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File No. SS-TN-WMC-005 · Tamil Nadu State Scheme · Social Welfare & Women Empowerment Department

Tamil Nadu Marriage Assistance — EVR Maniammaiyar & Annai Theresa Schemes

₹25,000 (₹50,000 for degree or diploma holders) plus an 8-gram gold coin for the marriage of a poor widow's daughter or an orphan girl in Tamil Nadu — the two older marriage schemes still listed by the Social Welfare Department.

What this scheme offers

Tamil Nadu's Social Welfare Department lists several old marriage-assistance schemes, and two of them still pay for a wedding: the E.V.R. Maniammaiyar Ninaivu scheme for the daughter of a poor widow, and the Annai Theresa Ninaivu scheme for an orphan girl. In both, a bride who has passed Class 10 receives ₹25,000, and a degree or diploma holder ₹50,000, together with an 8-gram, 22-carat gold coin for the thirumangalyam; the cash was earlier part cash and part National Savings Certificate and is now paid through ECS. The third old scheme, Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar, was reshaped from 2022-23 into a higher-education scheme, covered on the Pudhumai Penn page. The new Annan Seer scheme, ordered on 5 October 2026, is a separate gold-coin-and-saree gift whose portal has not opened.

Who is eligible

  • EVR Maniammaiyar: the bride is the daughter of a poor widow. Annai Theresa: the bride is an orphan girl.
  • The bride should have passed Class 10 (₹25,000) or hold a degree or diploma (₹50,000).
  • A Tamil Nadu resident; older listings give an annual family income limit of ₹72,000 for the widow's-daughter scheme.
  • The bride must be of legal marriage age and the assistance is for one marriage.

Documents required

  • Marriage invitation and the bride's and groom's age proof
  • Death certificate of the bride's father (widow's daughter) or orphan certificate
  • Income certificate and community certificate
  • Educational certificates — Class 10 marksheet or degree/diploma
  • Ration card, Aadhaar and the bride's bank account details

How to apply

  1. Apply on the e-Sevai portal (tnesevai.tn.gov.in) or through your District Social Welfare Office, and ask the office what time limit applies before or after the wedding.
  2. Fill in the application and attach the documents, including the widow or orphan proof.
  3. The District Social Welfare Officer verifies the application and the district office sanctions it.
  4. After the marriage, the cash is paid by ECS into the bride's bank account.
  5. The 8-gram gold coin for the thirumangalyam is given along with it — ask the office how it is issued in your district.

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