CHENNAI: Information Minister Kadabur S Raju on Monday told the Assembly that Veda Nilayam, the residence of former chief minister Jayalalithaa, would be converted into a memorial very soon.Giving a detailed account of the steps taken in this regard, Raju said a few cases were pending on this matter, and the government would take expeditious steps to settle them.
During a discussion on the demands for grants for his department, the minister said that the memorial for Jayalalithaa being constructed at a cost of Rs 50.80 crore on Marina would be completed soon and that Chief Minister Palaniswami would inaugurate it.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
■ Accreditation cards would be issued to media correspondents in every district
■ Birth anniversaries of Swami Sahajananda, Ramasamy Padayatchiyar, Pattukottai Alagirisamy. Narayasamy Naidu and former Chairman of Daily Thanthi B Sivanthi Adityan would be celebrated
■ Kamaraj memorial in T Nagar renovated at a cost of Rs 7 lakh
■ CCTVs in Valluvar Kottam and Kalaivanar Arangam at Rs 16 lakh
■ Colour digital production printer would be bought at a cost of Rs 1 crore for the Government Central Printing Press in Chennai
■ Programmable cutting machines for government printing presses in Chennai, Madurai and Salem at a cost of Rs 1.71 crore