If this is you
A disability in the family
Caring for a loved one with a disability takes strength. There is support to share the load — pensions, aids and appliances, and schemes built to help with both care and independence.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 were denied a service you are entitled to
- 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