Public Services
Palayamkottai has excellent schools for the blind, deaf and mentally handicapped children. These organizations are predominantly run by the Tirunelveli Diocese of Church of South India(CSI), they are
- Askwith School for the Visually Handicapped
- Florence Swainson School for the Hearing Impaired
- Bishop Sargent School for the Mentally Retarded
- Shalom Home for the Aged and the Needy
Leprosy missions, orphanages and medical missions are also very active organizations in Palayamkottai
Palayamkottai also has an efficient fire-fighting service which conducts camps in local schools annually. The postal service is also a reputed and historic department with its statues of Nandhis (mascot of the Indian Postal department) at the facade. it also has the post offices,police stations,big malls,markets,etc.
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