Culture & tourism · announced once
Translation of 500 Tamil literary masterpieces into English
1 budget named it 1 year span 10 ₹ crore allocated DMK government
First announced in 2025-26 and not named in any budget since.
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What each budget said, year by year
2025-26 Rs.10 crore
“This grand project will be executed in collaboration with over 20 leading national and international publishing houses under the aegis of the Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation. Accordingly, 100 books will be translated annually and 500 books will be translated into English in the next five years. An initial allocation of Rs.10 crore has been made for this purpose.” financedept_2025-26_speech_en · p.8 · ¶11 · source PDF ↗ · on the map →
Linked projects
- runs alongside Machine translation of technical textbooks into Tamil · 2025-26
- runs alongside Grant to translate Ambedkar's works into Tamil · 2023-24
- part of Housing Tamil literary translations in top 100 universities and libraries · 2024-25
- runs alongside Translation of Silappathikaram and Manimegalai into 25 languages · 2024-25
- runs alongside Thirukkural translation project · 2025-26
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- Inclusive Tourism Infrastructure Project · 5 years
- Repair and renovation of churches · 5 years
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