Chennai, March 14 -- Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Friday presented the fifth budget of the DMK government. Amidst the row over the implementation of the National Education Policy and implementation of third language, the state government announced that it would use its own funds for government schools.

Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu, in his budget speech, made the announcement saying the State Government has allocated funds, including salaries of teachers, from its own resources to ensure that the education of Government school students remains unaffected, even in the slightest way.

Minister Thangam Thennarasu also mentioned that the Government is very strong in the two-language policy despite the challenging s...