Persons with disabilities stage protest demanding increase in assistance

Members of the Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently Abled and Caregivers staging a protest at the Commissionerate for the Welfare for the Differently-Abled in Chennai on September 7 (Monday). | Photo Credit: S.R. RAGHUNATHAN Over 400 persons with disabilities staged a protest at the Commissionerate for the Welfare for the Differently-Abled demanding that the assistance be increased to ₹6,000 on Kamaraj Salai in Chennai on Monday.The State-wide protest was organised by the Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently Abled and Caregivers (TARATDAC). The members raised slogans highlighting the long pending demand of increasing assistance from ₹1,500 to a minimum of ₹6,000 for persons with disabilities.Speaking on the demand, TARATDAC member Jayachandran said, “Most states such as Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh give an assistance of ₹4,500 to ₹5,700, Tamil Nadu is still sticking to ₹1,500, which is insufficient.”The members pointed out ₹1,500 was not sufficient for even two doctors’ visits as travel, medicines, and consultation fee alone would take most of it. “When employment is scarce for us, there is no way to support ourselves but for assistance. It should be increased. We had expected some announcement regarding this in the Assembly session, but we are disappointed,” said a protester. Published - September 08, 2026 07:13 pm IST