# Establish food tourism circuits in Chettinad, Kongu, and Tirunelveli

- ID: P01-C-10#1
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p01-c-10-1 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p01-c-10-1)
- Pillar: 1. Tamil Identity and Pride
- Section: C. Tourism
- Manifesto page: 16
- Stage: In the budget (Named in the budget speech; an amount may or may not be given)
- Last recorded: 5 Aug 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

The Chettinad Food Tourism Circuit, Kongu Food Tourism Circuit, and Tirunelveli Food Tourism Circuit will be established.

## Where it stands

In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.

The government set aside Rs.20 crore to support food tourism routes through festivals.

**So far:** local food tourism routes supported by Rs.20 crore

**Not yet seen:** Specific establishment of the three named circuits is not yet detailed.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 80: The Government will implement a project to highlight local food tourism routes through dedicated Food and Arts Festivals, supported by an allocation of Rs.20 crore. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=80))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.