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The objective of this scheme is to create a better future for the son / daughter of Tamil families belonging to low income group who go abroad for work and die there, get married at an approved age and prevent their family from getting stuck in debt due to unexpected additional expenses for marriage.
It will be given to the children of Non-Resident Tamils who are registered with the Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Board and died in abroad (whose registration has not expired at the time of death).
Those who have passed the 10th grade examination conducted by the Government of Tamil Nadu are eligible to apply and for Schedule Tribes studied up to the 5th grade is enough.
The bridegroom must be 21 years old, and the bride must be 18 years old at the time of marriage.
This scheme will be provided only for the first marriage.
No more than two persons per family will be awarded the scholarship.
If a person is found to have received scholarship through false statement / certificates, his scholarship will be canceled immediately and the scholarship paid will be refunded.
Rs.20,000/- will be given to the son/daughter of a Non-Resident Tamils family belonging to the lower income group who goes abroad for work and dies there.
The scholarship under this scheme will be paid directly into the beneficiary's bank account, for which beneficiary’s should open a bank account with any government recognized bank.
The objective of this scheme is to create a better future for the son / daughter of Tamil families belonging to low income group who go abroad for work and die there, get married at an approved age and prevent their family from getting stuck in debt due to unexpected additional expenses for marriage.
It will be given to the children of Non-Resident Tamils who are registered with the Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Board and died in abroad (whose registration has not expired at the time of death).
Those who have passed the 10th grade examination conducted by the Government of Tamil Nadu are eligible to apply and for Schedule Tribes studied up to the 5th grade is enough.
The bridegroom must be 21 years old, and the bride must be 18 years old at the time of marriage.
This scheme will be provided only for the first marriage.
No more than two persons per family will be awarded the scholarship.
If a person is found to have received scholarship through false statement / certificates, his scholarship will be canceled immediately and the scholarship paid will be refunded.
Rs.20,000/- will be given to the son/daughter of a Non-Resident Tamils family belonging to the lower income group who goes abroad for work and dies there.
The scholarship under this scheme will be paid directly into the beneficiary's bank account, for which beneficiary’s should open a bank account with any government recognized bank.
World Tamil Diaspora Day 2024 was celebrated with the theme ‘Tamizhvellum’ on 11.01.2024 and 12.01.2024 at Nandambakkam, Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai. In last year celebration, special guests participated only for one day.
This year, the first day (11.01.2024) was chaired by the Honorable Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development and the second day (12.01.24) was chaired by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
The following 12 foreign dignitaries were participated as special guests in the opening ceremony of World diaspora Day 2024 (11.01.2024) under the leadership of Hon'ble Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development.
Mr. Manoganesan ,Honorable Member of Parliament for Sri Lanka;
Mr. Chanakyan Rasamanikam, Honorable Member of Parliament for Sri Lanka;
Datuk. Pa. Kamalanathan, Former Deputy Minister of Higher Education for Malaysia;
Mr. Ra. Dinakaran, Former Member of Parliament for Singapore;
Mr. S. Lakshmana , Chairman Tectonic Group Dubai;
Tansri. R. Duraisingampillai, Chairman Vismalotus Group Malaysia;
Mr. Martevenkatasamy, Chairman, Air Mauritius;
Warts. Ramasamythanapal, Harley with HealthcareGroup, London;
Mr. Thirunavukarasu, Ex-Chairman, Board of Trustees, Singapore;
Mr. Abdulhadi, Chief Executive Officer, BioluminexHealthCare Limited, London;
Mr. Subhash Sundarraj, Founder CEO, Global Action Foundation, Toronto, Canada;
Datuk Shri. Muhammad Iqbal Rauthar, Founder, Faith Islamic Education Foundation,
The following 12 foreign dignitaries were participated as special guests under the leadership of the Hon'ble Tamil Nadu Chief Minister participated on the second day of the ceremony (12.01.2024).
For the first time, on this year World Diaspora Tamils Day, it has been decided to give awards to the Diaspora Tamils who excels in the fields of Tamil literature, Education, Social Development, Women, Business, Science & Technology, Sports and Medicine, and Thirteen Diaspora Tamils who excel in the above eight fields have been awarded in the name of Kaniyan Pungundranar by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
| SI No | Fields | Awardees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil literature | 1) Mrs. Vaidegi Herbert – USA 2) Mr. Subramanian Dinappan - Singapore |
| 2 | Education | 1) Mr. Bala Swaminathan - USA 2) Mr. Murugesu Paramanathan - Australia |
| 3 | Social development | Mr. Y. B. Datuk Sri. Saravanan – Malaysia |
| 4 | Women | 1) Mrs. Chitra Ramesh – USA 2) Mrs. Jesila Banu – U.A.E. |
| 5 | Business | 1) Mr. Pakiriswamy Rasamanikam 2) Mr. Syed Muhammad Salahuddin |
| 6 | Science and Technology | Mr. Sudhakar Pichaimuthu - England |
| 7 | Sports | 1) Mr. Raman Duraisamy – South Korea 2) Mrs. Saranya Devi - Kuwait |
| 8 | Medicine | INR 50000 |
| 9 | Medical Expenses | Mr. Jayaram Lingamanayakar – Singapore |
The Stalls was set up as part of the World Diaspora Day Celebrations on the following four themes
Welfare of Tamils
Tamil Art, Culture and Commerce
Antiquity and Continuity of Tamils
Government, Non-Government Organizations and 9 Tamil Sangams from overseas set up their stalls / sales halls.
Also, 100 books were published under the title Kalaingar 100 and exhibited at the event.
In this event, in order to encourage the interest of learning tamil among the tamils living abroad, through the Tamil Virtual Academy, speech competition, Thirukkural story competition and Fancy dress competition were conducted to the students studying in their centers, and prizes were awarded.
A total of 1602 persons, (874 members of 485 associations and 728 individuals from 58 countries and 8 states of India) had registered to participate in the event through our website and around 1379 people were participated in this event.
754 rooms were booked in 20 hotels near Chennai Trade Center to accommodate the above mentioned persons.
Special Guests were hosted at ITC Grand Chola Hotel. Additionally, Representatives of Tamil Associations from India and various countries were accommodated in 5-star and 4-star hotels for a three-day stay.
Air tickets were arranged for the special guests and brought to Chennai from their respective countries. Also, transportation services were provided to all the participants of the event and brought to the venue where the event was held.
Also, apart from those who registered on the website, many people also participated in the program directly.
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