Chennai, Sept. 6 -- The Tamil Nadu government has allocated Rs 6.17 crore for shifting the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) from the Secretariat to the 10th floor of Namakkal Kavignar Maligai, according to information furnished under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

The details were provided by the Public (Buildings) Department in response to an RTI application filed on August 23.

In response to a specific query on the "funds allocated for shifting the Chief Minister's Office to the 10th floor of Namakkal Kavignar Maligai and carrying out related works", the Public Information Officer and Executive Engineer stated that Rs 6.17 crore had been allocated for the purpose.

The allocation comes amid questions over expenditure on administrati...