Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday launched the 22-carat one-gram gold ring scheme – Maternal Uncle Gold Ring Scheme (Thaaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam) – for newborn babies, fulfilling a key electoral promise.
Earlier reporting noted: The scheme was announced as part of the Vettri Tamilagam long-term vision to celebrate the birth of children in government hospitals, according to news agency ANI. Rolling out the scheme at the Government Rajaji hospital here, Vijay held the babies for a while and gave away the gold rings. The welfare initiative is aimed at honouring motherhood, promote women’s health and encourage institutional births by attracting more families to public healthcare. The police have put in place a five-tier security arrangement in the city from the airport in view of the Chief Minister’s multiple programmes.
The government has earmarked ₹ 755.83 crore for the scheme. The state government has already procured 1.28 lakh gold rings for the initial rollout of the programme targeting the children born in state-run hospitals, to native mothers. The scheme applies to eligible babies born on or after June 22, 2026.
Earlier reporting noted: The Tamil Nadu government will provide a one-gram gold ring to eligible children born in state-run hospitals under the Thaaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam. Earlier reporting noted: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to launch one-gram gold ring scheme for newborns in Madurai: All you need to know Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay is set to launch the one-gram gold ring scheme for newborns, ‘Thaai Maaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam’ (Maternal Uncle Gold Ring Scheme), at a government hospital in Madurai on Monday.
