Scheme of Personal Assistance Allowance to Differently Abled Persons with High Support Need

The "Scheme of Personal Assistance Allowance to Differently Abled Persons with High Support Need" was launched by the Department for the Welfare of Differently Abled Persons, Government of Tamil Nadu. The scheme aims to provide a personal assistance allowance of ₹1,000/- to differently abled persons who need assistance for their activities of daily living. The applications are accepted offline in the prescribed form available at the District Differently Abled Welfare Office.

Financial Assistance of ₹1,000/- per month.

NOTE: The amount sent through ECS directly to the beneficiary’s bank account.

1. The applicant should be a differently abled person.
2. The differently abled person wants high support needs.

Offline

Step 1: The interested applicant should visit (during office hours) the District Differently Abled Welfare Officer and request a 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 District Differently Abled Welfare Officer.
Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgment from the District Differently Abled Welfare Officer 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).