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France-based automobile manufacturer <keyword id="43777" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="renault" source="Orion">Renault</keyword> and Japan-headquartered <keyword id="46283" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="nissan" source="Orion">Nissan</keyword> on Monday committed investments of USD 600 million (around ₹5,300 crore) in the country 15 years after foraying into the <keyword id="20154" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="tamil-nadu" source="Orion">Tamil Nadu</keyword> automobile industry. The fresh round of investments would witness rollout of six new models between the two companies, including two electric vehicles, representing the two global brands, Nissan Global Chief Operating Officer and Member, Alliance Board Ashwani Gupta said here. Currently, both automakers produce four models at the Chennai plant located at Oragadam, about 45 kilometres from here. According to Gupta, the Renault-Nissan manufacturing facility would also become 100 per cent carbon neutral by 2025 with use of renewable energy. The investments would see creation of 2,000 new jobs at the Renault Nissan Research and Development and Business Centre located at Mahindra Research City in Singaperumalkoil. Gupta, in the presence of Chief Minister M K Stalin, Renault <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword> Country CEO Venkatram Mamillapallee exchanged memorandum of understanding with the Tamil Nadu government promoted nodal agency Guidance Bureau MD and CEO <keyword id="16485351" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="vishnu-venugopal" source="Orion">Vishnu Venugopal</keyword> at an event here. Elaborating on the new models, Gupta said: "Today is almost 15 years of Renault-Nissan announcing plans of a manufacturing facility in Chennai following the signing of an agreement with the Government of Tamil Nadu." "Since then, our factory (in Chennai) has produced more than 2.4 million cars and exports to over 108 countries. I am delighted to announce that our partnership (Renault-Nissan) continues with a new agreement with Government of Tamil Nadu," he said. Gupta termed the signing of agreement with the government as a 'long-term commitment' of the automakers to India and the wider region. On the signing of the new agreement, he said India is one of the key markets and it is poised to become the third largest automotive market in the world. "That is why we are thrilled to announce our new long-term vision for the country where we will introduce six new models, including two battery-operated vehicles to be made at our plant in Chennai. This plant will become an international export hub," he said. The increased activity in new projects at its technical centres including digital and software development would see creation of up to 2,000 jobs at Mahindra World City, he added. "We are (also) transforming our Chennai plant into a carbon neutral manufacturing power house. This is really a great day for the alliance...," he said. The Chennai plant already sources more than 50 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy including solar, biomass and wind. The existing solar plant would become more than six times bigger, expanding to a 14 MW plant from 2.2 MW currently, the company said. On the rollout of new products, Gupta said, "Of the six new models manufactured here, three will be made by Nissan and three by Renault -- to the four existing Nissan and Renault vehicles. These vehicles will be built on a common alliance platform while keeping individual distinctive brand identities." Gupta said the new manufacturing products would include four new 'C' segment Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) while it would be the first for Nissan in India. "Importantly, this lineup will include Nissan and Renault's first-ever electric vehicles for India," he said. Two new 'A' segment electric vehicle products would be built on both brands (Renault and Nissan) and would have mass market electrification, he said referring to the success of the company's electric vehicles Nissan Aria and Secura. The investment announcements made by the company signals significant increase in exports from India showcasing the skilled manufacturing capabilities that would benefit the customers in the world, he said. "Our plant will boost plant utilisation, up to 80 per cent securing thousands of jobs in years to come," he said. By 2025, 100 per cent of the electricity used in the plant would be renewable energy, Gupta said. "This is an ambitious and important target as you can see we are fully committed to the Indian market in electrification..." Under the new framework of agreement, Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd would move to an ownership of 51 per cent Nissan and 49 per cent Renault. Renault Nissan Technology Business Centre would move to an ownership of 51 per cent Renault - 49 per cent Nissan. "This reinforces the partnership for the long-term and will empower the joint ventures with more responsibility and more autonomy," the company said in a statement. Gupta recalled that he was present during the inauguration of the company's research and development and formation of Renault Nissan Automobile India Pvt Ltd about 17 years ago in Chennai and in other parts of the country. "It is personally very significant for me to be back here and to be a part of building a future for the company and for our people," he said. According to a company statement, the new models to be produced at the Chennai plant would not only serve the domestic customers but also signal a significant increase in exports from India, boosting plant utilisation levels to 80 per cent. Nissan's Africa, Middle East, India, Europe and Oceania region Chairperson Guillaume Cartier said: "Renault and Nissan are fully committed to the Indian market, committed to electrifying the Indian market and committed to minimising our impact on the environment." "India was the first Alliance plant and India will be at the centre of this new chapter of the alliance, with new vehicles, new R&amp;D activities and new export markets taking our joint operations to the next level," he said. "Renault and Nissan have renewed their commitment to India today and we thank the Tamil Nadu government for their strong partnership and support," Cartier said. Tamil Nadu Industries Department additional chief secretary S Krishnan said, "The Renault-Nissan Alliance in Tamil Nadu has had manufacturing and design facilities in operation in the state for more than 15 years now. This is a very valuable and important relationship for the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Alliance. 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They are one of the least studied of all primates in India,” says <keyword id="48244" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="wwf-india" source="Orion">WWF India</keyword>. Their body parts like heart, liver, kidneys, limbs are used for black magic rituals to gain <a href="https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/black-magic-threat-to-slender-loris-continue-to-thrive-in-21st-century/cid/1866405">hypnotic</a> powers, create love potions and more. Some are even killed as their body parts are believed to possess medicinal benefits and used to treat leprosy, joint pain and poor eyesight. Since they freeze when threatened, it is easy to capture them. Slender Loris are under the high protection list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. This list also features threatened Asian elephants, <keyword id="18635" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="amazon" source="Orion">Amazon</keyword> river dolphin and Amur tiger. Interesting facts Apart from leading a nocturnal life, they exhibit strange behaviour like using their own urine to wash their face and body. This helps them recover from the sting of insect bites. They mate twice a year and live for over 12 years. As per <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-government-notifies-indias-first-slender-loris-sanctuary-at-kadavur/article66000494.ece">reports</a>, there are 14,000 Slender Loris in the Dindigul and Karur forests in Tamil Nadu. India is assigning ₹5 crores for their preservation in <keyword id="15246750" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="kadavur-slender-loris" source="Orion">Kadavur Slender Loris</keyword> sanctuary until 2026. India has 65 <keyword id="6360144" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="wildlife" source="Orion">wildlife</keyword> sanctuaries in India, covering<a href="https://wii.gov.in/wildlife_sanctuaries"> 3.73</a>% of its geographical area. 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Chennai, Aug 14 (PTI) In sync with its poll promise, the DMK government on Saturday presented a budget in the Tamil Nadu Assembly exclusively for agriculture featuring schemes for the overall development of the farm sector, including one for self-sufficiency and farm growth in villages. Presenting the budget, Minister for agriculture and farmer's welfare, M R K Panneerselvam said the views of farmers and experts were sought and the budget was prepared based on their views. "The agriculture budget is the aspiration of farmers. It is a dream of nature lovers." This is the first time a separate budget for agriculture is presented in Tamil Nadu. During 2021-2022, Rs.34,220.65 crore is provided for agriculture and related departments like animal husbandry, fisheries, dairy development, irrigation, rural development, sericulture and forest, he said. A sum of Rs 4,508.23 crore has been allocated to the state-run electricity entity, the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation for providing free of cost electricity to farm pump sets, he said. To bring prosperity to farmers and farm labourers in the Cauvery delta region, "it is proposed to declare this area as agro industrial corridor," to promote agro based industries, he said. The previous AIADMK government had declared the Cauvery delta region, a protected agricultural zone. The Minister said in regions such as Thanjavur, rice, pulses, banana, coconut are produced throughout the year. If rice and oil mills, coir units and pulse processing units (that use agricultural products of this region to produce value added products) are promoted, it would greatly contribute to the welfare of farmers and farm workers of delta region, he said. Panneerselvam said a scheme with a total outlay of Rs 1,245.45 crore to ensure overall agricultural development and self sufficiency in all villages of Tamil Nadu would be implemented. This plan, named after former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi (Kalaignarin Anaithu Grama Orunginaintha Velaan Valarchi Thittam) would be implemented in 2,500 village panchayats in the current year (2021-22), he said. Out of the 12,524 village panchayats in Tamil Nadu, each year, one-fifth of them would be be identified and the scheme shall be implemented in all of the panchayats areas in five years. Bringing fallow lands into cultivation, augmenting water resources, installation of solar powered pump sets, marketing of value-added farm produce, adoption of micro-irrigation and increasing milk production are among the objectives of the scheme. Aimed at increasing the income of farmers (depending on rainfed farming), the Chief Minister's Dry land Development Mission would be implemented in three lakh hectares, he said. To promote organic farming, "Organic farming development scheme" would be implemented at a cost of Rs 33.03 crore. Inputs for organic farming would be made available in Agricultural Extension Centres and among the several measures proposed under the scheme, farms would be certified as organic, he said. PTI VGN ROH ROH

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Chennai, Aug 14 (PTI): The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Tamil Nadu, on Saturday welcomed the first-ever agricultural budget of the State government by saying the announcements would help increase farm produce. The budget, presented by the Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare M R K Panneerselvam, would help in not only increasing the produce but also enhance the income of farmers, said chairman of CII-TN S Chandrakumar. The incentives for organic cultivation, increased allocation for fruit crop production, millet procurement from farmers and the creation of export zone for drumstick are welcome, he said in a press release. The announcements to set up a centre for research on turmeric in Erode and subsidy for solar-powered pumpsets were some of the key recommendations made by the CII, he said. The proposals to increase cultivable lands, give incentives for palm-tree cultivation, promote coconut cultivation and create 1,100 farmer- producer organisations and to train farmers in cultivation as per market demand would increase farm output, he said. PTI VIJ NVG NVG

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Chennai, Aug 1 () Stakeholders and experts should be consulted for preparation of the state budget and a separate one on agriculture to usher in a "renaissance in the lives of Tamil Nadu people," Chief Minister M K Stalin advised ministers and top officials, the government said on Sunday. Stalin impressed on his cabinet colleagues and officials that farmers, agriculture experts and farmers associations should be consulted for the farm budget, which would be a first of its kind exercise in the state's history. The agriculture budget should incorporate schemes that would nurture farming and ensure ryots getting benefits commensurate with their hard work, Stalin advised ministers and top state officials, a government release here said. In the run-up to the April 6 Assembly polls, the DMK had promised a seperate farm budget. As regards the general budget, economists, industry captains, representatives of industries, traders, micro, small and medium enterprises and fishermen associations should be consulted. The budget documents should be based on the feedback from stakeholders benefitting all sections of society and usher in a "renaissance in the lives of the Tamil Nadu people," the Chief Minister advised. The DMK assumed power in May when the second wave of coronavirus was at the peak and an announcement on the budget session of the Assembly is expected. VGN SS

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Chennai, Dec 30 (PTI): With the States incurring huge expenditure to combat the COVID-19 pandemic with substantial reduction in revenues, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday sought the Centre to permit State borrowings of 5 percent of the GSDP without any conditions for 2022-23 fiscal. Also, Tamil Nadu demanded a comprehensive revival package for MSMEs severely affected by the pandemic induced lockdown besides a roll-back of the 12 percent tax (from 5 percent) for textile and apparel sector. Addressing the pre-budget consultation meeting with finance ministers of States and Union Territories, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the national capital on Thursday, Tamil Nadu Finance Minister P T R Palanivel Thiagarajan said the Union Government's pre-conditions for availing additional borrowing limit of 1 percent (0.5 percent for capital expenditure and 0.5 percent for power sector reforms) of the GSDP, adversely affects the State finances and its patterns of expenditure. "I urge the Union Government to permit the States to borrow unconditionally within the prescribed limits. Further, as the States have incurred huge expenditure to fight COVID-19 with substantial reduction in revenues, I urge the government to permit borrowing of 5 percent of GSDP without any conditions for 2022 - 23 fiscal," Thiagarajan stressed. Pointing out that the second COVID-19 wave had severely affected the MSME sector in Tamil Nadu due to closure during the lockdown, loss of demand, disruptions in supply chain and shortage of labour, the Minister called upon the Centre to develop a comprehensive revival package for MSMEs including concessional credit, loan moratorium and deferment of statutory dues. These, he argued was because the full benefits of the series of stimulus measures already announced by the Centre has not reached the last mile. "A special infrastructure support scheme for creating export related to MSMEs may be announced," he said and wanted the Centre to reexamine the policy of SIDBI and include State Finance Corporations in extending low-cost funds for the benefit of the MSMEs. Expansion of the VOC port in Thoothukudi with Outer Harbour project including dredging of upto 17 m draught in order to reduce dependency on Colombo port to trans-ship Indian goods, expediting the final sanction by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs for Chennai Metro Rail Phase II project for a 50:50 equity share between Tamil Nadu and the Centre, release of adequate funds for speedier execution and completion of railway projects pending in the State, funding for the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) project and waiver of customs duty on wood imported for an international furniture park to be set up in Thoothukudi were among the projects which Thiagarajan hoped would be accommodated in the union budget. "The Union Budget is an integral part of fiscal federalism and has assumed even greater significance at a time when the finances of all States are under severe stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic," Thiagarajan said and added that recognising the importance of adequate fiscal resources and autonomy, the fathers of the constitution provided States with some powers of taxation and mandated a sharing of taxes between Union and States. This original balance which was already skewed against true fiscal federalism has been skewed even further towards the Union over a period of time. The increased levy of cesses and surcharges, which do not form part of the divisible pool of taxes, has adversely affected the transfer of resources to the States, he claimed. Cesses and surcharges as a proportion of the Gross Tax Revenue of the Centre have almost tripled from 6.26 percent in 2010-11 to 19.9 percent in 2020-21. In effect, States are deprived of a share in approximately 20 percent of the revenue collected by the Union. If these taxes were added to the divisible pool, the States would have obtained an additional transfer of approximately Rs 1.5 lakh crores as their share from the pool of central taxes in FY 2021-22. While the share in taxes is a legitimate right and provides the State the autonomy to cater to local needs and aspirations, the grants-in-aid are discretionary and tied funds. "This greatly impinges on the federal structure enshrined in the Constitution. I strongly urge the Union Government to merge the cesses and surcharges into the basic rates of tax so that the States receive their legitimate share in devolution," he said. PTI JSP ROH ROH

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Puducherry, June 12 () Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Friday said COVID-19 spreads in the Union Territory largely due to the arrival of people from Chennai and other districts of neighbouring Tamil Nadu for health care facilities and other purposes. During a press briefing through video conference, he said although the pandemic has not become a community transmission and occurs more through contact tracing, the flow of people from Chennai and other pockets of TN for marriage functions, medical care has been a major cause of occurrence of the malady here. Narayanasamy appealed to the people to ensure that they wore masks whenever they stepped out for very essential purposes, practiced hand hygiene and adopted social distancing. He cautioned people in rural pockets to be extremely careful as coronavirus has been spreading in such areas of Puducherry. The union territory responded to the lockdown in different phases since March 25 and consequently industrial sector, business establishments, traders and other sections were hit and flow of revenue through GST particularly had come down steeply. Narayanasamy said he had earlier participated in video conference convened by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and brought to her notice that the flow of revenue had fallen by 18 percent for the last three months or so due to lockdown. "Already the Centre has not paid the compensation arising out of implementation of GST here from March to May," the CM claimed and said, "Poor financial position was hitting implementation of welfare schemes and footing the salary bill of the staff and payment of pension to various sections." Narayanasamy had been insisting that the Centre should come to the rescue of the states and Union Territories with copious assistance during the current situation. "The delay in submitting a full fledged budget for the fiscal 2020-2021 here was also largely due to the poor financial position. We are constrained to knock at the doors of the Reserve Bank of India for a loan to tide over the current perplexing and pathetic fiscal situation," he said. Narayanasamy also charged Lt Governor Kiran Bedi with "deliberately" delaying adherence to the Union Home Ministry's directions on sharing of financial powers with the elected government. The Home Ministry had very clearly delineated the financial powers of the Lt Governor, the elected ministry and Secretaries of governments in Puducherry on the same lines as was implemented in New Delhi in 2018, he said. The Chief Minister accused Bedi of "deliberately" delaying the enforcement of the Centre's directives and adopting "anti people stance" to cripple the implementation of schemes decided by his government. He paid tributes to the police personnel, health staff and others for dedicating themselves to protect the people against the pandemic. COR ROH ROH

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(Eds: Recasts intro, adds details)Chennai, May 13 () Blaming reluctance of vegetablevendors of Koyambedu market here to move out as a major reasonfor the spread of COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister KPalaniswami on Wednesday indicated that the ongoing lockdowncould be lifted "gradually" depending on people's cooperation.He also attributed the high spike in daily virus numbersin the recent days to increased testing of samples and askedpeople not to panic, citing views of experts that the pandemicwill "slightly go up" before declining.As on Wednesday, Tamil Nadu has reported a total of 9,227coronavirus cases with 64 fatalities.The sprawling wholesale campus at Koyambedu has turnedout to be a super spreader of the coronavirus with the numberof positive cases in otherwise low prevalence districts likeCuddalore seeing a sharp rise in recent days after people fromthere travelled to the market.The market, which houses nearly 4,000 shops and employingaround 20,000, has since been closed and shifted to atemporary facility at the suburban Thirumazhisai.Palaniswami said the numbers in several districts hadgone up due to Koyambedu market which also contributed to thespike in this city, which tops the list with over 4,000 cases.Chairing a review meeting of district collectors andother officials to take stock of COVID-19 preventionactivitiesat the Secretariat here, he also said the state was bearingthe cost incurred on sending guest workers stranded in TamilNadu to their native states by special trains. In his opening remarks, he listed out his government'svarious efforts to ensure people did not suffer during thelockdown and had access to essential items. "People should extend total cooperation (to thegovernment).. depending on the kind of cooperation extended byyou, the lockdown can be withdrawn gradually," he said.Tamil Nadu is one of the worst affected states in thecountry by the deadly virus with the number of casesstanding in excess of 9,000.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Tuesday said therewill be a fourth phase of the lockdown, which will be verydifferent from the earlier three phases. The third isscheduled to end on May 17. Later, in his concluding address to the bureaucrats, thechief minister spoke in detail about the Koyambedu episode.He recalled that the first round of talks betweenofficials of Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA)and market representatives was held as early as on March 19when they were asked to shift sighting the crowd, but they didnot accept the idea. Subsequent rounds of meetings were held between governmentand the representatives, some even chaired by his deputy OPanneerselvam to break the deadlock, but the vendors were firmon not moving out fearing losing business, Palaniswami said,adding even basic precautions like wearing masks was notadhered to by many there. "So, the government held many rounds of talks with thetraders. But ths issue (of spread) arose because they werefirm that shifting will affect their business," he said. "Now, because many from Koyambedu had travelled to otherdistricts, the number of infected there (in those places) hasgone up. This is the reason for the spike in cases in Chennaialso," he said.Finally, following a major spread, the market was closedwith the concurrence of the stakeholders and has beenfunctioning at Thirumazhisai from May 10, he said. On Chennai topping the list of positive cases, he said thedensity of population, especially in narrow alleys andstreets, was a significant contributing factor. Referring to sending back guest workers stranded in thestate, he said the Tamil Nadu government was footing the billinvolved in the operation of trains.While a large number of people have been sent home sofar, the others would also get their chance to return in thecoming days, based on availability of trains, he said andasked them to remain patient till then.Palaniswami also stressed on intensified testing of lorrydrivers and workers entering Tamil Nadu from other states.He said efforts by his government have resulted in peoplehaving access to essential items while it was also reachingout to various sections of the society like guest workers,destitutes and the poor through distribution of dry ration aswell as providing food through Amma Canteens and communitykitchens. Seeking to give a fillip to economic activities, thegovernment had set up a high-powered committee (under theChief Secretary) to attract businesses "moving out of certaincountries," he recalled and pointed out at the resumption ofvarious industries to benefit the working class. Further, due to the coordinated efforts of various arms ofthe government, including the medical professionals, thepandemic was under control, he said, adding Tamil Nadu hadthe lowest death rate of 0.67 per cent while its dischargerate stood at 27 percent.Even those undergoing treatment in hospitals will soonreturn home and the government was with them, he added. VS VS

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Chennai, May 13 () Tamil Nadu Chief Minister KPalaniswami on Wednesday indicated that the ongoing lockdowncould be lifted "gradually" and sought people's cooperation torestore normalcy post-lockdown.Listing his government's various steps to resume economicactivities, besides ensuring that the people did not sufferduring the lockdown, he also stressed people's cooperation wasimportant."People should extend total cooperation (to thegovernment).. following the kind of cooperation extended byyou, the lockdown can be withdrawn gradually," he said.The chief minister made the remarks at a review meetingof district collectors and other officials chaired by him totake stock of the Covid-19 prevention activites at theSecretariat here.Tamil Nadu is one of the worst affected states in thecountry vis-a-vis coronavirus, with the number of casesstanding in excess of 8,000.His statement also comes a day after Prime MinisterNarendra Modi said there will be a fourth phase of thelockdown, which will be very different from the earlier threephases.The third phase of the lockdown is scheduled to end onMay 17.Palaniswami further said his government's efforts haveresulted in people having access to essential items, even asit was reaching out to various sections of the society likeguest workers, destitutes and the poor through distribution ofdry ration as well as providing food through Amma Canteens andcommunity kitchens.Seeking to give a fillip to economic activities, thegovernment had set up a high-powered committee (under theChief Secretary) to attract businesses "moving out of certaincountries," he recalled.Further, due to the coordinated efforts of various armsof the government, including the medical professionals, thepandemic was under control, he said, adding Tamil Nadu hadthe lowest death rate of 0.67 percent while its discharge ratestood at 27 percent.Referring to the high spike in daily virus numbers inthe recent days, he attributed it to increased testing ofsamples.Experts have said that the pandemic will "slightly goup" before going on a declining trend, Palaniswami said,adding there was no need for the people to panic.The state had a total of 53 testing centres.Even those undergoing treatment in hospitals will soonreturn home and the government was with them, he added.As on Tuesday, Tamil Nadu has reported a total of8,718 coronavirus cases with 61 fatalities. SAROH ROH

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Chennai, Jun 17 () A grant of Rs 9,000 crore to combat COVID-19 and its after effects, relief package to ease the burden on power sector and sanction of Rs 3,000 crore for medical equipment were among the demands made by Chief Minister K Palaniswami in a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. Outlining the various ongoing anti-COVID-19 initiatives, including those related to prevention, testing and treatment, Palaniswami said orders have been placed for 2.75 crore triple layer face masks, 38.85 lakh N-95 masks, 21 lakh PPE kits and 15.45 lakh RT-PCR testing kits. The Prime Minister's interaction with chief ministers is to discuss the situation emerging post 'Unlock 1. 0' and the plan ahead for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, and today is Modi's second day of discussion. As many as 123 government and 175 private hospitals have been notified to provide treatment for those infected and 3,533 ventilators have been made available, including 630 in the private sector, Palaniswami said. "To ensure that Chennai is prepared to handle any surge of cases, 53 COVID Care Centres have been kept ready with 17,500 additional beds. The manpower requirement is strengthened by additional deployment of doctors, nurses and health care workers in Chennai city," an official release here quoted Palaniswami as telling the Prime Minister. Also, he said: "Tamil Nadu may be allocated 9,000 crore rupees special grant for combating COVID-19 and its after effects on the States economy." Palaniswami requested Modi to announce a relief package to ease the immediate burden on the power sector, which will help distressed electricity distribution entities (discoms). The Chief Minister reiterated his earlier request for "greater latitude" to States in implementing the power sector reform agenda and batted for sanction of Rs 3,000 crore fund to enhance the availability of medical equipment. "I request you to provide additional allocation of foodgrains and pulses free of cost for all card holders, including the NPHH beneficiaries, under PMGKAY scheme." The ways and means limit of the states, which was increased by 30 per cent by RBI, should be doubled and the advances availed in 2020-21 fiscal should be made interest-free. He also sought release of pending Custom Milled Rice subsidy of 1,321 crore, second tranche of funds under National Health Mission, release of GST compensation for March and an ad-hoc grant of Rs 1,000 crore from the NDRF immediately to fight the pandemic. VGNBN WELCOME VGNBN WELCOME

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Chennai, Apr 27 () Tamil Nadu Chief Minister KPalaniswami on Monday sought from the Centre more RT-PCR kitsfor COVID-19 screening to help the state ramp up its testingcapacity to 10,000 a day against existing 7,500.After participating in the virtual meet held by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi with several chief ministers on COVID-19 scenario, he sent a communication with the state's viewsand a wish list that also wanted Centre's nod for makingpayment of wages by cash to the workers of rural employmentguarantee scheme MGNREGS during the lockdown. The stand of the Tamil Nadu government on extension of thepresent lockdown curbs, scheduled till May 3, is not knownimmediately. Conveying views on the present coronavirus situation inthe state, the efforts being taken to tackle the contagion andthe support needed from the Centre, Palaniswami pointed outCOVID-19 death rate stood at just 1.2 per cent while recoverywas an encouraging 54 per cent with 1,020 patients having beendischarged due to effective medical treatment. Presently, the state has 30 government and 11 privatelabs for COVID testing, with a total capacity of 7,500 testsper day, he said. The government planned to increase testing to 10,000tests per day and Palaniswami requested the Centre to supplymore number of PCR testing kits, an official release saidhere."I request you to allow payment of wages to the MGNREGSworkers by cash at the village itself by the panchayatsecretaries, which will help the poor during this lockdownperiod, as well as prevent over-crowding at banks," the ChiefMinister said.He also reiterated other demands made earlier as wellsuch as funds for procuring medical equipment. "The fiscal deficit limits of 3 per cent of GSDP may beincreased to 4.5 per cent for 2019-20 and 2020-21.Additional borrowing of 33 per cent above the permittedlevel for fiscal year 2019-20, may be allowed for 2020-21.The GST compensation for December-January may be releasednow," the Chief Minister said.Relief package to ease burden on the power sector,support to MSMEs, additional allocation of food grains free ofcost for all card (ration) holders were among the otherdemands, he made. VGNVS VS

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