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Tamil Nadu for NRIs

The Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Board, property records, certificates and help for your family back home, in one place.

State NRI body and schemes

• NRT Welfare Board ID card · Register to get the ID card and all board schemes
• NRT insurance · Insurance cover for registered members
• NRT education assistance · Help with children's education costs
• NRT marriage assistance · Help with a member's family marriage
• NRT pension scheme · Pension for members who pay in
• Reaching Your Roots · Heritage trip to Tamil Nadu for young Tamils abroad
• Enadhu Gramam · Fund a project in your home village
• Recognition of Tamil associations · Register your Tamil association abroad

NRI help and grievances

• NRT toll-free (in India) · 1800 309 3793
• NRT missed call (from abroad) · +91 80690 09900, they call you back
• NRT support line (from abroad) · +91 80690 09901
• NRT office, Chennai · +91 44 2852 5648
• NRT email · nrtchennai@tn.gov.in
• NRT legal services · Legal help for Tamils in trouble abroad
• MADAD · Consular help and complaints to Indian missions

Passport offices

• Regional Passport Office Chennai · Book via Passport Seva
• Regional Passport Office Madurai · Book via Passport Seva
• Regional Passport Office Tiruchirappalli · Book via Passport Seva
• Regional Passport Office Coimbatore · Book via Passport Seva

Property and land

• Patta and chitta (TN e-Services) · View patta, chitta, A-register and FMB sketch
• TNREGINET · Property registration, encumbrance certificate, guideline value

Certificates

• TN e-Sevai · Income, community, legal heir and other certificates
• Birth and death certificates (CRS Tamil Nadu) · Download registered birth and death certificates free
• Marriage registration (TNREGINET) · Register a marriage or get a copy of the certificate

Vehicles

• Driving licence and vehicle services (Parivahan) · Renew your licence, transfer or re-register a vehicle, pay road tax

· Checked 3 Nov 2026

Police and safety

• TN Police online services · Complaints, CSR status, verification
• Police clearance certificate (PCC) from abroad · Apply through Passport Seva or the Indian mission in your country

Parents' care and health

• Chief Minister's health insurance (CMCHIS) · Hospital cover for eligible families
• Ambulance · 108, free

Children's education

• NRT education assistance · Board help with school and college costs
• TNEA · Engineering admissions in Tamil Nadu

Travel

• Chennai airport · Main international airport
• Other airports · Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli
• Chennai International Airport · Airports Authority of India: flight and airport information

Key dates

• Pongal · Mid-January, about 4 days; offices close
• Tamil New Year · 14 April