On one hand, the Chief Minister’s insurance scheme has received a huge welcome at various quarters, but contrary to this, as the centrally sponsored Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) has not yet been implemented, the state has lost hopes on union government. A piece of information from the RTI stated that RSBY allocation has not yet been received by the state government.Further to this, Y Aruldoss, an activist from unorganized workers federation filed an RTI. Replying to this, the under secretary of the ministry has spoken out stating that Tamil Nadu has not been allotted with any funds from 2010-11 to 2012-
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Ministry of Railways clarifies that there has been no change in the Refund Rules which have been notified in June 2013 and have been brought into force with effect from 1st July, 2013. According to the notified refund rules, passengers on a confirmed ticket can avail refund upto 50% of the fare provided the ticket is cancelled within 2 hours of the departure of the train.

