Archive · 30 Dec 2025
Tamil Nadu to survey welfare schemes ahead of 2026 elections
The Tamil Nadu government is going to do a big survey to check how well their welfare programs are working.
They will send out 55,706 people from Self-Help Groups to visit almost 1.91 crore households.
These surveyors will use special forms and a mobile app to collect information.
The survey will last for 12 days and will help the government understand if the welfare programs are reaching the people who need them.
This information will be used to make the programs better before the next elections in 2026.
The government has set aside Rs 43.52 crore for this survey, and each surveyor will be paid Rs 6,000 for their work.
Tamil Nadu government to survey 1.91 crore households to assess welfare schemes.
Survey to be conducted by 55,706 Self-Help Group members over 12 days.
Data collection to be done using a mobile app and physical forms.
Survey aims to evaluate the reach and effectiveness of government welfare programs.
Findings will help fine-tune policy implementation and identify service delivery gaps.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu government and 55,706 Self-Help Group members
- What
- A large-scale impact assessment of welfare schemes
- When
- Beginning in the New Year for 12 days
- Where
- Across Tamil Nadu in both urban and rural regions
- Why
- To evaluate the reach and effectiveness of government welfare initiatives ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections
- Number of households to be surveyed
- 1.91 crore
- Duration of survey
- 12 days
- Number of surveyors
- 55,706
- Total budget for survey
- Rs 43.52 crore
- Remuneration per surveyor
- Rs 6,000
- Total ration cards in Tamil Nadu
- 2.26 crore
- Households receiving welfare benefits
- 1.57 crore