended to all eligible students in phases every month.
- Those who had passed out of school may proceed to pursue UG courses or diploma in ITI. Those students pursuing engineering and other PG courses too were eligible, the officials told reporters.
