CHENNAI, Aug. 20 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay announced on Wednesday that his government will provide every legislator in the state an official vehicle and a monthly Rs.1-lakh allowance for fuel, maintenance and driver expenses, saying that the number of first-time MLAs who don't have their own vehicles has significantly increased. As many as 110 MLAs are first-timers. He said the decision was made to help the MLAs take up constituency development work. Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar said the scheme has been announced for all MLAs. The decision was welcomed by legislators across party lines, however, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), criticised it, saying that MLAs who own vehicles should be excluded from the scheme. In a suo motu response to Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) MLA LE Jothimani's request on August 12 for a vehicle-as he found it difficult to travel to the Secretariat every day-the CM said several MLAs don't own a personal vehicle, making it difficult for them to inspect and review constituency work. "I am pleased to announce that vehicles will be provided by the government to all members of the legislative assembly," the CM said....