SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

Landless Rehabilitation:

An amount of Rs 3,75,000/-  is given for purchasing minimum 5 cents of land in Panchayat area and Rs. 4,50,000/- and Rs. 6,00,000/- each for purchasing minimum 3 cents of land in municipal and Corporation are respectively. The beneficiaries are selected from life mission list(3rd phase).

Housing Grant ( Life Mission ):

An amount of Rs. 4 lakh is given to houseless SC families for construction of houses, or dwelling unit in housing complexes under life mission. 

Completion of incomplete houses:

Upto Rs, 1,50,000/- is given for completion of incomplete houses constructed during the last 10 years, as additional assistance.

Vulnerable Community Development Programme:

The Department provides assistance to purchase land, construction of house and allied amenities to vulnerable communities such as Vedan, Nayadi, Kalladi, Chakliya/Arunthathiyar. An amount of Rs. 10,00,000/- for buying 25 cents of agriculture land, 5,00,000/-  for buying minimum 5 cents of land and 6,00,000/- for house construction, Rs. 1,50,000/- for house repair, Rs. 40,000/- thousand for toilet construction to individual beneficiaries. Besides colony development programme and self employment activity are also taken up. Scheme is implemented based on action plan prepared by District Development Officers.

Marriage Grant:

The Department provides an amount of Rs. 75,000/- as Marriage Grant for the marriage of SC girls. Annual income limit is Rs. 1,00,000/-.

Inter Caste Marriage Grant:

The Department provides an amount of Rs. 75,000/- to intercaste couples (one of them should belong to SC) to overcome hard circumstances due to intercaste marriage. Application should be given after one year of marriage and before the completion of three years with co-living certificate. Income should not exceed Rs. 1,00,000/-.

Health Care Programme:

A maximum of Rs. 1 lakh/- can be given for treatment of serious diseases like cancer, heart, kidney, liver ailments and up to 50,000/- for other serious illness. Income should not exceed Rs. 1,00,000/-.

Homeo Health Centers (29 Nos):

Homeo Health Centers are established in selected SC habitats in the state with the help of Homeopathy Department. These centers are started in areas within the radius of 2.5Kms where there are no health centers of any kind.