Vellore, Nov. 4 -- Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin announced that women members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) can now travel up to 100 kilometres by government buses free of cost to sell their products using their ID cards.

Speaking at a government function held at the Vellore Fort Grounds, the Deputy Chief Minister said that Tamil Nadu has become a model state in implementing welfare schemes that empower women and uplift the underprivileged.

During the event, Udhayanidhi laid the foundation stone for new development projects worth Rs 18 crore and inaugurated completed works valued at Rs 12 crore. On behalf of various government departments, welfare assistance worth Rs 415 crore was distributed to over 49,000 beneficiar...