Tamil Nadu Cooperation Minister V. Gandhiraj announced Budget 2026 measures for the department. A State Cooperative Policy will make cooperatives people-centric, transparent, viable and competitive. The Singa Pengal Loan Scheme, with ₹7,015 crore through cooperative banks, will support women entrepreneurs, and farmers will get rural business loans at 9% interest from a ₹5,000-crore allocation. A common brand 'Vettri' will market cooperative products. TANFED's fertiliser and seed sales will rise from ₹898 crore to ₹2,500 crore. Other steps include 150 PDS buildings for ₹15 crore, LED stock boards in 100 ration shops and real-time tracking of essential-commodity vehicles for ₹2 crore.