Overview
- The payout combined ₹3,000 covering three monthly installments with a first-time ₹2,000 summer assistance, according to the state government.
- The single-day disbursal cost roughly ₹6,550 crore, including an unplanned ₹2,620 crore for the summer component, The Hindu reported.
- Chief Minister M.K. Stalin framed the transfer as safeguarding an ongoing entitlement and alleged attempts by opponents to stall the scheme.
- Editorials and analysts questioned the move as a poll-eve incentive and cited inconsistent ECI responses, referencing Bihar’s 2025 precedent of ₹10,000 transfers to women.
- Congress strategist Praveen Chakravarty praised the welfare program yet argued such schemes do not guarantee reelection, reflecting strain within the DMK–Congress alliance over power-sharing.