Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched new schemes and opened several projects in Chennai. The MSME Department's Tamil Nadu Women Entrepreneur Empowerment Scheme (TWEES) aims to help 1 lakh women become entrepreneurs in five years through training, financial assistance and institutional support. The Tiruchirappalli and Thoothukudi Master Plans 2045 were released, and foundation stones were laid for a Mangrove Conservation Centre at Pichavaram and a Nilgiri Tahr Conservation Centre in Coimbatore. Projects included medical facilities (₹167 crore), warehouses of 60,000 tonnes (₹78 crore) and fisheries infrastructure (₹100 crore). The works of V. Anaimuthu and Erode Tamilanban were nationalised, and Tamil translations of 73 works of B.R. Ambedkar were released.