Information Commission tells GCC: visit the T. Nagar elder couple and re-check Urimai Thogai
Welfare desk — online schemes fail when seniors cannot fight a portal.
On a 10 August report, the Tamil Nadu Information Commission directed Greater Chennai Corporation to visit a 79-year-old applicant at home after his wife’s Urimai Thogai form was rejected on an income cap. Action report due by 31 August.
Information Commission tells GCC: visit the T. Nagar elder couple and re-check Urimai Thogai — Consumer, Chennai local news
Location
Kodambakkam · T. Nagar
Published
10 Aug 2026
Topic
Consumer
Primary source
TNIE — TN Information Commission, 10 Aug 2026
Status
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No. It ordered an in-person inquiry and an action report by 31 August 2026. Eligibility still depends on the scheme rules, including the income cap GCC cited.
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