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The Tamil Nadu authorities has issued orders expanding the zero-cost autobus question programme ‘Vidiyal Payanam’for persons with disabilities surviving successful hilly areas on with their escorts.
Persons with 40% oregon supra benchmark disabilities nether 21 types of disabilities recognised successful the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, would payment from the inaugural from 2025-26.
About 1,100 beneficiaries would beryllium capable to question on with an escort each successful ‘white board’ buses (buses with mean fare) tally by State Transport Undertakings (STUs) successful afloat ghat and partially ghat routes up to 35 km served country and up to 40 km unserved area. The Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Department has sanctioned a sum of ₹88.65 lakh arsenic subsidy to STUs successful this regard.
The G.O. issued connected Tuesday (September 16, 2025) was successful enactment with the announcement made by the Chief Minister successful his Independence Day code delivered this year.
