People crossing the Howrah Bridge over the Hooghly river, Kolkata
A farmer standing in his cauliflower field at dusk

Pension Scheme for Destitute Transgender

The 'Pension Scheme for Destitute Transgender' was launched by the Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. The scheme aims to help poor transgender above 40 years of age who are unable to earn their livelihood.

At a glance

What the myScheme listing says about Pension Scheme for Destitute Transgender
LevelState government
Issued byGovernment of Tamil Nadu
States and UTsTamil Nadu
Areas
Scheme forIndividuals
TagsTransgender, Pension, Financial Assistance, Destitute

Before you apply

Information from the myScheme snapshot, Aug 2026. Confirm it on the official page: eligibility, documents, benefits and deadlines are set by the issuing department and are not part of this listing.

The listing holds only the name, issuing department, level, states, areas, who the scheme is for, a short description, tags and the myScheme link. For anything else, use the official page, or ask InBridge: its answers link to the government pages they draw on.

More in Social welfare & Empowerment, with the same issuer and state first.

Photographs of public life in India, from Wikimedia Commons, by Bernard Gagnon (CC BY-SA 3.0), ganeshdhamodkar @ Mapillary.com (CC BY-SA 4.0), Saiphani02 (CC BY 4.0), Tulspal (CC BY-SA 4.0).