If this is you
You've lost your job
Losing your income is stressful, but it is not the end of the road. There is support to steady your family while you find your feet, and paths back to work and income.
Schemes that may help
- Atal Pension Yojana (Pension for Later Life)A simple pension scheme for working-age people, so you have a fixed monthly income after you turn 60.
- 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.
- PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (Life Insurance)A very low-cost life insurance cover, so your family receives money if something happens to you.
- PM Suraksha Bima Yojana (Accident Insurance)A very low-cost accident insurance cover that helps your family if an accident causes death or disability.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pudhumai Penn (Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher Education Assurance Scheme)A monthly payment for girls who studied in government schools, to help them continue into college and higher studies.
- 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
- 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