: A slew of new schemes, giving a push to transport and health infrastructure in Tamil Nadu, were announced by Chief Minister K Palaniswamy Wednesday in the state assembly.
These include operationalising 2,000 new buses at a cost of Rs 600 crore and initiatives totally worth Rs 500 crore in the health sector.
The Chief Minister also said a Rs 120 crore worth Centre of Excellence will come up at at the Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Hospital at nearby Kanchipuram, aimed at improving health services to people.
Palaniswami, making a statement in the Assembly, said the new buses would be launched this fiscal and that 10 government transport corporation depots would be modernised at a cost of Rs 50 crore.
The Chief Minister also announced initatives totally worth nearly Rs 500 crore in the health sector.
To provide 12 integrated health services to people, including disease prevention and pain alleviation, additional Primary Health Centres and urban PHCS would get a Rs 105 crore facelift and be named Wellness Centres, Palanisa