Scheme of Awarding Porkizhi to the Indigent Kalaimamani Awardee Artists

"Scheme of Awarding Porkizhi to the Indigent Kalaimamani Awardee Artists" was launched by the Art and Culture Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. The artists who have already received the Kalaimamani Award and who are presently in indigent circumstances are awarded financial assistance of ₹15,000/-. The scheme is implemented by the Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Mandram Ponni.

Financial Assistance of ₹15,000/-.

1. The applicant should be an artist.
2. The applicant should have received the Kalaimamani Award.
3. The applicant should be living under indigent circumstances.
4. The age of the applicant should be 58 years or above.
5. The annual income of the applicant should not exceed ₹12,000/-.

Offline

The advertisement from the Manram is published in the newspapers.

Step 1: The interested applicant should visit (during office hours) the office of the Manram 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, 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 Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram, Ponni, 31, P.S. Kumarasamy Raja Salai, Chennai-600 028.
Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgement from the concerned authority 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).