Chennai, March 14 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has been consistently
urging the Centre to take decisive steps against the frequent arrests of TN fishermen
by the Sri Lankan Navy and ensure their release, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarsu
told the State Assembly on Friday.
Presenting the Budget for the year 2025-26 in the House, he said additionally, to support
the owners of boats seized by the Sri Lankan authorities, the compensation for fishing
boats that have remained unrecovered for a long time has been increased to Rs.8 lakh,
while the compensation for the country's motorized boats has been raised to Rs.2 lakh.
He said Mr Stalin has also ordered to increase the daily financial assistance for the families
of fisher...