This year’s budget has stated that financial assistance of up to Rs. 30,000 will be provided to persons with disabilities.
Finance Minister N. Maria Wilson is presenting and delivering the revised budget for Tamil Nadu for the year 2026-2027 today.
It says that the TVK government sees persons with disabilities as people of great ability. Based on our principle of equality, “All lives are born equal,” Tamil Nadu has been a model for other states in ensuring the rights, equality, and social security of persons with disabilities.
For modern assistive devices based on artificial intelligence that are not included in the existing assistive devices supply scheme, such as a sports prosthetic leg and an upper-limb prosthesis operated by electromyographic signals, financial assistance will be provided up to 50 percent of the cost or a maximum of Rs. 30,000 for the purchase of other high-quality assistive devices and premium equipment such as cochlear implant batteries.
In Thanjavur, Tiruvannamalai, Salem, Cuddalore, and Virudhunagar districts, government institutions for persons with intellectual disabilities will be established under the name 'Nambikkai Illam'.
These institutions will provide special education, early intervention services, rehabilitation, and vocational training for children aged three and above.
Initially, each institution will function as a day school for 50 students and later be upgraded into an institution with residential facilities. For this purpose, an allocation of Rs. 4 crore is being made in the revised budget estimates.
