The woman hailing from Periyakulam Taluk in Theni district had petitioned the Chief Minister's Special Cell seeking help explaining her plight after she was raped in February this year, a government release said here.
Her parents deserted her 10 years ago and she was brought up by a relative. She was abducted, raped and grievously wounded by a man on February 16 this year.
After considering the plight of the victim, Jayalalithaa invited her to the State Secretariat here and presented her a cheque of Rs 5 lakh from the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund. An order appointing her to a job in the State government service was also given, the release said.
The accused in the case, Satish Kumar, was arrested a day after the rape and probe has been completed in the case.
A charge sheet will soon be filed against the accused, the release added.
Image: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa