Freebie Race Is On In Tamil Nadu: EPS Announces Assured Allowance Of Rs.1,500 For Homemakers Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami claimed that the allowance was part of the AIADMK’s manifesto but the DMK got wind of it and announced the same scheme hurriedly on Sunday PTI G.C. Shekhar 2021-03-08T21:31:33+05:30 Freebie Race Is On In Tamil Nadu: EPS Announces Assured Allowance Of Rs.1,500 For Homemakers outlookindia.com 2021-03-08T21:56:24+05:30 Also read The freebie race has kicked off in Tamil Nadu ahead of the April 6 Assembly elections. After DMK president M.K. Stalin announced a monthly allowance of Rs 1,000 for homemakers every month, the AIADMK today upped it to Rs 1,500.