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Administers statutory welfare programs, direct benefit disbursements, and departmental initiatives across Tamil Nadu.
Official state nodal department overseeing Farmers & Agriculture schemes and citizen benefits in Tamil Nadu.
Eligo indexes and independently verifies 17 active programs administered by this ministry against primary government gazettes under a 180-day re-verification SLA. Always confirm current guidelines on the official portal before applying.
Official statutory channels to resolve service delays, report discrepancies, or obtain public records under RTI Act 2005.
Citizens can lodge official grievances regarding any scheme administered by Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu on CPGRAMS (Central Public Grievance Redressal and Monitoring System). The nodal appellate officer is mandated to review and furnish a resolution report within the stipulated departmental timeline.
Under Section 6(1) of the RTI Act 2005, any citizen can request official information, fund allocation records, or beneficiary sanction lists from Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu. Applications cost ₹10 (free for BPL applicants) and must receive a response from the designated Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) within 30 days.
Common citizen queries about this ministry's mandate, schemes, and contact channels.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu administers 17 verified welfare programs cataloged on Eligo, including Chief Minister Dryland Farming Development Mission (Subsidy for Farm Ponds & Bunding), Chief Minister Uzhavar Pathukappu Thittam (Comprehensive Farmers Social Security), Chief Minister Uzhavar Pathukappu Thittam (Farmers Social Security) Tamil Nadu, and 14 more programs. These can be browsed by category or searched using the Eligibility Checker.
Citizens may register grievances against Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu's schemes on the Central Public Grievance Redressal and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) at pgportal.gov.in. The ministry's official website at https://tn.gov.in also maintains a dedicated Public Grievance section under the Citizen's Charter. You may also file an RTI application at rtionline.gov.in to obtain scheme-specific information within 30 days.
The annual budget allocation for Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu is published in the Union Budget presented by the Ministry of Finance each February. Visit the official Budget portal at indiabudget.gov.in for the most current figures. Scheme-wise expenditure is also available in the ministry's Annual Report on its official website.
RTI applications to Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu can be filed: (1) Online at rtionline.gov.in — free of cost for BPL applicants, ₹10 for others, (2) By post or in person at the ministry's registered CPIO office. Under the RTI Act 2005, the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) must respond within 30 days. For first appeals against unsatisfactory responses, submit to the First Appellate Authority within 30 days. Second appeals go to the Central Information Commission (CIC) at cic.gov.in.
Eligo is an independent civic discovery engine. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operating on behalf of Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu or any government entity. All application submissions, document verifications, and benefit disbursements occur strictly on official government portals ending in .gov.in or .nic.in. Never pay registration or application processing fees to unauthorized agents or third-party websites.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Subsidies up to 80% for summer ploughing, farm ponds, check dams, and drought-resistant pulses cultivation in dryland districts.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Life insurance of ₹1 Lakh, monthly old-age pension of ₹1,000, and educational/marriage grants for small farmers and farm workers.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Comprehensive welfare scheme providing accident relief up to ₹1 Lakh, monthly old-age pension of ₹1,000, marriage and funeral grants for agricultural families.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Fallow land reclamation, subsidized horticulture saplings, and borewells for farming clusters across village panchayats.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Holistic village-level convergence scheme to convert fallow lands into productive agricultural land through micro-irrigation and farm ponds.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
100% free certified short-duration paddy seeds, micro-nutrient kits, and urea subsidies for Cauvery delta farmers provided through direct benefit transfer.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Pioneering agricultural power security providing 100% free electricity to 23 Lakh agricultural pump sets with zero power bills for farmers, saving ₹15,000 annually per pump.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Dairy farmer price empowerment providing ₹3 per liter procurement price bonus, free cattle disease vaccination, and subsidized mineral mixtures across 9,000+ village societies.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Provides back-ended capital subsidies on modern farm machinery and implements to address agricultural labor shortages provided through direct benefit transfer.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Comprehensive social security providing ₹1,000 monthly old age pension, ₹1,00,000 accidental death relief, marriage gifts, and educational scholarships for 1.5 Crore farm workers.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Provides 100% free unmetered electrical power supply to farmers for agricultural groundwater extraction and crop irrigation.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Indigenous agro-biodiversity initiative conserving 200+ traditional rice varieties (Mappillai Samba, Karuppu Kavuni, Seeraga Samba) with ₹5,000 per acre seed production subsidies.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Comprehensive village agricultural self-sufficiency scheme converting fallow lands, digging community farm ponds, and distributing horticulture kits across 12,525 panchayats.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Cauvery delta protection providing 100% subsidized certified paddy seeds, chemical fertilizers, and micro-nutrients worth ₹6,000 per acre to 3.5 Lakh delta farmers.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Coastal livelihood protection providing ₹5,000 cash relief during the 61-day annual marine fishing ban and ₹5,000 special lean season relief to 1.7 Lakh coastal fishermen.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Water conservation scheme providing 100% subsidy for small and marginal farmers (up to 5 acres) and 75% subsidy for other farmers installing drip and sprinkler systems.
Department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Provides free stall space, weighing scales, and transport logistics in government-managed daily farmers' markets eliminating middlemen.