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Sitharaman Salutes Women Workers at Tamil Nadu Matchbox Centenary, Calls for 2047 Plan

She used the event to seek stakeholder plans for the sector’s role in India’s 2047 goal, pledging to pursue central schemes once proposals are filed.

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  • Speaking in Kovilpatti, the finance minister credited women with transforming the century-old matchbox industry despite the region’s persistent water scarcity.
  • She released a commemorative journal marking 100 years of the sector and felicitated women labourers for their contributions.
  • She urged industry stakeholders to submit detailed proposals outlining how the sector can aid India’s developed-nation objective for 2047, promising to work to bring suitable central schemes after review.
  • She highlighted central government projects delivered to Thoothukudi and across Tamil Nadu despite the BJP not holding the local Lok Sabha seat, citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.
  • She praised AIADMK MLA Kadambur Raju and urged voters to elect representatives in 2026 and 2029 who understand local issues, with BJP leaders Nainar Nagenthran and Vanathi Srinivasan and industry head M. Paramasivam in attendance.