Tamil Nadu Minister for Finance, Environment, and Climate Change, Thangam Thennarasu on Wednesday said that the State Government had sanctioned ₹471.53 crore towards procurement of 3,000 new BS-VI buses to replace the aged buses of the State transport undertakings, and an additional amount of ₹469.84 crore for the implementation of the ‘Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam’ scheme (under the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department) for the financial year 2025-26.
Mr. Thennarasu presented the First Supplementary Estimates for a sum of ₹2,914.99 crore.
Published – October 16, 2025 12:16 am IST
