<p>A Welfare Board for Non-Resident Tamils would be set up and a total allocation of Rs 20 crore shall be made, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin announced on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Tamil Nadu Non-Resident Tamils' Welfare Act was enacted during the previous DMK regime on March 1, 2011 and setting up of a Welfare Board was also announced, Stalin said.</p>.<p>With the AIADMK assuming power later that year, the new regime did not set up the Board, the Chief Minister said adding, a welfare board for Non-Resident Tamils would now be founded. The state government would constitute a Rs 5 crore benevolent fund for Non-Resident Tamils, an official release here said.</p>.<p>Tamils living in several parts of the world would be brought together and every year, January 12 would be celebrated as the "World Tamils Day," he said.</p>.<p>In total, Rs 20 crore would be set apart and it includes Rs 8.10 crore for welfare schemes.</p>.<p>The official release referred to the proposed Welfare Board as "Pulampeyar Tamizhar Nala Variyam." While 'Pulampeyar' is a Tamil word used in reference to emigration and emigrated people, it may also mean and include the diaspora in general.</p>.<p>Tamizhar Nala Variyam stands for a welfare board for Tamils.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>A Welfare Board for Non-Resident Tamils would be set up and a total allocation of Rs 20 crore shall be made, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin announced on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Tamil Nadu Non-Resident Tamils' Welfare Act was enacted during the previous DMK regime on March 1, 2011 and setting up of a Welfare Board was also announced, Stalin said.</p>.<p>With the AIADMK assuming power later that year, the new regime did not set up the Board, the Chief Minister said adding, a welfare board for Non-Resident Tamils would now be founded. The state government would constitute a Rs 5 crore benevolent fund for Non-Resident Tamils, an official release here said.</p>.<p>Tamils living in several parts of the world would be brought together and every year, January 12 would be celebrated as the "World Tamils Day," he said.</p>.<p>In total, Rs 20 crore would be set apart and it includes Rs 8.10 crore for welfare schemes.</p>.<p>The official release referred to the proposed Welfare Board as "Pulampeyar Tamizhar Nala Variyam." While 'Pulampeyar' is a Tamil word used in reference to emigration and emigrated people, it may also mean and include the diaspora in general.</p>.<p>Tamizhar Nala Variyam stands for a welfare board for Tamils.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>