Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Sep 28 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will launch the one-gram gold ring scheme – Maternal Uncle gold ring scheme (Thaaimaman Thanga mothiram thittam) – to newborn babies at the Government Rajaji hospital here on Monday, fulfilling an electoral promise.
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.
Vijay would present 22-carat gold rings to 25 babies during the state-wide launch of the scheme for which the government has earmarked an annoual outlay of Rs 755.83 crore.
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.
Apart from this key event, Chief Minister Vijay is scheduled to formally inaugurate the fully restored and renovated Gandhi Memorial Museum at a cost of Rs 10.25 crore and also visit the renowned Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwar temple in the evening.
His maiden official visit to Madurai comes shortly after the grand Maha Kumbabhishekam (consecration) of the ancient Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwar temple on September 17.
Due to the Chief Minister’s official engagements, the police have enforced a five-tier security blanket across the city today deploying over 2,000 police personnel drawn from Madurai city and neighbouring districts.
The police have banned flying of drones or any unmanned aerial vehicles across the city during Vijay’s visit.
Sufficient numbers of police personnel have been deployed at the Government Rajaji Hospital, apart from putting up barricades along the Chithirai streets near the temple, and on Gandhi Mandapam road.
Traffic diversions are actively enforced in Avaniyapuram area, a senior police official said. PTI JSP JSP ROH
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