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Gold rings in Cuddalore
Began distributing gold rings to newborns in Cuddalore district.
Source: Cuddalore district
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B. Rajkumar leads housing and town planning — online housing-board allotments, simpler building approvals and a large programme to rebuild unsafe flats.
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Began distributing gold rings to newborns in Cuddalore district.
Source: Cuddalore district
Took part in the Breakfast Scheme expansion launch in Cuddalore district.
Source: Cuddalore district
Self-certification for homes raised from 3,500 to 5,000 sq ft, and allowed for small shops up to 1,500 sq ft.
Source: India Live
Local bodies can approve homes up to 16,140 sq ft (corporations/municipalities) and 12,912 sq ft (panchayats), and commercial buildings up to 5,380 sq ft; third-party certification widened.
Source: India Live
The entire land-use change process to go online.
Source: India Live
Reconstruction across 20 project areas (₹2,882.62 crore), with 9,918 unsafe units demolished.
Source: The Times of India
₹96.63 crore for renovation under the Urban Habitat Development Board.
Source: The Times of India
Civic infrastructure upgrades, and a Smart Habitat Management Platform (₹75 lakh).
Source: The Times of India
₹914 crore for apartments in Chennai, Cuddalore, Madurai, Tiruvallur and Kanniyakumari.
Source: The Times of India
Interest waiver for eligible borrowers, with an extra one-point waiver for LIG/MIG borrowers.
Source: The Times of India
Roads, new shops and drinking water at CMDA markets.
Source: India Live
A digital-meter auto and taxi app through CUMTA for transparent fares.
Source: India Live
Mapping of properties, parks, water bodies, drains and sewerage with LiDAR, drones and DGPS.
Source: India Live
Desilting of canals within Cuddalore Corporation began.
Source link pending verification
Opened an animal birth control centre at Pachaiyankuppam, a children’s library and a material-recovery facility.
Source link pending verification
Joined the opening of STEM labs in 10 government schools (₹94.92 lakh NLCIL CSR).
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Flagged off new public-transport services in Cuddalore district.
Source: Cuddalore district
Launched the TNHB online allotment portal for 7,659 flats and plots — 2,842 by lottery and the rest first-come-first-served — with no price increase this year.
Source: TNTrack
Commercial units offered through e-tender and e-auction.
Source: TNTrack
Sworn in during the second phase of the Cabinet on 21 May 2026 and allocated Housing, Rural Housing, Town Planning, CMDA, the Urban Habitat Development Board, and Urban Planning and Development.
Source: Govt press release No. 40
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