Tamil Nadu to give gold rings to newborns
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will launch a program on September 28 to give one-gram gold rings to newborns in the Indian state.
The government has already purchased 128,000 rings for the first phase of the Thaimaaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam, or Maternal Uncle Gold Ring Scheme. These 22-carat, 916 hallmark rings will be distributed to babies born at government hospitals and will include serial numbers and tamper-proof packaging.
The program applies to all districts of Tamil Nadu except Chengalpattu and Tiruppur, where upcoming by-elections are taking place. To receive a ring, mothers must be permanent residents of Tamil Nadu, registered with the Pregnancy and Infant Cohort Monitoring and Evaluation system, and have a Reproductive and Child Health identification card. Government officials plan to distribute a total of 441,000 rings in four phases.
They made arrangements to distribute rings at 107 centers, targeting 100 children per day, starting from the chief minister’s birthday on June 22 and continuing to the program’s launch. The government believes this initiative will increase trust in public healthcare and encourage hospital births, as nearly all births in Tamil Nadu, 99.9%, already occur in healthcare facilities.
