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**Tamil Nadu Increases Medical Allowance for Former Legislators**
**CHENNAI, July 24, 2025** – The Tamil Nadu government has announced an increase in the annual medical allowance for former Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and former Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs). The allowance has been raised by ₹25,000, bringing the total amount to ₹1 lakh per financial year.
The revised allowance, up from the previous ₹75,000, will be retroactive to April 1 of last year. The government has amended the Tamil Nadu Legislators’ (Medical Attendance and Treatment to Former Members) Rules, 1982, to reflect the change.
This decision means that any individual who previously served as a member of either the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council (which was abolished in 1986) is now eligible for the increased medical benefit.
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