Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Distributes Gold Rings After Inaugurating New Welfare Scheme
The scheme will give each eligible newborn a one-gram, 22-carat gold ring, with 1.28 lakh rings procured for the initial rollout, officials said.
- On Monday, September 28, 2026, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay launched the 'Thaimaaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam' at Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai, fulfilling a prominent election promise to provide gold rings to newborns.
- The Maternal Uncle's Gold Ring Scheme honors motherhood and encourages institutional births, offering a 1-gram, 22-carat gold ring to eligible babies born in state-run health facilities on or after June 22, 2026.
- Police enforced a five-tier security blanket across Madurai with over 2,000 personnel for the visit, during which Vijay also inaugurated the renovated Gandhi Memorial Museum and visited the Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwar temple.
- Ministers across Tamil Nadu simultaneously launched the initiative in other districts, including Virudhunagar and Cuddalore, as the state government earmarked an annual outlay of Rs 755.83 crore for the programme's initial rollout.
- While the scheme promotes public healthcare, critics describe its 'gift' framing as patriarchal, and officials have temporarily withheld the rollout in Maduranthakam and Dharapuram constituencies due to the Model Code of Conduct.
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Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Distributes Gold Rings After Inaugurating New Welfare Scheme
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay launched the state's flagship Thaaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam (Maternal Uncle Gold Ring Scheme) at the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai. As part of the initiative, the Chief Minister distributed gold rings to newborns, marking the rollout of the welfare scheme aimed at supporting families and celebrating childbirth.
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