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[[File:Secretary Clinton and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Javalaithaa Shake Hands.jpg|thumb|The then [[United States Secretary of State|U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Clinton]] met Jayalalithaa in July 2011]] | [[File:Secretary Clinton and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Javalaithaa Shake Hands.jpg|thumb|The then [[United States Secretary of State|U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Clinton]] met Jayalalithaa in July 2011]] | ||
On 19 December 2011, Jayalalithaa expelled her long-time close aide [[V. K. Sasikala]] and 13 others from the AIADMK after she became aware that Sasikala and her family were working against her. | On 19 December 2011, Jayalalithaa expelled her long-time close aide [[V. K. Sasikala]] and 13 others from the AIADMK after she became aware that Sasikala and her family were working against her.Most of the party members welcomed her decision,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/jaya-expels-close-aide-sasikala-husband-from-aiadmk/889588/ | title=Jaya expels close aide Sasikala, husband from AIADMK | work=IndianExpress | date=19 December 2011 | access-date=30 December 2011}}</ref> The matter was resolved by 31 March when Sasikala was reinstated as a party member after issuing a written apology.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article371374.ece |title=Sasikala back at Poes Garden |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=3 April 2012 |access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> Sasikala in her written apology mentioned that she had no ambitions either in the party or in the government and wanted to serve Jayalalithaa and added that she became aware of misdeeds done by her family members when Jayalalithaa was in power. Only after Sasikala promised to be not in touch with her family members, Jayalalithaa allowed Sasikala back to her house.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sasikala-natarajan-friend-shadow-sister-and-now-jayalalithaa-s-political-heir-54953 |title=Sasikala Natarajan: Friend, shadow, sister and now Jayalalithaa's political heir |work=The News Minute |date=5 February 2017 |access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref> | ||
In this term, she announced the Pension Scheme for Destitute Transgender by which those above ages of 40 could get a monthly pension of Rs.1,000. Her government ensured members of the [[transgender]] community could enrol for education and job.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/Transgenders-to-get-Rs-1000-monthly-pension/articleshow/15322613.cms |title=Transgenders to get Rs 1,000 monthly pension |work=The Times of India |date=2 August 2012 |access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref> Beginning from 2011, every year her government gave free laptops to students who clear tenth and twelfth standard to impart digital education to rural areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.startupindiascheme.com/free-laptop-tamil-nadu/ |title=Free laptop Scheme Tamil Nadu |publisher=Startupindiascheme |date=14 February 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517173254/http://www.startupindiascheme.com/free-laptop-tamil-nadu/ |archive-date=17 May 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her government in 2011 decided to give four goats and a cow to each family below poverty line — mixer and grinders and fans for households, 3 sets of free uniforms, school, bags, notebooks, geometry boxes for all children in government schools, and cycles and laptops for Class 11 and 12 students.<ref>{{cite news|last=Janardhanan |first=Arun |url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/elections-2016/explained/the-jayalalithaa-model-works-power-to-the-people-and-freebies-for-the-poor-2808796/lite/ |title=The Jayalalithaa model works: Power to the people and freebies for the poor |work=The Indian Express |date=19 May 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref> In 2011 she launched the marriage assistance scheme wherein the female students received 4 gram gold free for use as [[Mangala sutra|Thirumangalyam]] for their marriage and cash assistance up to Rs.50,000 for undergraduate or diploma holding females.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/revised-marriage-aid-scheme-launched/article2082606.ece |title=Revised marriage aid scheme launched |newspaper=The Hindu |date=7 June 2011 |access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref> There were rampant power cut issues between 2006 and 2011 while AIADMK was in opposition wherein for 10 to 15 hours there was no supply of electricity. However, after she regained power, between 2011 and 2015, her state government corrected all the discrepancies of previous [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] regime such that the Central Electricity Authority in 2016 said the state is expected to have 11,649 million units of surplus power.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/there-is-no-magic-in-tamil-nadu-being-a-power-surplus-state-jayalalithaa-says/articleshow/53522226.cms|title=There is no magic in Tamil Nadu being a power surplus state, Jayalalithaa says |work=timesofindia |date=3 August 2016}}</ref> Tamil Nadu became among the power surplus states while she was chief minister in this term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/tamil-nadu-on-verge-of-becoming-power-surplus-state-cm-jayalalithaa/articleshow/48885211.cms |title=Tamil Nadu on verge of becoming power surplus state: CM Jayalalithaa |work=economictimes |date=9 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/tamil-nadu-on-verge-of-becoming-power-surplus-state-cm-jayalalithaa/articleshow/48885211.cms |title=TN govt seek PM’s help for evacuation of surplus wind power |work=indianexpress |date=9 July 2016}}</ref> In this term her government ensured the wrongfully usurped property by land grabbing during 2006 to 2011 in the previous DMK regime, had been retrieved and handed over to rightful owners between 2011 and 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/National/2016-05-13/Jayalalithaas-achievements-over-the-last-few-years/227896 |title=Jayalalithaa's achievements over the last few years |work=Thehansindia.com |date=13 May 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref> | In this term, she announced the Pension Scheme for Destitute Transgender by which those above ages of 40 could get a monthly pension of Rs.1,000. Her government ensured members of the [[transgender]] community could enrol for education and job.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/Transgenders-to-get-Rs-1000-monthly-pension/articleshow/15322613.cms |title=Transgenders to get Rs 1,000 monthly pension |work=The Times of India |date=2 August 2012 |access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref> Beginning from 2011, every year her government gave free laptops to students who clear tenth and twelfth standard to impart digital education to rural areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.startupindiascheme.com/free-laptop-tamil-nadu/ |title=Free laptop Scheme Tamil Nadu |publisher=Startupindiascheme |date=14 February 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517173254/http://www.startupindiascheme.com/free-laptop-tamil-nadu/ |archive-date=17 May 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her government in 2011 decided to give four goats and a cow to each family below poverty line — mixer and grinders and fans for households, 3 sets of free uniforms, school, bags, notebooks, geometry boxes for all children in government schools, and cycles and laptops for Class 11 and 12 students.<ref>{{cite news|last=Janardhanan |first=Arun |url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/elections-2016/explained/the-jayalalithaa-model-works-power-to-the-people-and-freebies-for-the-poor-2808796/lite/ |title=The Jayalalithaa model works: Power to the people and freebies for the poor |work=The Indian Express |date=19 May 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref> In 2011 she launched the marriage assistance scheme wherein the female students received 4 gram gold free for use as [[Mangala sutra|Thirumangalyam]] for their marriage and cash assistance up to Rs.50,000 for undergraduate or diploma holding females.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/revised-marriage-aid-scheme-launched/article2082606.ece |title=Revised marriage aid scheme launched |newspaper=The Hindu |date=7 June 2011 |access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref> There were rampant power cut issues between 2006 and 2011 while AIADMK was in opposition wherein for 10 to 15 hours there was no supply of electricity. However, after she regained power, between 2011 and 2015, her state government corrected all the discrepancies of previous [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] regime such that the Central Electricity Authority in 2016 said the state is expected to have 11,649 million units of surplus power.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/there-is-no-magic-in-tamil-nadu-being-a-power-surplus-state-jayalalithaa-says/articleshow/53522226.cms|title=There is no magic in Tamil Nadu being a power surplus state, Jayalalithaa says |work=timesofindia |date=3 August 2016}}</ref> Tamil Nadu became among the power surplus states while she was chief minister in this term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/tamil-nadu-on-verge-of-becoming-power-surplus-state-cm-jayalalithaa/articleshow/48885211.cms |title=Tamil Nadu on verge of becoming power surplus state: CM Jayalalithaa |work=economictimes |date=9 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/tamil-nadu-on-verge-of-becoming-power-surplus-state-cm-jayalalithaa/articleshow/48885211.cms |title=TN govt seek PM’s help for evacuation of surplus wind power |work=indianexpress |date=9 July 2016}}</ref> In this term her government ensured the wrongfully usurped property by land grabbing during 2006 to 2011 in the previous DMK regime, had been retrieved and handed over to rightful owners between 2011 and 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/National/2016-05-13/Jayalalithaas-achievements-over-the-last-few-years/227896 |title=Jayalalithaa's achievements over the last few years |work=Thehansindia.com |date=13 May 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref> | ||