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Under the initiative, one-gram gold rings will be provided to babies born in government hospitals.
One-gram gold ring will be gifted by the State government to babies born in government hospitals
The scheme will cover eligible babies born in government hospitals from June 22, with 1.28 lakh rings procured for the first phase.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday launched his government's one-gram gold ring scheme for newborn babies in Madurai, rolling out a welfare programme for which the state has earmarked ₹755.83 crore.The scheme, formally known as the Maternal Uncle Gold Ring Scheme (Thaaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam) fulfils an electoral promise made by Vijay. Under the programme, eligible newborn babies will receive a one-gram gold ring, with the benefit covering children born on or after June 22, 2026.Also Read: Tamil Nadu gold ring scheme for babies: Who is eligible, how to avail benefits and
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The scheme, one of the poll promises of the ruling TVK, envisages gifting a one-gram gold ring to all newborn babies delivered in Tamil Nadu’s government hospitals on or after June 22, (Mr. Vijay’s birthday).
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