Tamil Nadu Bus Subsidy: How the State Funds Its Bus Corporations
Free travel for women, student passes and diesel support take two-thirds of Tamil Nadu's transport budget. The figures, how they grew, and the shift to contracts.
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Free travel for women, student passes and diesel support take two-thirds of Tamil Nadu's transport budget. The figures, how they grew, and the shift to contracts.
Tamil Nadu's school budget is 2.6 times what it was in 2014-15. Most of it pays teachers; capital spending is about 1% and the Union share remains contested.
Tamil Nadu's higher education budget has grown 58% in four years. Colleges and teachers still take most of it; the cash schemes reach nine lakh students.
State GSDP, real growth, sector shares and Chennai district's net domestic product from the official handbook, each labelled by year and type of estimate.