Tamil Nadu Government Schemes

One-time relief of Rs 20,000 to the legal heirs of a BPL family on the accidental death of the primary breadwinner

50 per cent subsidy on the cost of a two-wheeler for a working woman

Rs 25,000 by ECS with an 8-gram 22-carat gold coin for an orphan bride, with no education or income condition

Rs 50,000 by ECS with an 8-gram 22-carat gold coin for a graduate or diploma-holder orphan bride

Free cooked breakfast on every school working day for children in government schools, at 293.40 calories and 9.85 grams of protein per child

A Rs 50,000 fixed deposit in the girl child's name, an annual education incentive of Rs 1,800 from the sixth year, and the matured deposit with interest at age 18

Rs 25,000 fixed deposit for each of two girl children plus an annual incentive of Rs 1,800

Legal adoption of an orphaned, abandoned or surrendered child through CARA-recognised Specialised Adoption Agencies in Tamil Nadu

Monthly pension of Rs 1,000 for a destitute landless agricultural labourer aged 60 and above, with free dhoti and saree at festivals

Monthly pension of Rs 1,000 for a destitute differently abled person, with free dhoti and saree at festivals

One-time relief of Rs 20,000 to the legal heirs of a BPL family on the natural death of the primary breadwinner

Rs 25,000 cash assistance and an 8-gram 22-carat gold coin for a widow who remarries, with no education or income condition

Rs 50,000 cash assistance and an 8 gram 22 carat gold coin for a degree or diploma holding widow who remarries

Rs 50,000 as Rs 30,000 ECS plus Rs 20,000 National Savings Certificate, with an 8-gram 22-carat gold coin, for a graduate or diploma-holder bride in an inter-caste marriage

Rs 25,000 with an 8-gram 22-carat gold coin for an inter-caste married couple

Rs 25,000 plus an 8-gram 22-carat gold coin for the marriage of a poor widow's daughter, with no educational qualification required

Rs 50,000 plus an 8 gram 22 carat gold coin for the marriage of a graduate daughter of a poor widow

Free notebooks each academic year for the school-going children of poor widows, up to higher secondary

Free residential care, food, education and vocational training for destitute women and up to three of their children

Subsidised secure hostel accommodation for working women in Tamil Nadu

Rs 1,000 a month pension for destitute widows aged 40 and above from BPL households

Rs 1,000 per month to girl students from government schools through their higher education course

Rs 25,000 cash assistance with an 8-gram 22-carat gold coin for the Thirumangalyam

Rs 50,000 by ECS with an 8-gram 22-carat gold coin for a bride holding a degree or a recognised diploma

Free shelter, food, clothing, health care and recreation for destitute elders above 60

One free motorised sewing machine for self-employment

Free residential care, food, clothing, schooling, uniforms, books and medical care for destitute, deserted and abandoned children

Free hostel accommodation and food, plus free special guides and question bank booklets for Class 10 and Class 12 boarders

Cash award of Rs 2,000 per subject at Plus 2 and Rs 1,000 per subject at 10th standard

Cash prize of Rs 25,000 at Plus 2 and Rs 10,000 at 10th standard for the highest scorers in each category

Full waiver of tuition, special and public examination fees up to class 12 for Adi Dravidar, Christian Adi Dravidar and Tribal students, with no income ceiling

Full exemption from the class 10, 11 and 12 public examination fee, reimbursed by the district Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare office to the school

Free textbooks for classes 1 to 12, free notebooks for classes 1 to 10, and special guides and question bank booklets for board classes

Free admission to a reputed private school for classes 11 and 12, with financial assistance of Rs 28,000 per year

Wage employment in afforestation and forest operations, plus incentives for planting and maintaining trees and for minor forest produce collection

Support for goat, sheep, milch animal and calf units for tribal families, with veterinary cover and artificial insemination

A first-year award followed by an annual award for five more years to the district first-rank boy and girl of the Hindu Adi Dravidar community in the class 12 public examination

One-time cash assistance towards funeral expenses for a poor Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe family

One-time grant to a newly enrolled Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe advocate to meet the cost of setting up a practice

Cash literary award to 11 writers a year for work in story, essay, poetry, history and the novel

Free textbook sets for professional and technical courses, one set issued for every two students

One free set of textbooks per student for postgraduate and professional courses, costing up to Rs 5,000

Land acquisition, burial ground facilities and pathways for Adi Dravidar habitations without them

Rs 3,000 a year for five years to 1,000 boys and 1,000 girls selected on plus two marks

A house constructed free of cost by the government for a houseless Scheduled Tribe family holding a free house site patta

Free civil services coaching with free boarding and lodging for Adi Dravidar and Tribal candidates

35 per cent capital subsidy up to Rs 1.5 crore, with 6 per cent interest subvention on the loan

5 per cent interest subsidy for up to 5 years on eligible MSE term loans

25 per cent subsidy on the cost of a generator set purchased by a manufacturing enterprise

25 per cent of the cost of a generator set up to 320 KVA capacity

Capital subsidy of 25 per cent of project cost, up to Rs 2,50,000, on a bank-financed new enterprise

Reimbursement of EPF contribution for the first three years for units employing more than 20 persons

75 per cent of the professional cost of a detailed energy audit

50 per cent of the cost of eligible components implemented after an energy audit

Free 3 to 4 day energy management training for MSME employees, engineers and executives

50 per cent rebate on stamp duty and registration charges paid on industrial land

One-time assistance of 20 per cent of listing expenditure on the SME Exchange

25 per cent back-end capital subsidy on a bank-financed trading project

Rs 6,000 for a delivery, paid at Rs 1,000 a month, and Rs 3,000 for a miscarriage or termination of pregnancy

One-time payment of Rs 2,000 towards the marriage expenses of a differently abled person, or of the son or daughter of a differently abled person

A one-time grant of Rs 50,000 towards books and related costs after enrolment in the Bar Council

A free battery-operated wheelchair for muscular dystrophy and tetraplegia affected persons

A free behind-the-ear hearing aid, with solar rechargeable batteries, for a hearing impaired person

A free one-year book binding trade certificate course with a stipend, free accommodation and uniform

Free plastic or metal callipers and auxiliary or elbow crutches for orthopaedically differently abled persons

Rs 1,000 a month pension for persons with 40 per cent or more disability, plus festival clothing and a nutritious meal

Free early intervention, therapy, learning materials, noon meal, weaning food and transport for children with intellectual disability

Free early intervention therapy, special education and parent counselling for children under 6

Free speech and language training, learning materials, noon meal, weaning food and transport for children with hearing impairment

Free early intervention, learning materials, noon-meal, weaning food and transport for visually impaired children under 6

Free disability-specific early intervention, learning materials, noon meal, weaning food, transport and parent counselling for children under 6

Government support to set up and run an Aavin milk parlour as a self-employment venture for a differently abled person

One-time payment to the legal heir on the natural death of a registered differently abled person

Rs 2,000 towards funeral expenses on the death of a registered member of the Welfare Board for Differently Abled Persons

Grant-in-aid to registered NGOs running special schools and rehabilitation services for differently abled persons

Two-year fitter trade training at Government ITI Guindy with a monthly stipend, 20 seats a year

One free pair of protective goggles for a visually impaired person

Free residential special education and vocational training for children with intellectual disability

Rs 1,000 a month pension for persons with 80 per cent or more disability from BPL households

Rs 2,000 per month by Direct Benefit Transfer, with no income ceiling

Rs 2,000 per month paid by Direct Benefit Transfer, with no income ceiling

Rs 2,000 per month paid by Direct Benefit Transfer with no income ceiling

Rs 2,000 per month paid by Direct Benefit Transfer to severely affected persons, with no income ceiling

Rs 25,000 cash assistance and an 8 gram gold coin for a couple where both spouses are differently abled

Rs 25,000 cash assistance and an 8 gram gold coin for the Thirumangalyam

Rs 25,000 and 8 grams of gold for the marriage, or Rs 50,000 and 8 grams of gold where the applicant is a graduate or diploma holder

Rs 25,000 cash assistance and an 8-gram gold coin for the Thirumangalyam

A free modified wheelchair with postural support for a person affected with cerebral palsy

A free modular functional artificial limb for an orthopaedically differently abled person

A free modular reflective folding stick, commonly called a smart cane, for independent mobility

Free one-month skill training in multimedia, digital photography, non-linear editing, audio engineering and animation

Rs 2,00,000 for accidental death or total loss of limbs or sight, and Rs 50,000 for partial loss

Annual allowance of Rs 3,000 to Rs 6,000 for engaging a reader, by level of study

A free retrofitted petrol scooter for orthopaedically differently abled students, employed and self-employed persons

Rs 1,000 per month to the caregiver of a differently abled person with high support need

Annual education scholarship of Rs 8,000 to Rs 14,000 for differently abled students above Class 8

Annual education scholarship for differently abled students by level of study

Annual scholarship of Rs 2,000 to Rs 8,000 for children of registered differently abled persons

One free smartphone for a visually impaired or hearing impaired student, unemployed youth or self-employed person

Free special education with hostel, food, clothing, learning devices and annual scholarships of Rs 2,000 to Rs 14,000

Free bus travel up to 100 km for visually impaired persons, and free or 75 per cent concessional travel for other categories of disability

A free hand-propelled tricycle for a person with both lower limbs affected

A monthly unemployment allowance of Rs 600, Rs 750 or Rs 1,000 by educational qualification

A free rollator or walker for orthopaedically differently abled children to enable walking training

Rs 6,000 for the delivery of a child and Rs 3,000 for a miscarriage or termination of pregnancy, twice only

Rs 1,500 towards the purchase of spectacles, once in three years

A concession certificate from the Manram that supports a reduced train fare for artistes and troupes travelling to perform

Annual education assistance of Rs 1,000 to Rs 8,000 for up to two children of a registered folk artiste

Rs 5,000 towards the marriage expenses of a registered folk artiste, or of the artiste's son or daughter, claimable up to two times

Rs 25,000 for natural death and funeral expenses; Rs 1,00,000 for accidental death

Monthly pension to a registered folk artiste who can no longer earn from performance

Rs 10,000 cash prize and a certificate of appreciation for 20 junior-category artists

Rs 15,000 cash prize and a certificate of appreciation for 30 senior-category artists at the State Level Art Exhibition

Cash prize of Rs 15,000 in the senior category and Rs 10,000 in the junior category, with a certificate of appreciation

Financial assistance of Rs 3,000 continued to the surviving spouse of a deceased indigent artist who was drawing the state's assistance

One-time Porkizhi cash purse for senior Kalaimamani artists in indigent circumstances

Citation plaque, cash award of Rs 1,00,000 and a certificate for 6 eminent painters and sculptors each year

A gold medal and a certificate of appreciation, with lifetime free travel on state transport buses for awardees

Grant of Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 for a young artist to train and perform through a Voluntary Cultural Organisation

One-time family maintenance grant of Rs 25,000 to the legal heirs of a deceased renowned artiste

Rs 2,000 to an individual folk artiste and Rs 6,000 to a folk troupe for musical instruments and costumes

Production grant to a drama or dance-drama troupe for creating and staging a new Tamil work

Publication grant to authors of rare and valuable books on the arts in Tamil

Rs 3,000 per month to aged indigent artists, with Rs 25,000 one-time family maintenance to families of deceased artists

Rs 4,000 cash award with a certificate of appreciation for artists aged 18 and below

Rs 20,000 cash award with a certificate of appreciation for artists above 65 years

One-time cash award of Rs 15,000 with a certificate and shawl for an eminent artist aged 51 to 65

Rs 10,000 cash award and a certificate for artistes in the 36 to 50 years age group

Rs 6,000 cash award with a certificate of appreciation for artists aged 19 to 35

Rs 50,000 grant per artist group to conduct an art exhibition

Rs 25,000 to hold a one-man show of painting or sculpture, or Rs 50,000 per group for a group show

Annual scholarship of Rs 3,000 for a final-year B.F.A. student and Rs 5,000 for a final-year M.F.A. student

Cash award of Rs 1,600 in the first year and Rs 2,000 a year for five years for district toppers in Class 10

The permanent Tamil Nadu record of a birth, accepted as proof of date and place of birth for school admission, Aadhaar, passport, driving licence and every later government record

Cashless hospital treatment up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year

Cashless treatment up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year at empanelled hospitals

25% capital subsidy on eligible plant and machinery up to Rs 150 lakh, plus additional subsidy layers for micro, women, SC, ST, differently abled and transgender entrepreneurs and cleaner technology

Reimbursement of consultancy and certification charges up to Rs 2 lakh for national certification and Rs 10 lakh for international certification

20% subsidy on actual energy charges for 36 months for eligible micro, small and medium manufacturing enterprises on LT supply

25 per cent capital subsidy plus 3 per cent interest subvention on a term loan for a new enterprise

Free awareness programmes for MSMEs on energy audit and conservation, leading into the subsidised energy audit and implementation components of PEACE

75% subsidy on the cost of filing a patent registration application, including the first-time maintenance fee

50% subsidy on the cost of filing a trade mark or Geographical Indication registration application, including the initial maintenance fee

An official community certificate naming your SC, ST, MBC/DNC, BC or BC-Muslim community, recognised by Tamil Nadu government departments, colleges and recruitment boards

Rs 1,200 a month lifetime pension, with a free saree twice a year and free rice

Rs 1,200 a month pension for destitute widows, with a free saree twice a year and free rice

An official Revenue Department proof of nativity or residence in Tamil Nadu, accepted for state jobs, admissions, scholarships and scheme eligibility

A Revenue Department certificate of annual family income accepted by Tamil Nadu departments, colleges, scholarship portals and welfare boards

Rs 1,000 a month lifetime pension for destitute persons aged 60 and above

An official Tamil Nadu Patta and Chitta extract naming the recorded owner, survey number, subdivision, extent and land classification, downloadable free and verifiable online against the Revenue Department database

An official Revenue Department record of every surviving heir of a deceased person, accepted by Tamil Nadu government offices, banks, insurers and pension authorities for transferring dues and small claims

A digitally signed OBC certificate carrying a QR code and a unique number, recognised by Tamil Nadu government departments, colleges and recruiting bodies

Rs 1,000 a month pension for registered old-age farmers and agricultural labourers

Monthly pension of Rs 1,000 for a destitute unmarried woman aged 50 years and above

A patta issued in your name by the Tamil Nadu Revenue Department for the survey number and subdivision you acquired, with the A-Register updated to match

Documentary proof of age and Tamil Nadu residence that supports age-based concessions, the state old age pension and senior citizen counters at government offices

An official Revenue Department certificate recording widow or deserted-woman status, accepted by Tamil Nadu departments for destitute widow pension and other welfare claims

An official Police Verification Certificate issued by Tamil Nadu Police after address verification by the jurisdictional police station, accepted for employment, tenancy and domestic-help engagement

State capital subsidy of Rs 20,000 per kW for a grid-connected domestic rooftop solar system

The official Tamil Nadu record of a death, required to close bank accounts, claim insurance and pension, mutate patta land records and obtain a legal heir or succession certificate

Municipal permission to run a shop, hotel, eating house or commercial establishment at a specific address inside a Tamil Nadu urban local body

Hybrid maize seed subsidy of Rs 100 per kg or 50 per cent of cost, whichever is less

50 per cent subsidy on certified oilseed seed, capped at Rs 1,200 per quintal

50 per cent subsidy on gypsum material and transport cost, limited to Rs 750 per hectare

50 per cent subsidy on a manually operated plant protection sprayer or duster, limited to Rs 800

A free maize minikit at 100 per cent subsidy for maize-growing farmers in the notified districts

50 per cent subsidy on Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus, limited to Rs 250 per hectare, for pulses seed farms

Subsidy of 50 per cent of the cost of Rhizobium or Rs 100 per hectare, whichever is less

50 per cent subsidy on Rhizobium culture, capped at Rs 100 per hectare

A soil test across 12 parameters and a printed card carrying crop-wise fertiliser and amendment recommendations for the farmer's own field

Loan covering up to 75 per cent of the cost of a television, refrigerator or two-wheeler

Housing loan up to Rs 10,00,000 for purchase, construction, repair or extension of a house

Loan against pledged gold ornaments, disbursed the same day at the branch counter

Small maternity loan of up to Rs 2,000 routed through a Self Help Group

Term loan of up to Rs 10,00,000 for a qualified professional to set up or expand an independent practice

Collateral-free working capital loan of Rs 100 to Rs 5,000 for women street vendors and petty traders through District Central Cooperative Banks

Term loan and working capital for a small scale industrial unit or other non-farm sector activity

Business loan of up to Rs 5,00,000 for women entrepreneurs at an interest rate of about 12 per cent

Personal loan of up to Rs 20,000 for a working woman at an interest rate recorded as 12 per cent

Term loan of up to Rs 10,00,000 to a small road transport operator for the purchase of a commercial vehicle

Personal loan of up to Rs 1,50,000 against the surety of fellow members, recovered from salary

Rs 5,000 per group for office equipment and library, Rs 4,000 per group for training and Rs 400 per group for ID cards

Free cluster and village-level agricultural training, with Rs 5,000 funding per batch of 50 farmers and a stipend of Rs 50 per day for village-based training

Season-long IPM training in a Farmers Field School plus subsidised plant protection inputs

Interest-free loan of up to Rs 45,000 for members of a Large Sized Multi Purpose Cooperative Society

Interest-free loan against pledged gold jewels for members of a Large Sized Multi Purpose Cooperative Society

Interest-free medium term loan of up to Rs 60,000 for members of a Large Sized Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society

Subsidised micronutrient mixture for foliar spraying on the farmer's crop

Rs 4,000 per hectare for demonstration inputs plus Rs 4,000 per hectare for the polythene mulch sheet

Subsidy of 50 per cent of cost or Rs 15,000, whichever is less, for water-carrying pipes up to 800 metres

Long-term cooperative term loan for buying milch animals, goats, sheep and poultry, repayable over 5 to 15 years

Term loan of Rs 15,000 to Rs 60,000 for the purchase of a catamaran or small fishing boat

Term loan of up to Rs 2,00,000 for handloom weaving and other non-farm rural livelihood activities, through the long-term cooperative credit structure

Long-term investment credit of Rs 25,000 to Rs 2,00,000 per 0.4 hectare for raising horticultural crops

Long-term loan for inland fish farming, recorded at up to Rs 3,30,000 per hectare of water spread area

Long-term loan of Rs 65,000 to Rs 1,20,000 for a well, pumpset, bore well or irrigation pipeline

Long-term credit for raising or replanting tea, up to a notified amount per acre

Term loan for a small poultry or dairy unit from the taluk-level cooperative development bank

Long-term loan covering up to 90 per cent of the cost of a power tiller at 11 to 12.25 per cent interest

Term loan of Rs 49,000 to Rs 79,000 per acre for mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing on irrigated land

Long-term loan covering up to 90 per cent of the cost of a tractor for a farmer in Tamil Nadu

Loan against pledged gold ornaments from the taluk-level cooperative agriculture and rural development bank, for agricultural and household needs

Rs 1,000 per quintal subsidy for producing certified maize seed

Rs 1,000 per quintal incentive for certified-class seed produced and supplied to the Agriculture Department

Rs 1,000 per quintal subsidy for foundation and certified class seeds supplied to the department, plus crop-wise production premiums

Highest incentive tier in the seed programme — up to the annual average local market rate plus weightage plus 100 per cent for foundation class paddy and millet seed

Rs 5 per kg subsidy on certified paddy seed, given in the sale price at the Agricultural Extension Centre

Incentive over the annual average local market rate for seed produced on contract, ranging from 20 per cent to 100 per cent depending on crop and seed class, with an advance of 80 to 90 per cent

Free training on pulses production technology, funded at Rs 15,000 per batch of 50 farmers

Free 2-day maize production training at Rs 300 per farmer, 50 farmers per batch

A fully funded three-day exposure visit to Karnataka research stations, at Rs 1,12,500 per batch of 50 farmers

One iron box supplied free of cost to a washerman or washerwoman of the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes or Denotified Communities

One sewing machine supplied free of cost to a trained tailor from the BC, MBC or DNC communities

Waiver of tuition, special, examination and compulsory fees plus book money for three-year undergraduate degree students, with Rs 400 a month for hostellers

Full tuition, special, compulsory and examination fees paid for BC, MBC and DNC students in professional courses

Waiver of tuition, special, examination and compulsory fees plus book money for three-year diploma students, with Rs 400 a month for hostellers

A free house site patta for a landless BC, MBC or Denotified Community family

Annual cash award to district toppers from BC, MBC and Denotified Communities, continued through a professional course

Reimbursement of tuition, special and examination fees for BC, MBC and DNC students, with a hostel allowance for residents

Tuition fee of Rs 200 to Rs 250 a year for English-medium students in Classes 6 to 10, plus reimbursement of examination fees

State-level cash prizes for top-scoring BC, MBC and DNC students who study Tamil as first language

Annual cash incentive of Rs 500 for classes III to V and Rs 1,000 for class VI to rural MBC and DNC girl students

Full financial assistance for Classes 11 and 12 in a select private school of the student's choice

Reimbursement of tuition, special, examination and other compulsory institutional fees, capped at Rs 2,00,000 per year, for the full duration of the UG or PG course

An official Registration Department record of all registered transactions on a property for a chosen period, accepted by banks, courts and buyers across Tamil Nadu

A Registration Department marriage certificate accepted across India for passport and visa applications, name change, bank and insurance nomination, family pension, PF nomination and succession claims

A registered sale deed under the Registration Act 1908, reflected in the encumbrance certificate, that makes you the legally recorded owner of the property in Tamil Nadu

Medical assistance of up to Rs 2,50,000 for a serving journalist undergoing treatment for a serious illness

One-time payment of Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh to the family of a journalist who died in harness, graded by years of service

Cash prize with a medal and certificate for 150 young handicraft artisans a year

Cash prize with a gold medal, a thamirapattiram and a certificate for 2 exporting artisans a year

Rs 1,00,000 cash prize with an 8 gram gold medal, a thamirapattiram and a certificate for master craftspersons above 65

Rs 10,000 cash prize with a silver medal and a certificate for district-level handicraft artisans

Rs 50,000 cash prize with a four-gram gold medal, tamirapathiram and certificate for ten artisans a year

Cash prize of Rs 40,000 with a 4 gram gold medal, thamirapattiram and certificate for a team of artisans

Cash prize with a gold medal, a thamirapattiram and a certificate for 3 artisans a year

A permanent registration number and downloadable certificate with the Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board, which is what makes a construction worker eligible for the Board's welfare assistance

Rs 20,000 one-time marriage assistance to a Labour Welfare Fund contributor, or to the contributor's son or daughter

On-the-job training in an MSME unit with a stipend of Rs 5,000 a month for up to six months and a TNSDC certificate

The Tamil Nadu registration certificate downloadable from the Labour Department portal, which banks, landlords and licensing offices accept as proof that the shop or establishment is lawfully registered with the state

Monthly unemployment assistance of Rs 200 to Rs 600 by education level, paid quarterly by ECS

Monthly family pension to the wife of a deceased journalist who was drawing the Tamil Nadu journalist pension

Monthly pension of Rs 12,000 for retired journalists, and Rs 6,000 family pension for the family of a deceased pensioner

A smart ration card recognised across Tamil Nadu that records the family, fixes the PHH, AAY, NPHH or No Commodity category and links the household to a fair price shop

Two-year fellowship inside Tamil Nadu government departments with a monthly stipend of Rs 65,000 and a Rs 10,000 allowance

Free travel on ordinary government town buses for women and transgender persons, up to 30 kilometres per journey