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Pension Scheme - Folk Artist
Tamil NaduArtistsState/ UTNo start date
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What this is

The "Pension Scheme" was launched by the Art and Culture Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. The scheme aims to provide a pension to the registered folk artists.

In detail

The "Pension Scheme" was launched by the Art and Culture Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu Folk Artist Pension Scheme aims to provide financial support to aged and disabled folk artists who have dedicated significant periods of their lives to the promotion and preservation of folk arts. The applications are accepted offline in the prescribed form available at the Regional Office.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be a registered folk artist.
  • The applicant's age should be 60 years or above.
  • The artist must have worked continuously in their profession for at least five years.
  • Disabled folk artists (sick and unable to work) who are under 60 but have been registered with the board for five continuous years are eligible for a pension.

What you get

  • Pension of ₹300/- per month.
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Documentation completeness
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Eligibility published here363 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name163 characters
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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
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How to apply published hereoffline mode declared, no URL needed
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Start date published herenot published
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End date published hereno end date recorded, so indefinite by omission
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Stored links well-formedall parse
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Not expired while still listedno end date
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Provenance

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schemeNamePension Scheme - Folk ArtistmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtScheme...myScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme