PRESS RELEASE Directorate of Adi Dravidar Welfare Social Harmony Panchayat Award 2026-2027 The Government of Tamil Nadu continues to honour panchayats that uphold caste-discrimination-free social harmony, by presenting an incentive amount of Rs.1 crore each, along with the Social Harmony Panchayat Award, to 10 eligible panchayats every year. Accordingly, panchayats wishing to apply for the "Social Harmony Panchayat" Award for the year 2026-27 are requested to submit the application form along with the relevant documents to the respective District Collector's Office by 31.07.2026. The application form for this award may be downloaded from the website https://cms.tn.gov.in/cms_migrated/document/forms/social_award_app_26_27.pdf or obtained from the District Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Office. Issued By: Director, DIPR, Chennai-9