Tamil Nadu Government has made an allocation of more than Rs. 9,000 crore for fighting the Covid-19 pandemic in the state.<br />'' <br />''Meanwhile, the active caseload remained under 50,000 for the eighth consecutive day on Wednesday.<br />'' <br />''AIR correspondent reports, the Tamil Nadu government has made a provision of Rs. 9,027 crore for the Covid-19 control, prevention and relief activities.<br />'' <br />''It has been made in the first supplementary estimates, presented by the Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam in the Assembly on Wednesday.<br />'' <br />''He termed the year as unusual due to the onset of the pandemic, throwing challenges to the financial system as well.<br />'' <br />''The allocation includes Rs. 3359 crore to provide for the expenditure incurred on the free commodities given through the public distribution system during the lockdown.<br />'' <br />''For the cash assistance given to the ration card holders and various unorganised sector labour welfare board members, a sum of Rs. 3169 crore has been sanctioned.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The disease control and prevention measures have taken 1050 crore, while the drugs and RT-PCR test kits Rs. 1109 crore.</span><br />