Tamil NaduTuesday, 1 September 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil Nadu Assembly 2026: POCSO Portal 2.0, 300 anganwadi buildings and 38-district service centres announced
Minister Jagadeeswari announced multiple women, child and senior-citizen welfare measures in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on 1 September 2026.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In September 2026, Tamil Nadu minister Jagadeeswari announced in the Assembly that the state will implement ‘POCSO Portal 2.0’ and spend ₹812 crore in the current financial year for women, child and senior-citizen welfare measures.
Key specifics
- ₹51 crore will be used to build 300 new anganwadi buildings with safer facilities.
- 1,662 anganwadis with asbestos roofs will be upgraded with heat-insulating PUF panels at a cost of ₹66.48 crore.
- 1.04 lakh children aged 3 to 6 years will receive home-based learning kits worth ₹5.20 crore.
- ‘POCSO Portal 2.0’ will integrate the police, District Child Protection Unit and judiciary to track sexual offence cases.
- ₹38 crore will fund a special nutrition scheme in 12 districts, and ₹14.50 crore will be spent on a modern old-age home.
Exam lens
Question type: scheme-and-governance match-the-following, child protection, women welfare, senior citizen welfare, Tamil Nadu budget announcements; key facts: ₹812 crore, 300 anganwadis, 1,662 roofs, 38 districts, POCSO Portal 2.0. TNPSC may ask which portal links police and judiciary for child sexual offence monitoring.