India, May 15 -- Women beneficiaries under Tamil Nadu's 'Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai' scheme on Friday received the pending May installment of Rs.1,000, putting to rest concerns over a possible delay after the office of chief minister C Joseph Vijay said the government needed time to "restructure" the scheme.

The remarks had triggered questions over the future of the welfare programme, especially as the new government has promised to increase the monthly assistance amount to Rs.2,500. Earlier in the day, Vijay had said the Rs.1,000 installment would be credited to beneficiaries "at the earliest." The amount was deposited on the scheduled date of the month - the 15th.

The Chief Minister's Office said on Thursday that women are curren...