| Agency Name: | Department of Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (Tamil Nadu) |
| Formed: | 1994 |
| Jurisdiction: | Tamil Nadu, India |
| Headquarters: | Chennai |
| Minister1 Name: | M. K. Stalin |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Department |
| Chief1 Name: | Jayashree Muralidharan IAS |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary to Government |
| Parent Agency: | Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Website: | Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Department |
The Department of Welfare of Differently Abled Persons departments of Government of Tamil Nadu. The department is responsible for implementation of welfare schemes and rehabilitation of differently abled.[1] In 1993, the Government of Tamil Nadu established a separate directorate for the rehabilitation of the differently abled persons from the social department and enacted a policy in 1994. In 1995, it was upgraded as the office of the state commissioner for the differently abled with a state commissioner appointed since 1999.[1] [2]