PoliticsPalaniswami urges release of pending salaries for Vazhndhu Kattuvom staff
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has urged the Tamil Nadu government to release two months' pending salaries for over 4,400 contract staff under the Vazhndhu Kattuvom scheme. He also demanded job security for these employees. The scheme, originally launched in 2005 as the Rural Transformation Project by former CM J Jayalalithaa and renamed in 2021, promotes rural entrepreneurship and financial inclusion with World Bank support.
Hindustan Times·2h ago·Chennai



