Financial Assistance to Indigent Tamil Scholars

The Arts and Culture Department, Puducherry launched the scheme "Financial Assistance to Indigent Tamil Scholars". The scheme aims to provide financial assistance of ₹1,500/- per month to indigent artists aged 58 years and above and contribution to Tamil language and literature must be of significance. The applications are accepted offline.

• Financial Assistance of ₹1,500/- per month.

1. The applicant should be an indigent artist.
2. The applicant's age should be 58 years and above.
3. The applicant should contribute to Tamil language and literature.
4. The income of the applicant should not exceed ₹1,500/- per month.

Offline

Step 1: The interested applicant should visit (during office hours) the Department of Art and Culture and request the hard copy of the prescribed format of the application form from the staff exclusively entrusted to issue and collect filled-in applications.
Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the superintendent, Department of Art and Culture,1, Romain Rolland Street, Puducherry.
Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgment from the superintendent to whom the application has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission, and a unique identification number (if applicable).