Chennai, May 23 (KNN) No wonder Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha is so popular in the state. Minutes after swearing in as the chief minister, Amma immediately ordered measures right from gold allocation to free units of electricity to closure of liquor shops in order to fulfil her electoral promises.

Immediately after being sworn in, Amma ordered waiver of crop loans up to March 31, 2016 payable to co-operative banks.

The waiver includes crop loan, medium and long term loans of small and micro farmers payable to co-operative banks and the move would entail a financial burden of Rs 5,780 crore on her government.

Jayalalitha ordered 100 units of free power for domestic electricity consumers with effect from today in tune with the present tariff computation. It would entail an additional payout of Rs 1,607 crore as grant to the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) by the state government.

She also ordered increasing gold allocation from 4 to 8 grams for women beneficiaries under the Thallikku Thangam Scheme (Gold for 'Mangalsutra'). The beneficiaries would now get eight grams of gold in addition to monetary assistance of Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000.

The Chief Minister increased free power to handloom weavers to 200 units and for powerlooms to 750 units.

Meanwhile in a setback to the liquor traders, she ordered closure of 500 state-run TASMAC retail liquor outlets and cut short working hours of bars. With effect from tomorrow, the retail outlets and bars would bars would function from noon to 10 pm which currently remain open between 10 am to 10 pm.