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File No. SS-TN-AGR-002 · Tamil Nadu State Scheme · Revenue Department (Commissionerate of Land Reforms)

Chief Minister's Uzhavar Pathukappu Thittam (Tamil Nadu Farmers' Security Scheme)

Social security for enrolled Tamil Nadu farmers and agricultural labourers and their dependants — marriage, old-age pension, accident and natural-death relief, funeral costs and education help — through a membership card issued via the VAO and tahsildar.

What this scheme offers

The Chief Minister's Uzhavar Pathukappu Thittam, brought in by a government order of 10 September 2011 in place of the 2006 farm-labourers' scheme, is a social security net for farmers and agricultural labourers who enrol and hold a membership card. Members and their dependants can claim marriage assistance (₹10,000 for women and ₹8,000 for men in the department's table), an old-age pension, a monthly pension during temporary incapacity from TB, HIV, cancer or another terminal illness, and a ₹1,000 monthly grant for orphans. On death the family gets accident relief of ₹1,00,000 (₹50,000 for paralysis), natural-death assistance of ₹20,000 and ₹2,500 funeral expenses paid at once without a death certificate. Dependants also get education assistance, and help continues to the family after the member dies.

Who is eligible

  • Agricultural labourers and small and marginal farmers of Tamil Nadu who enrol as members; the department sets landholding limits — confirm them with your Village Administrative Officer.
  • Enrolment is for people aged 18 to 60, and one card per family head.
  • Dependants — non-earning members of the family of a registered member — are covered for education, marriage and funeral help.
  • Marriage assistance is for the first marriage only.

Documents required

  • Application form for the membership card
  • Aadhaar card and ration card
  • Land records (patta/chitta) or proof of agricultural labour, as applicable
  • Bank account details
  • Age proof and passport-size photographs
  • For claims: death or accident documents, FIR and post-mortem report in accident cases

How to apply

  1. Collect the application form from your Village Administrative Officer (VAO) or the taluk office.
  2. Submit it with your identity, land or labour proof and photographs.
  3. The VAO recommends the application and the Tahsildar's office issues the CMUPT membership card.
  4. To claim a benefit, apply to the Tahsildar with the card and the event documents — marriage, death, accident or education proofs.
  5. Funeral expenses of ₹2,500 are paid immediately without a death certificate; other claims follow verification.

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