The Department of Ex-Servicemen's Welfare is responsible for the rehabilitation and

The nearest Airport is located at Tiruchirappalli. There is one important Railway junction in the district. i.e. Thanjavur. The rail links directly with Chennai, Mysore and other important towns in the State. As per Annual Statistical abstract of 99-2000 the district has 27 Railway Stations and 182.96 Kms. of Railway lines (Route length).

There are more than 100 registered transport undertakings in this district. The Tamilnadu State Transport corporation with it's Head quarters at Kumbakonam has a strength of 584 buses during 2000-2001. It operates Town and other services all over the district and also to some important towns in the neighbouring districts and also the Union Territory of Pondicherry Town bus services are made cheaper to suit most of the rural population. During this decade the transport facility was made to the public by the introduction of Minibus services, Taxi and Cab permits in small towns also.

Thiruvallur Transport Corporation name was changed as Tamil Nadu State Express Corporation directly links Thanjavur, with Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Tirupathy and other major towns. Other Transport Corporations like, Periyar, Jeeva, Dheeran Chinnamalai, Marudhu Pandiar, Cheran, Cholan names are also changed as Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation are also operating buses through this district.