Department of Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (Tamil Nadu)

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Department of Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (Tamil Nadu)
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Agency overview
Formed1994
Jurisdiction Tamil Nadu, India
Headquarters Chennai
Minister responsible
  • M. K. Stalin, Minister for Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Department
Agency executive
  • Jayashree Muralidharan IAS, Secretary to Government
Parent agency Government of Tamil Nadu
Website Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Department

The Department of Welfare of Differently Abled Persons departments of Government of Tamil Nadu. The department is responsible for implementation of welfare schemes and rehabilitation of differently abled. [1] In 1993, the Government of Tamil Nadu established a separate directorate for the rehabilitation of the differently abled persons from the social department and enacted a policy in 1994. In 1995, it was upgraded as the office of the state commissioner for the differently abled with a state commissioner appointed since 1999. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Department". Government of Tamil Nadu . Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. "Sub-departments under the Department" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu . Retrieved 1 December 2012.