TN Finance minister presents a tax free state budget [Friday, March 19, 2010]
The Tamil Nadu Finance Minister K Anbazhagan presented the state budget in the newly inaugurated Assembly Secretariat Complex on friday. The finance minister announced the creation of departments directly under the supervision of the Chief Minister and also appealed to the state government to amend the Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 in consonance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. “This government would take all necessary steps for enabling the differently abled persons to lead their lives getting their due share in all livelihood rights such as education, health facilities, employment and with equal rights and opportunities in the society, in accordance with this Convention,” said the finance minister.