The state government on Friday provided financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh each to 10 needy Kalaimamani awardees and Rs 10,000 each to 500 folk artists on behalf of the Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nadaga Mandram here.
As per media reports, cheques of Rs one lakh were handed to wach of the six Kalaimamani awardees by Chief Minister M K Stalin as a token gesture at a function held at the Secretariat in Chennai while five folk artists received Rs 10,000 each towards the purchase of instruments and costumes, on the occasion.
Moreover, it has been reported that the state the government has also decided to provide 1,000 senior artists with a monthly pension of Rs 3,000 each.
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According to an official release, about 15,063 artists have benefited under this scheme.
As per media reports, the function was attended by Tamil Development and Information Minister M P Saminathan, chairman of Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nadaga Mandram Vagai Chandrasekhar, Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena, and Principal Secretary of Tourism, Culture and Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments K Manivasan were among those present on the occasion.
