Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced on January 24, 2026, that 1 lakh new houses will be built under the Kalaignar Kanavu Illam scheme at a cost of ₹3,500 crore. He said work on 2 lakh houses is already in progress. Stalin also unveiled a plan to construct 2,200 km of roads under the Mudalvarin Grama Saalaigal Membattu Thittam (MGSMT) project with a budget of ₹10,088 crore. So far, 20,484 km of roads have been built at a cost of ₹8,911 crore. The Chief Minister stated that 1.80 lakh senior citizens, widows, farm labourers, farmers, and unmarried women above 50 who applied for monthly assistance of ₹1,000 under the Ungaludan Stalin scheme will receive their pensions. He added that 33.6 lakh people already benefit from this monthly pension scheme.