₹1K/month for Pondy govt students pursuing college education

₹13,600-crore Puducherry budget hikes financial aid for women heads of BPL families to ₹2,500 per month, extends Perunthalaivar Kamarajar scheme to all courses

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PUDUCHERRY Chief Minister N Rangasamy, who also holds the finance portfolio, presented a tax-free budget of ₹13,600 crore for the FY 2025-26 in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. The budget, which is ₹900 crore higher than the previous year's outlay, includes a plethora of welfare schemes, particularly aimed at education, infrastructure and support for public sector undertakings and institutions.

Notably, the UT government, similar to Tamil Nadu, will provide financial assistance of ₹1,000 per month for a period of three years, starting this academic year, to students who have completed classes 6 to 12 in government schools and enrolled in UG courses. Furthermore, financial aid for women heads of BPL families has been raised to ₹2,500 per month from ₹1,000.