TN won't implement PM Vishwakarma Scheme: CM

Stalin tells central government that the state will devise a scheme that won't discriminate artisans based on caste

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THE state government has rejected the Prime Minister's Vishwakarma Scheme in its current form and has informed the Union government that Tamil Nadu will devise a more inclusive and comprehensive scheme for artisans that does not discriminate them based on their caste.

In a letter addressed to Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Jitan Ram Manjhi, Chief Minister MK Stalin indicated that the state was compelled to devise its own scheme after the centre ignored its requests for modifications to the scheme. He also reminded that he had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 4, raising concerns about the scheme.