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A separate university for veterinary and animal sciences, TANUVAS, was established at Madhavaram Milk Colony in Madras.
The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) was founded in 1989, with its headquarters at Madhavaram Milk Colony in Chennai. It brought veterinary education, research and extension in the state under a dedicated university.
Madras Agricultural College moves to Coimbatore
The Saidapet agricultural school moved to Coimbatore in 1906, and the Agricultural College and Research Institute opened there in 1909.
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University established
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University came into existence with its headquarters in Coimbatore.
Tamil Nadu Medical University created
Presidential assent was given to the Tamil Nadu Medical University Act; the university opened in Madras in 1988 and later took MGR's name.
SPIC Science Foundation founds the school that became Chennai Mathematical Institute
The SPIC Science Foundation founded a School of Mathematics in Madras, which grew into the Chennai Mathematical Institute.
Free electricity for farmers announced
The DMK government announced free power for agricultural pump sets, extending a 1984 scheme for small and marginal farmers to all farmers.
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University founded at Tirunelveli
A state university for the southern districts, named after the Tamil scholar Manonmaniam Sundaranar, was established at Tirunelveli.
