TN Govt. allocates a monthly maintenance fund of ₹1,000 to 12,646 VAO offices

The Tamil Nadu government has issued an order allocating ₹1,000 each as monthly maintenance fund to 12,646 Village Administrative Officers (VAO) offices functioning across the state, involving an annual expenditure of ₹15.18 crore.

The government regulation to this effect was issued by the Ministry of Finance and Disasters on Friday. This is according to an announcement made by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister KA Sengottaiyan in the Assembly on August 17 during the budget session.

The maintenance fund will be used to provide drinking water facilities, seating, disabled ramps and other amenities for members of the public visiting VAO offices to obtain birth certificates, death certificates, patta, chitta, small and marginal farmers certificate, legal heir certificate, income certificate, birth certificate, community certificate and first generation graduate certificate, among others.

The monthly alimony will be credited to VAO salaries as part of the alimony allowance. The government has also earmarked ₹8.85 crore for this fund for the period from September 2026 to March 2027 in the current financial year.

Published – 7 Nov 2026 0:50 AM IST