TNPSC Thervupettagam

Annual income for welfare schemes in 2024

December 20 , 2024 8 days 190 0
  • The Department of Social Welfare and Women Empowerment of Tamilnadu has officially increased the annual income ceiling of families from Rs 72,000 to Rs 1.20 lakh.
  • Due to the change in economic status, the per capita income and standard of living in Tamil Nadu have registered a rise.
  • There will be an overall surge in beneficiaries for these schemes as the income ceiling has been revised.
  • The department constantly revised the annual income ceiling from Rs 12,000 in 1993 to Rs 24,000 in 2008.
  • Further, in 2012, the ceiling was revised from Rs 24,000 to Rs 40,000 in rural areas and to Rs 60,000 in urban regions.
  • However, the last revision of the income ceiling was made in 2014, raising it to Rs 72,000.

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