Phase | Districts |
First Phase (2.2.2006 onwards) |
Cuddalore, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Nagapattinam, Dindigul, Sivagangai |
Second Phase (1.4.2007 onwards) |
Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Karur, Tirunelveli |
Third Phase (1.4.2008 onwards) |
Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Vellore,Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Erode, Coimbatore, The Nilgiris, Trichy, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Pudukkottai, Madurai, Theni, Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi, Kanniyakumari, Tiruppur |
Source: Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. |