If this is you
You were denied a service you are entitled to
If a benefit or service you qualify for is being refused or delayed, that refusal can be challenged. There are official ways to escalate and get what is rightfully yours.
Schemes that may help
- Ayushman Bharat (PM-JAY)Free treatment in hospital for serious illness, so a health emergency does not push your family into debt.
- CM's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (Tamil Nadu)Free cashless treatment in hospital for serious illness, for eligible Tamil Nadu families.
- Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai (Monthly Support for Women)A monthly payment to the woman recognised as the head of her family, giving her a basic income of her own.
- National Social Assistance Programme (Old Age, Widow & Disability Pension)A monthly pension to support elderly people, widows, and persons with disability from families below the poverty line.
- PM Ujjwala Yojana (Free LPG Gas Connection)A deposit-free cooking gas (LPG) connection for women from poor families, so no one has to cook over smoke.
- PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi)Income support for landholding farmer families, paid straight into their bank account.
- PMAY-Gramin (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana — Rural)Help for rural families without a proper home to build a safe, permanent house of their own.
- PMAY-Urban 2.0 (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana — Urban)Help for families in towns and cities to build, buy or improve a pucca house, including a subsidy on the home loan.
- Tamil Nadu Free Breakfast & School Meal SchemesFree breakfast and a free midday meal for children in Tamil Nadu government schools, so no child studies hungry.
Other situations
- Facing eviction
- You haven't been paid your wages
- You have no identity documents
- Facing abuse or violence
- You've lost your job
- A medical emergency in the family
- A death in the family
- Welcoming a new baby
- Supporting your daughter's education
- Starting or growing your farming
- Planning for retirement and old age
- Starting a small business
- A disability in the family