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• Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana
• It is a new crop insurance scheme launched in Feb 2016.
• Under this, the farmers are required to pay a uniform premium of 2% for kharif crops, 1.5 % for rabi crops and 5% for commercial crops.
• TN govt has planned to cover 30 Lakh hectares under this scheme for this year.
• 3 New Law Colleges
• TN govt has planned 3 new Law colleges for this academic year (2017-2018)
• Locations
1. Villupuram
2. Dharmapuri
3. Ramanathapuram
• World's Largest Solar Plant
• The world's largest Solar plant at a single location is in Kamudhi in Ramanathapuram.
• District Mineral Foundation
• The Tamil nadu govt has notified for the setting up of District Mineral foundation.
• Under this a part of the royalty earned after leasing mines by the govt will be spent for the development of the areas affected by mining.
• Chairman - District Collector
• Vice Chairman  - DRO
• World's Highest Railway Station
• The Tanggula Railway station located in Tibet became the world's highest railway station.