GSH-TN

The scheme "Government Service Home" was launched by the Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. The scheme aims to provide institutional care to widows, destitute women, deserted women, adolescent girls and differently-abled women and their children.

The scheme "Government Service Home" was launched by the Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. This scheme aims to provide institutional care to widows, destitute women, deserted women, adolescent girls and differently-abled women and their children who are economically and socially backward by giving them protection, education and vocational training.

• The applicant should be a female.
• The applicant's annual income should not exceed ₹ 72,000/- (not applicable for differently abled).
• The age of the applicant should be between 14 to 45 years.
• The applicant should qualify as one of the following:

• Widow.
• Destitute Woman.
• Deserted Woman.
• Adolescent Girl.
• Differently Abled Woman.
• Woman from Socially and Economically Backward Sections.

NOTE: The women can stay with their male child up to 5th standard and girl child up to 12th standard in the Service Home.

The beneficiary is provided accommodation, Food, Education, Vocational training, Free supply of textbooks, notebooks, uniforms, chappals, and sanitary napkins.