Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Distributes Gold Rings After Inaugurating New Welfare Scheme
The state has procured 1.28 lakh rings and will cover about 4.42 lakh deliveries each year, officials said.
- On Monday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay launched the 'Thaimaaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam' at Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai, presenting 22-carat gold rings to newborns to fulfill a prominent election promise.
- The initiative, which borrows its name from the Tamil tradition of a maternal uncle gifting his sister's child, seeks to honor motherhood and encourage institutional deliveries in public healthcare facilities.
- To support the program, the government procured 1.28 lakh rings for an annual outlay of Rs 755.83 crore, requiring mothers to be Tamil Nadu residents registered with the Pregnancy and Infant Cohort Monitoring and Evaluation system.
- Security officials deployed over 2,000 personnel throughout Madurai for the Chief Minister's visit, which also includes inaugurating the renovated Gandhi Memorial Museum and visiting the historic Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwar temple this evening.
- Due to the Model Code of Conduct, the rollout is temporarily withheld in Maduranthakam and Dharapuram, while critics have questioned the presentation of state-provided welfare as a "gift" rather than a right.
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Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Distributes Gold Rings After Inaugurating New Welfare Scheme
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