Chennai: Fortifying the role of the Legislature, Tamilnadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiagarajan has announced an initiative to completely digitalise the entire documentary archives and record of the historic Assembly from its inception in 1921.
Presenting his maiden budget in the House, he said as an observance of the 100th anniversary of the Assembly, an initiative will be undertaken to completely digitise the entire documentary archives and records of this historic house from its inception in 1921.
To help strengthen the functioning of the Finance Committees of the Assembly (Estimates, Public Accounts and Public Undertakings) a computerised special secretariat will be created and staffed with the appropriate resources, he added.