Finance Minister P Chidambaram made the allocation for 'Neighbourhood Development Project (in Kudankulam)' in the Union Budget.
The amount has been set aside 'to provide relief and rehabilitation to project affected people of Kudankulam area in Tamil Nadu', the budget documents stated.
The allocation has been made under the category of 'Nuclear Power Schemes'.
Anti-nuclear protests had broken out in Kudankulam and some of its surrounding areas in September 2011 and the eight-month stir was called off after the Tamil Nadu government announced a Rs 500 crore development plan for the region.
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