Chennai, Feb. 10 -- Provding a lasting solution for the 63-year-old issue of poor and the downtrodden, the Tamil Nadu Cabinet headed by Chief Minister M K Stalin approved issuance of land pattas to 86,000 poor and downtrodden people living in proromboke (unapproved) lands and formed two committees to implement this in six months.

This would benefit 29,187 people living in poromboke lands in 'belt areas' in Chennai and surrounding districts and 57,084 people living in Corporation, Municipalities and district headquarters including Madurai and Tirunelveli.

The State Cabinet today approved issuance of pattas to 86,000 people, Mr Stalin said in a social media post.

He also announced that two committees would be formed to implement it in...