The Tamil Nadu Government has asked for over Rs 15,000 crore assistance to support various schemes to help the state to fight Covid-19. These include a sanction of Rs 3,000 crore fund to enhance available medical equipment. The state also said that the Ways-and-Means limit of the States, which was increased by 30 per cent by RBI, should be doubled and advances availed in 2020-21 should be made interest-free.
During the Prime Minister's interaction with various States Chief Ministers, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami requested the Centre to release a second tranche of funds under National Health Mission and sought