Minister for Housing, Prohibition and Excise, S. Muthusamy, distributing laptop to a student in Erode in Tamil Nadu on Monday. | Photo Credit: GOVARTHAN M The Minister for Housing, Prohibition and Excise, S. Muthusamy, on Monday distributed free laptops to 1,352 students of Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and Erode Arts and Science College under the Ulagam Ungal Kaiyil scheme. The event was held at the Government ITI on Chennimalai Road and at the Erode Arts and Science College in Rangampalayam. The Minister said that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had launched several welfare schemes for students, making the State a model for education and social development. He highlighted the effective implementation of the Pudhumai Penn and Tamil Pudhalvan schemes, under which students pursuing higher education receive ₹1,000 per month. Earlier, the Minister inaugurated Kabaddi and tennis competitions for ITI students and distributed prizes to the winners. The event was attended by Rajya Sabha MP Anthiyur P. Selvaraj, Erode East MLA V.C. Chandrakumar, Mayor S. Nagarathinam, Government ITI Principal Srinivasan, Erode Arts and Science College Principal Sankara Subramanian, and officials from various departments. Published – January 12, 2026 05:42 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Pope Leo meets Venezuelan opposition leader Machado at Vatican Avoid burning plastic, rubber goods during Bogi, says Virudhunagar Collector