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- 1Demand No. 45ப.1
Social Welfare and Women Empowerment is Demand No.45. The note opens on Thayumanavar.
- 2'Front Runner' statusப.2
Tamil Nadu holds Front Runner status in most Sustainable Development Goals, notably decent work, reduced inequalities and inclusive communities.
- 318.2% by 2031ப.8
The elderly (60+) share of Tamil Nadu's population is projected to reach 18.2% by 2031 - one of India's fastest demographic transitions (Elderly in India 2021, MoSPI).
- 447.3%ப.11
Tamil Nadu records India's highest female labour force participation rate at 47.3% (PLFS 2025); primary GER is 92% against the national 89.4%, with a 0% primary dropout rate.
- 5three directoratesப.11
Three directorates deliver everything here: Social Welfare, Integrated Child Development Services, and Children Welfare and Special Services.
- 6The Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005ப.12
Ten social legislations sit with this department - from the Child Rights Commission Act 2005 and POCSO 2012 to the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 and the Transgender Persons Act 2019.
- 7Tamil Nadu State Policy for Womenப.15
The Tamil Nadu State Policy for Women targets female workforce participation, digital literacy and equal rights in education, health, employment and political participation.
- 8toll-free number 181ப.15
Women Helpline 181 runs 24x7; distress calls go to Police, Fire, Medical and Disaster Management, others to One Stop Centres.
- 959 OSCs are functioningப.16
59 One Stop Centres across all 38 districts give shelter, medical help, counselling, free legal aid and police assistance to women and their children - girls of all ages and boys up to 12.
- 10Protective Homesப.18
Protective homes for trafficking victims at Tiruchirappalli, Salem and Coimbatore; vigilance homes at Chennai and Madurai also serve as protective homes. Rs.10,000 relief per woman from the Relief Fund for Affected Women.
- 11Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higherப.19
Pudhumai Penn gives Rs.1,000 a month to girls who studied Classes VI to XII in Government or aided schools in Tamil medium - no family income limit. Rs.512.07 crore for 2026-27.
- 12Tamil Pudhalvan Schemeப.19
Tamil Pudhalvan is the male counterpart at Rs.1,000 a month - Rs.492.00 crore for 2026-27.
- 13Thozhi Hostelsப.20
25 Thozhi Hostels in 21 districts house 2,282 working women, with biometric access and CCTV; new hostels for 840 more in 14 districts at Rs.75.63 crore, plus short stays of one to seven days for exam and interview travel.
- 14Tamil Nadu Hostels and Homes for Womenப.21
Private working women's hostels are regulated under the Tamil Nadu Hostels and Homes for Women and Children (Regulation) Act, 2014, amended 2024 - registration is now online with auto-generated licences.
- 1599 are women cooperative societiesப.22
Of 100 tailoring cooperative societies, 99 are women's societies with 37,030 members and one has 68 transgender members - they stitch the four sets of school uniforms.
- 162,250 metric tons of sathumaavuப.23
25 women's cooperative societies employing 1,000 women produce about 2,250 metric tonnes of sathumaavu a month for ICDS beneficiaries.
- 17Annai Sathyavani Muthuப.24
The Annai Sathyavani Muthu Ammaiyar scheme distributes motorised sewing machines to widows, destitute and deserted women aged 20 to 40.
- 18Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Ninaivu Inter-ப.24
Four marriage assistance schemes with their years: Inter-Caste Marriage 1968, Widow Remarriage 1975, E.V.R. Maniammaiyar for daughters of poor widows 1982, and Annai Teresa for orphan girls 1985.
- 19Annan Seer Schemeப.26
The Annan Seer Scheme institutionalises the brother's 'seer' as a welfare measure - an 8-gram gold coin and a silk saree to the bride. Rs.812 crore for 2026-27, the largest women's welfare allocation in this note.
- 20established in 1993 is a statutory bodyப.26
The Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women, a statutory body since 1993, has a chairperson and nine members, takes suo motu cognizance, and inspects prisons, hostels and shelter homes.
- 2189,002 widowsப.28
The Widows and Destitute Women Welfare Board has 89,002 widows, 12,361 destitute women and 2,464 spinsters registered online, with Rs.50,000 seed capital for self-employment.
- 22Avvaiyar Awardப.29
The Avvaiyar Award, given on International Women's Day, carries Rs.1.5 lakh; the Kalpana Chawla Award for courage carries Rs.5 lakh and a gold-plated silver medal.
- 23Mission Shakti schemeப.30
Mission Shakti is shared 60:40 between the Union and the State - Rs.13.45 crore for 2026-27.
- 24Girl Child Protection Scheme is intendedப.31
The Girl Child Protection Scheme deposits Rs.50,000 for a single girl child or Rs.25,000 each where there are two, payable at 18 on completing high school. Rs.114.47 crore for 2026-27.