Phase-II unemployment allowance launched

Chennai, Feb 25 (UNI) Tamil Nadu government here today distributed the second phase of unemployment allowance to unemployed youths in the state.

The programme was kickstarted by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi yesterday at Coimbatore, where he distributed unemployment allowance to about 7,000 youths.

On the occasion, Local Administration Minister M K Stalin said ''government would disburse Rs 150 for the students, who passed tenth standard, Rs 200 for the youths, who passed 12th standard and Rs 300 for the graduates''.

''During the first phase of this programme, about 2,06,766 unemployed youths received Rs 12,30,37,950, he said adding during the current second phase 1,03,629 youths were paid Rs 6,12,75,450''.

Mr Stalin also mentioned that more than three lakh male youth and more than two lakh female youth had registered their names in various employment exchange office across the region.

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