Palaniswami orders closure of liquor shops, starts Amma Two-Wheeler Scheme

500 shops to down shutters; TN govt offers 50% subsidy to 100,000 women to buy two-wheelers

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, who took charge on last Thursday, has signed five orders on Monday, in line with the election manifesto the party has issued in 2016. This includes closing down of 500 more liquor shops, 50 per cent subsidy for 100,000 working women to buy two wheeler, among others.

Signing these orders on the first day in office, Palaniswami said that they were in line with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) manifesto during 2016 which were led by late J Jayalalithaa.

As per the decision, the government will provide 50 per cent