If this is you
Starting or growing your farming
Working the land is hard, honest work, and there is real support behind it — income help, affordable credit, and subsidies designed for farming families.
Schemes that may help
- PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi)Income support for landholding farmer families, paid straight into their bank account.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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
- Planning for retirement and old age
- Starting a small business
- A disability in the family