State Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson, on Wednesday (August 5, 2026), presented the maiden Budget of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led coalition government in Tamil Nadu. In his Budget speech lasting 2 hours and 30 minutes, he announced the provision of an eight-gram (one-sovereign) gold coin and a silk saree to brides under the ‘Annan Seer Thittam’ and the allocation of ₹560 crore for the ‘Thai Maaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam’, under which newborn babies delivered in government hospitals will be gifted a one-gram gold ring.
Other announcements included the setting up of maternity care and support centres called ‘Thai Care’ across the State for pregnant women; the establishment of ‘Aran’ shelter homes in five districts to provide safe accommodation, food, counselling, and rehabilitation support to transgender persons facing social and familial challenges; and the creation of new mangrove forests in Cuddalore, Villupuram, Chengalpattu, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, and Kanniyakumari, under the TN-SHORE scheme.
