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Free gold ring scheme for new borns not applicable to non-TN residents : Health dept

Chennai, Oct 5 (UNI) The Tamil Nadu Health Department on Monday clarified that people from other States are not eligible for the TVK government’s flagship ‘Thai Maaman Thanga Modhiram’ (free gold ring for new borns) scheme, even if they come to TN for delivery and receive treatment at government hospitals.
The clarification followed a case involving Uma Maheswari of Kazhanivasal in Karaikudi, Sivaganga district. She is married to a man from Mysuru in Karnataka and had been staying at her mother’s house in Karaikudi for the past six months for her second delivery.
During this period, she underwent medical check-ups at the nearby Muthupattinam Primary Health Centre. Uma Maheswari gave birth to a male child through a caesarean section at the Karaikudi Government Headquarters Hospital (KGHH) on September 17. Subsequently, a token was issued on October 1 for providing a gold ring to her newborn under the scheme.
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