{
  "id": 10398244,
  "title": "Tamil Nadu CM Vijay launches Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam at Madurai",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-launches-thaimaman-thanga-mothiram-thittam-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T08:12:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-launches-thaimaman-thanga-mothiram-thittam-at-madurai/article71518784.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Vijay inaugurated the Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam scheme on September 28, 2026, at Madurai's Government Rajaji Hospital. The initiative aims to gift gold rings to newborns born in government healthcare facilities across the state starting from June 22. The BIS-hallmarked rings will bear the state government's logo, CM Vijay's image, and the scheme's name. CM Vijay, who launched the scheme amidst a chartered flight arrival and a road procession, distributed rings to 27 infants at the inaugural event. The ceremony saw mothers from Hindu, Muslim, and Christian backgrounds receiving the rings for their infants. After the launch, CM Vijay visited the maternity ward and gifted rings to 10 infants. The scheme's launch was warmly received by the public and hospital staff, with plans to allocate ₹2,000 crore for an underground drainage project and a Law School of Excellence in Madurai.",
  "summary": "The scheme, one of the poll promises of the ruling TVK, envisages gifting a one-gram gold ring to all newborn babies delivered in Tamil Nadu’s government hospitals on or after June 22, (Mr. Vijay’s birthday).",
  "key_points": [
    "Tamil Nadu CM Vijay launches Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam scheme on September 28, 2026.",
    "Gold rings gifted to newborns from government healthcare facilities starting June 22.",
    "CM Vijay distributed rings to 27 infants at inaugural ceremony."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}